The 2025 edition of the West Africa Telecommunications Infrastructure Summit & Exhibition (WATISE) ended in Lagos with a strong call for governments, regulators, and industry players to deepen collaboration, protect telecom infrastructure, and expand inclusive digital access across the sub-region. Held at the Radisson Blu Hotel under the theme “Digitalising […]
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Airtel Nigeria has appointed Dinesh Balsingh as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Director of Corporate Communications and CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Femi Adeniran. According to him, Balsingh brings over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, having […]
The Cloud Network Foundation (CNF), a registered non-governmental organization dedicated to fostering the growth, development, and prominence of Telecommunications and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as the primary driver of the nation’s economy, extends its warm congratulations to Dr. Bosun Tijani on his appointment as the Minister […]
MTN Nigeria has officially obtained a 2.6GHz spectrum band from OPENSKYS Services Limited, with approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a statement by Lakinbofa Goodluck, the public relations manager, the transfer of a 10MHz spectrum within the 2.6GHz band from OPENSKYS Services Limited to MTN Nigeria was […]
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) […]
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Professor Isa Ali Pantami is set to lead thought-leaders at the 2nd edition of the NITRA ICT GROWTH CONFERENCE 2.0, an annual stakeholder event scheduled for September 29th 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference organised by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Professor Isa Ali Pantami has expressed delight at the ICT sector’s giant 18.44% contributions to Nigeria’s GDP. In a press statement signed by Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant (Research and Development) to the Minister, the ICT sector under Pantami’s stewardship has contributed 18.44% […]
Ahead of the official launch of 5G services in a Nigeria, MTN Nigeria and Huawei Nigeria Technologies Company Ltd., have installed over 100 fifth generation (5G) mobile technology cell sites in the country to better serve consumers. Details were revealed at the ‘5G Day: The Future is Coming’ event organised […]
Under the auspices of the West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators will develop technical and regulatory modalities aimed at combating the rising wave of electronic frauds and standardizing regional roaming tariffs in the sub-region. This was the focus of a two-day […]
…as NITDA, Cloudflex, Rackcenter pledges support NITRA, the umbrella body of IT reporters in Nigeria has continue to attract the support of key industry stakeholders towards the success of hosting the 2021 Forum of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA). Leading the pack is the government IT regulatory body […]
