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- 14 Feb 2012
Regulation, Big Operators Emasculate Smaller Firms -- Banjo
Bayo Banjo, is president of Nigeria Internet Group (NIG), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promotion and growth of Internet in Nigeria. A veteran within the business echelons across…
- 26 Apr 2010
Smaller Operators Necessary for Telecom Growth - Banjo
Engineer Bayo Banjo is the CEO of Disc Communications Limited, a telecommunications company and the outgoing first vice president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria…
- 11 Aug 2008
Local Operators Need Protection-Banjo
Engr. Bayo Banjo, managing director and chief executive officer of Disc Communications Limited is one of Nigeria’s pioneer cable and satellite television stations in Nigeria. He is passionate…
- 23 Aug 2013
Banjo, NIG President Urges FG to Empower Youth with ICT
Bayo Banjo, president, Nigeria Internet Group (NIG), has urged the federal government to renew its commitment toward empowering youths through latest Information and Communications Technology (ICT)…
- 9 Sept 2015
Change of Baton at NIG, Oyetunde Emerges President
Ms Oyeronke Oyetunde, has been elected the new President, Nigeria Internet Group (NIG). Oyetunde replaces Engineer Bayo Banjo, the immediate past president. Ms Oyetunde was elected unanimously as the…
- 4 May 2010
Help! Big Telcos Killing Small Ones
Some large telecommunications companies in Nigeria are actually abusing the market power they have amassed in recent years and are emasculating smaller operators, though the Nigeria Communications…
- 21 Feb 2012
Boko Haram: Experts Chide Group over Threat to Telcos
Telecom experts have chided Boko Haram, which claims responsibility for deadliest attacks in the country and urged concerted efforts to protect telecommunications equipment to avert possible…
- 8 Nov 2012
NigComSat Corporation Bill Rings Controversy
Industry experts have said that autonomy for Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NigComSat) was an invitation to failure and creation of another white elephant destined to go the way of the now…
- 12 Nov 2012
NigComSat: FG Disclaims Autonomy, Commits to 100% Privatization
Ministry of Communications Technology, the ministry supervising Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited, (NigComSat) at the weekend said it was not aware of any bill seeking to grant NigComSat…
- 9 Aug 2012
Experts Rue Human Capacity Development, Distribution Channels
Experts at the presentation and launch of Transition Networks products have lamented the state of human capital development in the country. They therefore made the call for human capacity development…
- 25 Mar 2013
Fears for Nigeria as Cyber Terrorists Topple Nations
God forbids! Any cyber attack on Nigeria’s critical infrastructure will shut down the country because she lacks any form of protection, according to ICT and security experts who should know. Waxing…
- 20 Oct 2013
Broadband Council Tracks Plan Progress
The Broadband Council inaugurated by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology met for the second time since its inception at the weekend and top on the was progress of public and…
- 8 Dec 2013
ADA Inducts Ajisebutu, 21st Century Technologies Boss Into Hall Fame
Wale Ajisebutu, vice chairman and CEO, 21st Century Technologies Limited, Nigeria’s information technology powerhouse was last night inducted into the ADA Hall of Fame, organized by Africa Digital…
- 10 Jan 2014
CWG Boss Inducted into ADA Hall of Fame
Austin Okere, founder and chief executive officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, has been inducted into the maiden Africa Digital Awards Hall of Fame for his sterling contribution in…
- 28 Aug 2014
NCC, Stakeholders Dialogue on Best Spectrum Auction Model
Players in the telecommunications industry have tabled their positions hoping to influence the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in the sale frequencies in the 2.6GHz Spectrum. Arguments swung…
- 21 Aug 2017
ADA 2017: NCC, NigComSat, Others for Honours
The 2017 edition of the twin event, the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) and Africa Digital Awards (ADA), gets closer as the organisers have released some of the corporate and individual nominees…
- 20 Sept 2021
ADA Hall of Fame to Honour Illustrious Nigerians in ICT Ecosystem
The organisers of the Africa Digital Awards (ADA) are set to induct illustrious Nigerians who have contributed to the development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) into its Hall…
- 22 Sept 2021
ADA Hall of Fame to Honour Illustrious Nigerians in ICT Ecosystem
The organisers of the Africa Digital Awards (ADA) are set to induct illustrious Nigerians who have contributed to the development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) into its Hall…
- 20 Oct 2008
Atcon Gears Up for ComBIT 2008 Expo
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has geared up to host the world as ComBIT 2008 Expo – an annual international information and communications technology exhibition…
- 16 Mar 2009
Global Financial Crisis: What It Holds for Nigeria Telecoms Sector
When the global financial crisis started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008 in United States of America and Europe, little did people know that it will spread to developing…
- 6 Feb 2012
Strike: ICT Users Groan
The suspended mother of all strikes embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to protest the hike in the pump price of petrol, took a toll on ICT services…
- 6 Feb 2012
National Licenses Hurting Broadband Revolution - Experts
Unless spectrum planning and allocation is done in clear and harmonized basis, many Nigerians will not get shares of the so called digital dividends while greater broadband connectivity that will…
- 10 Apr 2012
Laws, Poor Facilities Hamper Nigeria's Digitization
Several inhibiting factors including lack of enabling laws, poor infrastructure and a general lack of preparedness on the part of operators, have forced Nigeria to make a volte-face on its scheduled…
- 4 Jun 2012
TeCA Calls for Subsidy Probe, NCC Dismisses Group
Telecommunications Customers Association (TeCA), a hitherto unheard of group, has come out of nowhere to call on the national assembly to probe subsidies in the telecom sector following fines…
- 4 Jun 2012
N1.17Bn Fine Tears Telecom Industry Apart
The recent N1.17 billion sledge hammer on the four major mobile operators in the country for allegedly failing in their key performance indicators has thrown up a varied assortment of issues ranging…
- 31 Jul 2012
Billions Waste as Bureaucracy Stalls NRTP
National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP), the little successful $200 million conceived in 2001 to take telephony services to the rural areas is now caught in a web of confusion, claims and…
- 17 Jul 2013
Johnson, Comtech Minister Inaugurates Broadband Council
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has inaugurated the Broadband Council, marking an important and significant milestone in the implementation roadmap of the national…