Reuben Muoka, a creative journalist and accomplished public relations professional, has been chosen as the Nigerian Communications Commission’s new director of public affairs (DPA). Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has taken up responsibilities as the Director of the Commission’s Special Duties Department, is succeeded by Reuben Muoka. Along with Ismail Adedigba, […]
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The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, in collaboration with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), set a lofty goal of reaching 70% broadband penetration in Nigeria by 2025. This aim is noteworthy because broadband penetration now stands at 42.27 percent, requiring the Ministry to more than double broadband penetration in […]
Nigeria has given its approval to Elon Musk’s Starlink, a SpaceX-operated satellite broadband constellation that would provide satellite Internet access to 32 countries. Elon Must, the world’s wealthiest person, tweeted this. The Nigerian Communication Commission, or NCC, has confirmed. Starlink connects people all around the world with high-speed, low-latency broadband […]
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has congratulated Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on his appointment by the International Telecommunication Union as Chairman of the WSIS Forum in 2022. (ITU). The Minister’s appointment as chair of the […]
Mr. Aaron Ukodie, Nigeria’s first ICT journalist and chronicler, is ready to release one of the industry’s most authoritative and comprehensive books. The book’s launch will take place on July 7, 2022, at the Oriental Hotel in Lekki, Lagos, and will be followed by a seminal discussion on how to […]
Olawale ige, Engineer Engr Olawale Adeniji Ige, the former Minister of Communications and the founder of the Nigeria Internet Group (NIG), has died. Olawale Ige, the man engineer The family of Ige of Ile Seedu, Ijero in Ogbomosho, Oyo State reported the former Minister of Communications, Engr Olawale Adeniji Ige, […]
PRESS RELEASE Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has been named Chairman of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2022 by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The meeting will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, at the ITU headquarters. Professor Pantami was appointed “in light of his overall commitment […]
Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, will become a hive of activity in a few days, on the 11th and 12th of May, when it hosts world-class business executives and hordes of investors for the state’s maiden investment conference. This event, which has been in the works, is not a fluke, […]
The African Leadership Organisation (ALO), which publishes The African Leadership Magazine, was the source of the honor this time. The award was given out recently at the ALO’s annual Africa Legislative, Legal, and Good Governance Conference, which was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. The conference’s theme was “Policy, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has verified the issuing of final letters of award of Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, the winners of the Commission’s 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction on Monday, December 13, 2021. The Commission’s Management, chaired by EVC Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, […]
