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FG Moves To Position Nigeria As Global Leader In Responsible Media – Information Minister
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Federal Government has made a move to position Nigeria as a global leader in responsible media and information use in the digital era. The Minister of…
NIMC Enrols 59,786 Inmates Across Correctional Centres Nationwide
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NIMC DG The National Identity Management Commission has successfully enrolled and issued National Identification Numbers (NINs) to 59,786 inmates across correctional centres in Nigeria, in collaboration with…
NCC, Stakeholders Tackle Rural Connectivity Challenges
NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Maida, EVC NCC The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has collaborated with the Association for Progressive Communications and other institutional stakeholders towards addressing challenges confronting rural network connectivity in…
IHS Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment to raising Nigeria’s Next Tech Giants
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, IHS Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to transforming the Ilorin Innovation Hub into a leading destination for talent and technology development across North-Central…
PR3NDSF2025: ICANN, NCC, IXPN, ISOC, backs 2025 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) through the African Regional At-Large Organisation (AFRALO) is supporting the 2025 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series is organised by ITREALMS Media and…
Internet Usage Drops As Subscribers Suffer Tariff hike
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The latest industry statistics published by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown that internet data consumption in Nigeria declined by 17,647 terabytes between January and April…
NCC Directs Banks To Deduct USSD Charges From Airtime
Maida EVC NCC The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Deposit Money Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. According to an…
NCC Mandates Service Providers to Inform Consumers about Major Outages on Networks, Launches Portal
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NCC EVC , Maida The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through…
With 47.73% Spread, Nigeria Still Far from Attaining 70% Broadband Penetration Target
Despite the assurance by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that Nigeria’s broadband penetration would reach and surpass 70 per cent threshold by the end of 2025, it appears such assurance…
NCC Pays Courtesy Visit To National Communications Authority Ghana
L-R: Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida and Ag. Director General, National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana, Edmund Fianko, during a benchmarking visit of…
