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- 27 Jun 2021
We’re Leveraging NigComSAT-1R to Linkup Hinterlands Says Alale @NDSF2021
Dr. Abimbola Alale, managing director and chief executive officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSAT), has said they are leveraging NigComSAT-1R to provide complimentary solutions for an…
- 6 Jun 2021
Nwakanma, Alale Line-up for 2021 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum
Nnenna Nwakanma, chief Web Advocate at the World Wide Web Foundation,and Dr. Abimbola Alale, managing director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, (NigComSAT), have been lined-up to speak at…
- 5 May 2021
NCC Inks MoU with NIGCOMSAT for Deployment of 5G Services Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited for the deployment of 5G services…
- 18 Jun 2021
Nweke Applauds NCC, NigComSAT Over MoU on Digital Cooperation
Mrs. Nkem Nweke, executive director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa, has applauded the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria…
- 23 Apr 2021
Pantami Commissions NCC's Emergency Communication Centres in Enugu, Ogun
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commissioned the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC) established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in…
- 25 Oct 2020
Pantami, Industry Stakeholders Restate Commitment to Digital Economy
Dr lsa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and industry stakeholders have re-emphasized their unflinching commitment to support the drive by the Federal Government to…
- 18 Feb 2022
9PSB CEO Calls for Targeted Content to Accelerate Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion
The Chief Executive Officer, 9PSB, Branka Mracajac has emphasized the need to pay close attention to content creation as an important factor in driving and accelerating financial inclusion in the…
- 19 Sept 2021
NIGCOMSAT to Launch 2 Satellites to Replace NigComSat 1-R Satellite
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), will launch two new satellites, NigComSat-2 and NigComSat-3 in 2023 and 2025 respectively to replace the current NigComSat 1-R, which is…
- 4 Feb 2021
Finance Act 2020: NCC, Sister Agencies to Strengthen Collaboration with FIRS
An inter-agency committee set, up by Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to discuss areas of collaboration between the agencies of the Federal Ministry of…
- 24 Apr 2022
Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum Gets Date
The organiser of the annual Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum and ADA Awards have announced the speakers and date of the 2022 edition of the events. The organiser informed that the events will attract the…
- 5 Jan 2020
Pantami Explains Reasons for Digital Economy Drive in Nigeria
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has justified the necessity, appropriateness and significance of the re-designation of the Federal Ministry of…
- 14 Dec 2021
5G: Mafab, MTN Emerge Winners in Nigeria's 3.5GHz Spectrum Auction
After 11 rounds of bidding that lasted eight hours, Mafab Communications Ltd and MTN Nigeria Plc, have emerged the two successful winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the…
- 13 Jun 2021
TSA, BVN Eliminating Ghost Workers in Government – NITDA Boss
Malam Kashifu Abdullahi, Director General (DG), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that the use of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Bank Verification Number (BVN)…
- 13 Nov 2020
NIGCOMSAT Hosts First Space-Sector Innovative Challenge
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) have on Friday launched the first edition of Hackathon ActinSpace Challenge to help drive innovative ideas in the Nigerian space sector. In…
- 13 Oct 2020
Beware of Malicious Websites- NigComSat
Nigeria Communication Satellite (NigComSat) Limited has warned Internet users to be cautious of malicious and dangerous websites. This is coming as Nigeria marks international cybersecurity awareness…
- 27 Dec 2022
President Buhari Appoints Engineer Tukur Mohammed Lawal Funtua, as new Managing Director of NIGCOMSAT
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, has approved with immediate effect, the appointment of Engineer Tukur Mohammed Lawal Funtua, as the new Managing Director of Nigeria Communications…
- 15 Aug 2016
NCC, LOC & Others to Set Agenda Towards ITU Telecom World 2016
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that in preparation for this edition of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) yearly event, ITU Telecom World 2016, the Local Organisation…
- 8 Sept 2019
NIGCOMSAT to Deepen Access, Affordability of Satellite Internet with PortaBilling
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has taken on a new approach in to delivery of satellite connectivity solutions by establishing an eco-system of Virtual Internet Service…
- 15 Dec 2019
Task of Advancing ICT Industry, a Collective Responsibility – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has declared that the onerous task of expanding the frontiers of growth in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…
- 30 Jun 2020
Pantami Inaugurates Ministerial Inter-agency Committees on Completed Projects
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has inaugurated two inter-agency committees with the mandate to review, collate, commission and communicate in local…
- 18 Sept 2020
Satellite Operators Push New Signal across Africa, Indian Ocean Regions
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), has started to broadcast a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI), providing its…
- 26 Feb 2021
Pantami Dismisses 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has again dismissed allegations making the round that Fifth Generation (5G) technology was the root cause of COVID-19.…
- 18 Apr 2021
NigComSat Trains 600 on VSAT Installation
Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT) has completed the 6-day training of the 600 persons in Gombe, Abia, Kano, Ekiti, Kebbi, Lagos and Bauchi states. Dr Isa Pantami, minister of…
- 6 Jun 2021
NIGCOMSAT Partners Others to Test-Run SBAS Helicopter in Cameroon
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT); the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar; and Thales Alenia Space, recently carried out a Satellite-Based Augmentation…
- 8 Jun 2021
NCC, CPN Support Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D 2021
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) have drummed support for the 12th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet…
- 12 Sept 2021
NBC, NIGCOMSAT Sign Partnership Deal on Digital Switch-over
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it is partnering with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) to accelerate the process of digital switch-over (DSO) in the country. Director-General…
- 20 Nov 2022
NIGCOMSAT Moves to Boost 5G Deployment with Satellite Technology
The Nigerian Communications Satallite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has assured Nigerians of a faster, wider coverage, and better deployment of 5G network across Nigeria, after the launch Nigeria’s second…
- 26 May 2017
Shittu, Dambatta, Others Set for 2017 ICT CEO Forum
Stakeholders across the public and private sector of the nation’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are set for the 2017 edition of the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) & Africa…
- 28 Aug 2016
NCC Holds Forum for ITU Telecom World 2016 Next Week
As preparations for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2016 are intensified, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Stakeholders will next week hold a forum in…
- 13 Jun 2021
Digital Technologies Facilitating Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Crusade — Pantami
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that digital technologies are facilitating the Anti-Corruption crusade of the administration of President…