The Federal Government has begun discussions with seven states to advance the implementation of Project 774, an initiative aimed at enhancing digital connectivity across Nigeria. Project 774, launched earlier this year, seeks to provide internet access to all 774 local government secretariats in the country. The Minister of Communications and […]
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
The Nigerian ICT sector has recorded a significant milestone, attracting over $191 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2024. This amount exceeds the total FDI received by the telecommunications sub-sector for the entire year of 2023, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics […]
The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for the telecom sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry […]
The federal government of Nigeria has set up a National Duct Policy to hinder network providers from the unsystematic approach of setting cables across national infrastructure and damaging them in the process. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami made this information public following the Federal Executive Council(FEC) […]