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South-East Leads Other Regions in Broadband Penetration

Lanre Oloyede March 26, 2020

Current statistics on the level of broadband penetration and level of communities’ access to network services on a regional basis has shown that Southeast Nigeria has lowest access gap when it comes to access to internet and broadband penetration in the country. Report shows that the entire

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Covid-19: Telecoms Operators Seek “Essential Workers” Status in The Event of Total Lockdown

Lanre Oloyede March 26, 2020

Leaders in telecommunication sector are advocating for essential workers status for members of their staff to aid their free movement and operation in the event the present covid-19 crisis demands a total lockdown. This came as the National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) requested that the Nigerian Communications

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Buhari Urges Coverage of Underserved, Unserved Areas in New Broadband Plan

Lanre Oloyede March 21, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to ensure special attention is given to unserved and underserved areas when deploying telecom services in the process of implementing full attainment of the targets set in the new National Broadband Plan 2020-2025. The President made the call on Thursday (19/03/2020) at the unveiling of the […]

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NCC’s Committee on e-Fraud Meets, Reviews Inputs from Sub-Committees

Lanre Oloyede March 13, 2020

The 26-man Committee inaugurated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on how relevant public and private organisations can collaborate to combat electronic frauds perpetrated through telecommunications platforms, have met for the second time after its inauguration. The Committee’s meeting which held at the

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Nigeria Seeks Swedish Government Partnership for Broadband Infrastructure Development

Lanre Oloyede March 13, 2020

The federal government of Nigeria is committed to increasing broadband penetration across the country and it’s now looking in the direction of the Sweedish government to achieve this target. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has therefore urged the Swedish Government to support Nigeria’s quest to deploy more robust broadband

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Subscriber group seeks NCC’s collaboration to strengthen consumer protection.

Lanre Oloyede March 12, 2020

The Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers (ATCIS) on Tuesday (10/03/220) has assured of its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to promote the rights, interests and welfare of the ever-growing telecoms subscribers in Nigeria. Speaking through its President, Prince Sina Bilesanmi, at a meeting with NCC in Abuja,

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NCC Commences Nationwide Cyber Security Awareness Campaigns

Lanre Oloyede March 3, 2020

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NCC commences nationwide cyber security awareness campaigns

Lanre Oloyede March 3, 2020

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Jaiz Bank Applauds NCC for Effective Regulations of telecoms sector

Lanre Oloyede February 29, 2020

Jaiz Bank, Nigeria’s first Islamic non-interest commercial bank, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for its efforts in ensuring effective regulations aimed at protecting the rights and interests of consumers of telecom services as well on its efforts in promoting the provision of improved services at fair and affordable prices to Nigerians. Jaiz

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Media organization Trains 20 Broadcast Journalists on Social Media Usage

Lanre Oloyede February 27, 2020

Not less than 20 broadcast journalists have been trained by KANO FOCUS, a leading online news platform in Kano, on how to use social media to obtain factual and reliable information that can be utilized to produce credible news content. The workshop was conceived to address the pervasive circulation of false, inaccurate and questionable information–a […]