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- 2 Mar 2022
ATCON Seeks FG’s Intervention to Tackle Critical National Infrastructure Challenges
Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has called on the federal government to rise up to the challenges affecting the distribution and maintenance of critical national infrastructure…
- 11 Jun 2024
IHS Nigeria, NSCDC’s synergy on protection of critical national assets and infrastructure
By Lere Ojedokun A secure environment is essential for political, economic and social activities to flourish in every society. It enables the government to focus on formulation of policies that can…
- 13 Jun 2016
Blueprint for Declaring ICT Infrastructure Critical National Assets
The recent move by the federal government to declare telecom infrastructure in the country as critical national and security assets is a move in the right direction, but it needs to be accompanied…
- 20 Jul 2025
MTN Urges Nigerian to Regards Telecom Infrastructure as National Assets
Ikenna Ikeme, general manager of Regulatory Affairs at MTN Nigeria, has called on citizens and authorities to regard telecommunications infrastructure as vital national assets rather than merely the…
- 28 Mar 2025
IHS Nigeria Hosts Telecom Industry Stakeholders to Discuss Protection of Critical National Infrastructure in Lagos State
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by…
- 9 Sept 2014
Galaxy Backbone Claims Security of Critical National ICT Infrastructure
Galaxy Backbone Ltd, the leading ICT Services provider to the Federal Government said that it has achieved yet another feat in securing critical national ICT infrastructure. Galaxy has again become…
- 17 Feb 2022
National Stakeholders Summit: Ashcraft to Address Vandalisation of Critical Infrastructure
The Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research has chosen February 28th and March 1, 2022 for its forthcoming National Stakeholders Summit to address vandalisation of critical infrastructure and…
- 30 Jun 2019
Angst over Double-Speak on Critical Infrastructure Protection
The recent threat by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to demolish over 8, 000 telecommunications masts belonging to some telecommunications providers across the country, has again shown the…
- 18 Nov 2019
Telcos, NCC Tackle NASS as Rep Seeks Rejig of Communications Act
Isiaka Ibrahim, member of the House of Representatives, has called for a review of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), which guides operations and regulations in the country’s telecommunications…
- 11 Oct 2022
Telecom Infrastructure Critical to Successful 2023 Elections - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, has said telecom infrastructure is very critical to successful 2023 elections, therefore, every Nigerian in…
- 12 Sept 2019
ALTON Denies Rift with Comms Minister, Sets Agenda
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has said there is no rift between it and Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications, over its position on the implementation of the…
- 27 Jun 2022
Ashcraft Announces Date for South – South Zonal Stakeholders Summit
The Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research, organisers of South – South Zonal Stakeholders Summit has announced 25th and 26th July, 2022 as date for this year’s summit. Chiakor Alfred, Chief of…
- 10 Jun 2018
Call for Nigerian Patriot Act for ICT Infrastructure
The move by the federal government to declare telecom infrastructure in the country as critical national and security assets is a move in the right direction, but it lacks an essential ingredient-…
- 16 Dec 2013
Stakeholders Say NIN is Asset for National Transformation
The importance of ‘proof of identity’ known as National Identification Number (NIN) resonated Monday at a Business Forum organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos with…
- 8 May 2026
ATCON Seeks Stiffer Penalities to Deter Infrastructure Attacks, Vandalism
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has warned that weak penalties under Nigeria’s Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) policy are undermining efforts to…
- 28 Sept 2021
FG Asks Security Forces to Leverage 5G to Enhance Security
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on security institutions in the country to take advantage of the new 5th Generation (5G) network…
- 27 Mar 2025
Nigeria's $1 Trillion Economy Vision Hinges on Digital Backbone
Industry leaders at a summit on the implementation of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) framework in Nigeria have established a direct link between Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy…
- 14 Aug 2025
NCC Rallies Stakeholder Support to Protect Telecom Infrastructure
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to the full operationalisation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Executive Order on Critical National Information Infrastructure…
- 21 Aug 2024
Telecoms Infrastructure Vandals in Trouble as President Tinubu Signs CNI Bill into Law
Federal Government has finally signed the ‘Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024.’ Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and…
- 17 Aug 2025
NCC Launches Nationwide Campaign to Defend Nigeria’s Digital Lifelines
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is leading the charge to implement the Presidential Order that designates telecommunications infrastructure as Critical National Information Infrastructure…
- 8 Oct 2025
NCC’s Maida Calls for Unified Action to Accelerate Broadband and Safeguard Telecom Infrastructure
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for urgent collaboration among Nigeria’s states and stakeholders to accelerate broadband…
- 21 May 2025
First Asset Management Launches N100 Billion Infrastructure Fund to Provide Sustainable Capital for Infrastructural Development Across Sectors
In a strategic move to address Nigeria’s infrastructure financing gap, First Asset Management, one of Nigeria’s leading investment managers and a subsidiary of First HoldCo Plc., has officially…
- 24 Jul 2025
NITRA-ALTON CNII & Sustainability Conference Rescheduled for August 7 in Lagos
The 2025 edition of the Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) & Sustainability Conference has been rescheduled to hold on August 7, 2025 , at CitiHeight Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos ,…
- 10 Aug 2021
e-Naira: CBN to Fortify Nigeria’s Digital Currency
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described the e-Naira, Nigeria’s proposed digital currency as a critical national infrastructure, a term used by governments to describe assets that are essential…
- 9 Jan 2020
Telcos Claim Voicemail Does not require Regulation
Telecommunications operators in the country under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have insisted that the voicemail service on mobile telephone lines does…
- 26 Feb 2025
PIAFo Unites Stakeholders to Explore Telecom Infrastructure Protection Strategies
In a bid to safeguard the country's $75.6 billion telecom industry, stakeholders are set to convene at the seventh edition of the Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) to discuss pragmatic…
- 31 Jan 2021
FG Pockets N144.312Bn from Spectrum Fee
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has so far remitted N144.312billion spectrum fees to the consolidated revenue fund (CRF) of the Federal Government over the last seven years, according to a…
- 7 Aug 2025
NCC Calls for Unified Action to Protect Nigeria’s Telecom Infrastructure at CNII Conference
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for unified action among all stakeholders to protect Nigeria’s telecom infrastructure, underscoring the urgent need to safeguard the nation’s…
- 30 Oct 2024
NCC Waxes Worriedly as Telcos Lose Billions to Vandalism, Theft
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that telecommunications operators in Nigeria are currently facing immense challenges with frequent fibre…
- 2 Dec 2025
ALTON Commends NSCDC Ogun State for Outstanding Performance in Protection of Telecom Infrastructure
Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has commended the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps…