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Telecoms

Buhari Makes Major Appointments in Communication & Digital Economy Ministry

The Nigerian government has made major appointment as part of its desire of fast-tracking the targets and mandate of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. President Muhammadu Buhari made the appointment in the following new appointments in the Parastatals listed below: 1. Nigerians Communications Commission (NCC) (a) Prof. Adeolu Akande (South West) replaces Senator […]

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Telecoms

NCC Partners NOA to Boost Telecoms Consumer Education

The Enugu Zonal Office of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has received the nod of the Enugu Office of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to leverage the latter’s programmes and activities within the state to heighten telecoms consumer education. The collaboration was an outcome of a recent courtesy visit by the Enugu Zonal Office of […]

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StartUps

Nigerian Tech Innovators to Contest in NCC Creativity Competition

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shortlisted 25 technological Innovators to contest in Innovation Competition and Exhibition organised by the NCC with the focused on “Promoting Innovation and Creativity in the Telecoms Sector”. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta said the contest is part of the commitment […]

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Women-In-Technology

Bella Disu Bags French Eminent National Honour

Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mrs. Bella Disu, has been awarded the French national honour of “Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters). Disu got the award for her support for arts and culture. She was responsible for the coordination of the construction of the impressive Alliance […]

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FinTech

Vodacom Tanzania, WorldRemit Launch Mobile Money Transfers to M-Pesa Accounts

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered with Vodacom Tanzania to enable nine million M-Pesa customers to receive money directly to their M-Pesa wallets from friends and family living abroad. The new service increases convenience for money transfer recipients in urban and rural areas of Tanzania as they can receive international money transfers directly to […]

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Media OutReach

Internet Society Foundation Unveils $300,000 in Grants for Benefits of the Internet Projects

The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from $12,000 to $30,000 each) to 13 ground-breaking projects that seek to spread the benefits of the Internet around the world. The Internet Society established the Internet Society Foundation to fund projects that will improve the quality of people’s […]

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Technology

NIMC Approves 586 Local Partners NIN Data Collection, Issuance

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has opened and sorted about 586 local partners’ submission for the Expression of Interest (EOI) for the provision of Data collection and issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) services at the NIMC Headquarters, Abuja, the nation’s capital.. The EOI advertised by the Commission in November, is in line […]

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Business

ADB Approves $5m Grant for Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $5 million to enable the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to scale up its outreach and impact to 1,000 select youth entrepreneurs. The grant follows the signing of a letter of intent between the Bank and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, which […]

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Telecoms

ICT Innovations Will Lift Millions Out of Poverty – Danbatta

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its belief that its efforts at promoting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovation and leveraging on emerging technologies will accelerate Federal Government’s agenda to create jobs that will lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this in keynote […]

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Business

Again, Seplat wins PETAN, Frontier, CAMCAN awards

Again, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, leading Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed both on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, recently won the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria’s (PETAN) 2019 Local Content Operator Award, the Frontier Energy Independent Player in Africa (Leopard) Award and the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria […]

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