Professor Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has pushed Nigerian startups and innovators to own current rules in order to further consolidate and strengthen the ecosystem’s success. Pantami gave the order when he met with indigenous innovators in Lagos to discuss how to strengthen the Ecosystem and forward […]
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MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, the provisional winners of the 3.5 GHz spectrum license, have paid the Nigerian Communications Commission a total of $273.6 million for the 5G spectrum license. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), announced the payment status today, […]
The NCC licensed Mafab Communications as an International Data Access (IDA) in July 2020, managed by Alhaji Musibau Bashiru. It emerged as a strong competitor for the 3.5GHz spectrum auction for 5G network licenses, winning a place after 11 rounds of bidding. The first six rounds of auctions each lasted […]
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), the Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, met with indigenous innovators in Lagos on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022, to explore opportunities for developing the Ecosystem to further advance the digital economy agenda. Fostering an Enabling Environment for Start-up Growth was the focus of the […]
While hosting Mr. Surendran Chemmenkotil, the Managing Director/CEO of Airtel Nigeria, and his management team on a courtesy visit to the Agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General of NITDA, presented this plan. NITDA’s policy, according to Inuwa, is not intended to impede innovation or impose restrictions on firms, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the AfricaNEXT Conference’s (AfricaNXT) vision of “co-creating a prosperous future for all Africans” through collaborations, conversations, and programming focused on harvesting, harnessing, and leveraging innovative technologies. “The AfricaNXT conference’s visualizations and concrete activities are consistent with NCC’s belief in the […]
The Federal Government has formally handed over the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation (5G) deployment in the country to the Nigerian Communication Commission, just a week before the NCC’s deadline for winners of the 3.5GHz frequency auction to pay the spectrum costs. Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications […]
Every young prospective tech entrepreneur in Africa is invited to apply for their 12-month technology and entrepreneurship training program. They’re excited to get back into the recruiting rhythm and formally open up applications for the Class of 2023, now that their Class of 2022 is in full swing. The MEST […]
Flutterwave, an African fintech, has secured $250 million in a Series D round, bringing its valuation to almost $3 billion in less than a year. The business, which is based in both San Francisco and Lagos, secured $170 million in a Series C round from Tiger Global and Avenir in […]
Intel’s IDM 2.0 plan will be greatly advanced as the business develops its production capacity, global location, and technology portfolio to meet unprecedented industry demand. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger stated, “Tower’s speciality technology portfolio, geographic reach, extensive customer relationships, and services-first operations will help scale Intel’s foundry services and promote […]
