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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
The first quarter of 2022 saw a fall in YouTube ad revenue, which rose 46 percent for the full year 2021. YouTube advertising sales increased 14% in the first three months of 2022, to $6.87 billion, below Wall Street projections by more than $600 million and signaling a significant slowdown […]
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella organization for all information technology (IT) professionals in Nigeria, has urged for the creation of IT departments in federal, state, and local government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). During a conversation with news journalists in Lagos, Professor Adesina Sodiya, President of NCS, emphasized […]
In support of Nigeria’s digital transformation program, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have stated their commitment to collaborate in order to achieve the national targets for ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is in line with NCC’s strategic vision plan, which focuses on strategic partnerships and collaboration […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasized the importance of telecommunications users in Nigeria ensuring effective infrastructure protection. At a sensitization workshop held in Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area, Benue State, the Commission stated that it is critical to maintain and improve the quality of service delivery by service providers. […]
A crypto exchange company headquartered in London, Luno, said it has now onboarded 10 million crypto users onto its platform. This milestone, means the company acquired 3 million users between last April—when it reached 7 million users—and now. This new number validates the increase of global adoption of crypto in […]
As a bridge between cash and digital, the company schedules appointments to grow its business. As it turns into an omni-channel payment platform giving tools to help businesses flourish, Kudi, an African Financial Technology Company, has changed its name to Nomba. The company has expanded its offerings to include simple […]
In Nigeria, as well as the rest of Africa, there is no scarcity of digital banks. These fintechs believe that now is the appropriate time to deliver financial services to every market category, from the banked to the unbanked, as the region continues to experience tremendous rise in mobile usage […]