Telecoms

NCC Gets Anti-Graft Unit, Pledges to Sustain Regulatory Transparency

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has inaugurated a unit at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to support the accountability and transparency efforts of the NCC. Consequently, the Commission has pledged to continually maintain high ethical standards in all its regulatory activities consistent with the Federal Government’s efforts to entrench the culture of accountability and […]

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Liquid Telecom Appoints Wole Abu CEO for Liquid Telecom & Africa Data Centre in Nigeria

Pan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom has appointed Wole Abu as Chief Executive Officer for Liquid Telecom Nigeria and its new Africa Data Centre (ADC) in Nigeria, effective January 2021. The organisation had recently acquired a premium piece of land in Lagos to build the data centre, which will be the single largest data centre in […]

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NCC Endows N40m Professorial Chairs in Two More Universities

In line with its ongoing initiative to ensure a sustainable telecommunications industry that is responsive to global technological changes as well as national consumer preferences, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instituted and endowed Professorial Chairs to the tune of N40 million in two more Nigerian universities. The two universities include the premier University of […]

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Stakeholders, Experts to Tackle e-Waste Menace at e-Waste Dialogue 2020

Online publication, the ITREALMS Media is to host its 2020 Electronic Waste (e-Waste) dialogue to discuss growing menace of electronics waste being generated in the country. The Editor-in-chief of ITREALMS Media inc, publishers of ITREALMS Online, Mr. Remmy Nweke, announced the event in statement, said the dialogue with the theme: ‘e-Waste in Nigeria: Challenges and […]

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Telecoms Regulation is Knowledge Base, Says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to increase collaboration with higher institutions of learning across the country in order to transform Nigeria into a full knowledge-based economy. The Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande, stated this during a courtesy visit by NCC Board members to Bayero University, Kano (BUK) at the […]

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MTN GlobalConnect Wins Best African Wholesale Operator Award

MTN GlobalConnect is thrilled to announce that it was named the “Best African Wholesale Operator” at the prestigious Telecom Review Excellence Awards held in Dubai on Tuesday evening. In addition, MTN GlobalConnect CEO Frédéric Schepens was presented with the “Leader Merit Award” in the category of Industry CEO of the Year for Wholesale Operators at […]

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Ongoing 5G Technology Consultation Will Resolve Health, Security Issues, NCC Assures Nigerians

The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has assured Nigerians that the ongoing 5G technology consultation would address issues of health myth and security related worries. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Commission is committed to ensuring the nation is provided with the best in terms of research findings and […]

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Consistent Policy Direction, Standardisation Top Industry Quest on eGovernment for Post COVID-19 Adoption

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 on the global economy and indeed Nigeria not exempted, has created the impetus for the adoption of eGovernment to tackle critical national development issues. However, experts and stakeholders at the 2020 Nigeria eGovernment Summit with the theme: COVID-19: Impetus for Accelerated eGovernment Adoption are worried that consistent policy direction […]

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Emir of Kano Extols NCC’s Leadership Quality

The ground-breaking success of the nation’s telecom regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been atttributee to the quality of leadership the regulatory body enjoys. Speaking while receiving the Board of Commissioners of NCC, led by its Chairman, Prof Adeolu Akande, a monarch, the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado- Bayero also commended President Muhammadu […]

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President-Elect of ATCON, Ike Nnamani Pledges to Pursue Telecoms Financing for Members

The President-Elect of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, (ATCON), Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, has pledged that ATCON in its advocacy role in the Nigeria’s telecommunications industry add value to the businesses of its members. Nnamani also promised to ensure that telecoms services’ consumers get value for their money promising an effective industry-government engagement that […]

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