NDLEA also intercepts large consignments of drugs in Kaduna, Yobe, Plateau Two pregnant women were among drug traffickers arrested by NDLEA agents at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, in the previous week for attempting to import and export illicit substances through the airport. Nworie Phillip Chikwendu, a Brazilian […]
Says no tariff hike without recourse to empirical studies The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been closely monitoring the flood of media stories about Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) apparently seeking to raise telecom service pricing and has taken note of telecom users’ concerns about the agitation. In a letter to […]
Consistent with its strategic objective of stakeholder collaboration and partnering, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently met a section of stakeholders in the mass media industry. The forum was a workshop, organised to keep Nigerian journalists who specialise in reporting on the telecom and ICT sector, abreast of emerging developments […]
…As Adewolu Leads Delegation To Ogun On Consumer Sensitisation The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Okukenu IV, has applauded the regulatory strides of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in ensuring accelerated growth of the telecommunications sector, thus making the sector a flagship enabler of Nigeria’s prosperity. The Paramount […]
The National Commissioner (NC) of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr Vincent Olatunji CPPPS, CDPO, FIIM has said that with the exponential rise in the processing of data online through satellite communications, appropriate mechanisms must be put in place to ensure adequate security, effective protection and regulated data processing […]
WhatsApp’s messaging application expanded the number of participants in a group chat to 256 in 2017. However, many firms who utilize the site to communicate with their colleagues found the number to be inconvenient. The constraint has caused management, which has thousands of personnel, to spread resources thin. It required […]
The trove of garlands for the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, swelled again as he received the “Leadership Excellence and Economic Impact Award”. This time, the honour came from the African Leadership Organisation (ALO), publishers of The African Leadership Magazine. The conferment […]
The second edition of Trendupp Awards has been officially announced by Trendupp Africa, Nigeria’s first-ever reward-based platform for creatives. The Trendupp Awards, which are built on the notion of celebrating creativity and the power of influence through outstanding use of social media, are aimed at rewarding content creators, influencers, and […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced that an ongoing investigation into a billionaire drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Ukatu, has led to the discovery of how the suspect imported into Nigeria in a single month, October 2019, two containers containing 1,284 cartons of Tramadol with a market […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is finalizing preparations to disconnect all networks in the country from phoney and counterfeit phones. The Device Management System (DMS), a technology solution that will also allow the telecoms regulator to disconnect any phone classified as stolen, will be used to do this. According to […]
