Telecommunications companies in the country handed the federal government a seven-day deadline Tuesday to persuade Kogi state to open some of their facilities that have been under lock and key for a few days. Failure to unseal the facilities within seven days, the telecoms claim, will leave them with little […]
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According to the Minister, the Committee is in accordance with UNICEF’s global advocacy effort for protecting children online. On Tuesday in Abuja, Pantami inaugurated the National Committee on the Development of a Unified National Strategy on Child Online Protection (COP) in Nigeria. Members of the committee come from the Federal […]
Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), a department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for help in developing state-of-the-art satellite towns worthy of a federal capital. The call was made recently by STDD Coordinator Obinna Ogwuegbu, who was leading an 11-man team on […]
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has chosen to decrease the price of.ng domains by almost 40% in order to support Nigeria’s Digital Economy, which is being championed by the federal government. “The 40 percent reduction in the price of the.ng domain will support the government’s agenda for the growth […]
Nigeria’s planned 5G wireless network is predicted to bring speeds up to ten times faster than today’s 4G LTE networks, but 5G could also imply millions of new mobile phone towers. Do you want a cell phone tower or a network base station in your area? Many people respond with […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun the deployment of a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system as part of its vision and strategy to promote promptness, effectiveness, and efficiency in the processing of emergency call services through the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC). This increase in emergency response agency capacity comes shortly […]
The Commission has also pledged to speed up the deployment of reliable internet infrastructure that is accessible to all Nigerians. This will also improve consumers’ access to the resources they need to conduct seamless digital financial services, regardless of where they are or what their circumstances are. The promise was […]
6GWorld is lucky to have an Advisory Board that represents a diverse range of viewpoints and opinions from around the globe. We didn’t anticipate the breadth and range of discussion among the participants, but here are some of the important thoughts and themes that emerged, many of which you won’t […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) current efforts to facilitate the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyze the entertainment industry’s innovativeness and creativity, raising its productivity and contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) to new heights. Prof. Umar Danbatta, NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, […]
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, […]
