…Advocate for Gender Equality in the Workplace Leading ICT firm, MTN Nigeria has signed the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles (UN WEPs) as part of its commitment to gender equality in the workplace through the Nigeria2Equal programme spearheaded by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and International Finance Corporation. Established in 2010, […]
Telecomms
Globacom, the top telecoms solution provider in Nigeria, earned the “Africa’s Beacon of ICT Excellence/Leadership Award” in Lagos on Saturday night, adding to its list of honours. At the 2023 edition of the awards, which was hosted at the Oriental Hotels in Lagos and attended by the country’s top ICT […]
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians. The announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director General of the National Productivity Center, Dr. Nasir […]
More Than 2,700 Applicants Yielded The 20 Selected Fellows. The School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, has announced the 2023 fellows for the second edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP). The 20 successful fellows emerged from over 2,700 applicants. The MTN MIP seeks to expose fellows and […]
Increasing electronic fraud concerns the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as fraudsters target telecommunications networks to disrupt services and breach data banks, engaging in activities such as SIM swaps and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) infiltrations. During the Telecom Consumers Sensitisation Programme in Keffi, NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for a collaborative effort to pave the way for a future where innovation transcends gender boundaries and women thrive as pioneers and partners of change. This rallying cry was made by Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, during the Women […]
Centre, James Christoff, the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, with Director General NIMC, Tukur Lawal, the Managing Director NigComSat, Kashifu Inuwa, Director General NITDA and a host of others at the event Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd (NigComSat) in partnership with Ethnomet, a Canadian leading firm in healthcare technology recently launched […]
Telecom operators in Nigeria are preparing to disconnect banks from using their networks to provide Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transfer services to customers, dealing a serious blow to the struggling stability of the cashless policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators […]
Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was presented with the prestigious National Daily Newspaper Public Sector Personality of the Decade award. The award ceremony, known as the “National Daily Award of Excellence,” took place at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. Prince Julius […]
The Gambian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ousman Bah, praised Nigeria’s telecom regulation achievements during his visit to Abuja. Bah, accompanied by a Gambian delegation, sought to learn from Nigeria’s success and replicate it in The Gambia. The purpose was to establish an independent regulatory commission for The Gambia’s […]