A $30 million facility to reinforce FirstBank’s commitment to gender financing for women-owned and led enterprises. • The partnership will increase funding to local SMEs in Nigeria to help them expand and promote financial and social inclusion. The facility adds US$100 million to CDC/BII’s contribution to the […]
As Marwa orders new operational guidelines to protect operatives on duty The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested a notorious drug dealer, Micha Godwin, at Nukai market, along the Jalingo-Wukari road in the Taraba state capital, Jalingo, during which anti-narcotic officers were attacked and at least seven of them […]
Urges general public to reclaim vehicles in Police Custody IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate evacuation of all impounded, accidented, and unregistered exhibit cars from Police Stations around the country. The order is based on the unsightly and unprofessional manner in which these vehicles are constantly packed within […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, will chair a public lecture to mark the 2022 International Women Day (IWD) in Kano State, in recognition of his tremendous contribution and support towards promoting the course of women development. The lecture […]
Highlights 5G’s Socio-Economic Benefits The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ended the AfricaNXT Conference 2022, formerly known as Lagos Social Media Week, on a historically impressive note, drawing the largest attendance and participation at a single session during the conference, where its team discussed the socio-economic benefits of 5G services. Over […]
Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), led the management team to the Yaba LCDA secretariat for a stakeholders’ discussion on solid garbage management, with a focus on waste sorting at the point of creation. Odumboni encouraged participants at the meeting, which included stakeholders […]
Tasks practitioners on the next phase of growth As NCC receives Best Agency Award for development The current efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyze the innovativeness and creativity of the entertainment industry in Nigeria and raise […]
….Meet With US Delegation, OEMs, Others Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy is leading the Nigerian delegation to the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022, accompanied by Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications […]
In conjunction with MTN Nigeria, Tecnotree Corporation, a Finnish-based global provider of digital transformation solutions for Communication Service Providers CSPs and Digital Service Providers DSPs, has launched its digital multi-experience platform, “Tecnotree Moments.” The multi-experience partner ecosystem intends to develop lifestyle packages of content, applications, and connectivity for global, local, […]
The Senate has approved Professor Mansur Auwalu Bindawa’s nomination to the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Governing Board as a Non-Executive Commissioner (NCC). The approval of the nomination on Tuesday followed the review of a report by the Senate Committee on Communications, according to Special Assistant to the President of the Senate, […]
