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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…
NIMC raises fees for NIN data modification services
NIMC DG The National Identity Management Commission has increased the cost of modifying personal data on the National Identification Number database, with correction of date of birth now…
Media stakeholders call for self-regulation to address unethical use of Artificial Intelligence
NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Stakeholders in media industry have called on need for self-regulation as a measure to address unethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) which is emerging as a key driver…
ABoICT Lecture 2025 to Focus on Governance, Standardization in Artificial Intelligence Era
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI This year’s Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership lecture will focus on Governance, Standardization and cybersecurity in artificial intelligence era. The lecture which will herald Africa’s Beacon of…
