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- 2 Mar 2009
Disaster Management: Emergency Communications Centres to the Rescue
Federal executive council recently approved the release of N2.4bilion for the commencement of Emergency Communications centre project across the country, setting the pace for full take off of the…
- 17 Jun 2019
NCC to Launch Communications Centres to Respond to Emergencies
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it would soon launch an undisclosed number of Emergency Communications Centres across the country to enable Nigerians access to help in emergencies.…
- 9 May 2014
NCC Sets up Emergency Centre in Kano
National Communications Commission (NCC) has completed plans to set up an emergency centre in Kano, according to Alhaji Al Kassim Umar, North West Controller of the commission. The controller, who…
- 16 Mar 2022
NCC Increases its Emergency Communications Centres to 25
In continuation with its vision and strategy to ensure promptness, effectiveness and efficiency in the handling of emergency call services through the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC), the…
- 20 Jan 2018
NCC’s N10Bn Emergency Comm Centres Open Soon
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the Emergency Communication Centres across the 36 states of the federation will soon be completed. Dr Fidelis Onah, director, Technical…
- 8 Jul 2021
Insecurity: FG Approves Emergency Communications Centre in Zamfara
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, says that an Emergency Communications Centre (ECC) has been approved by the federal government for Zamfara State to support…
- 10 Sept 2020
Pantami Commissions Imo State Emergency Communications Centre
As part of the implementation of the Digital Nigeria project that aims to enhance digital transformation in Nigeria, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on…
- 22 Sept 2016
NCC Spends N10Bn on Emergency Communication Centres
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Wednesday that the commission had spent more than N10 billion on the establishment of emergency…
- 10 May 2010
Emergence Communications Centres 5 Years After
Nigeria has poor record of disaster management in spite of the existence of various agencies whose primary responsibility is to effectively respond to disaster whenever and wherever it happens, with…
- 22 Oct 2021
NCC’s Emergency Communications Centres Enhance Citizens’ Safety, National Security – Danbatta
Prof. Umar GarbaDanbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission’s Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) have become a rallying…
- 11 Dec 2018
MainOne CEO Emerges Data Centre Dynamics “Business Leader of the Year”
The Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year during the 2018 edition at the Royal Lancaster, London on…
- 1 Mar 2019
Medallion Democratizes Data Centre Service in Nigeria
Engr. Ike Nnamani, managing director, Medallion Communications, a data centre operator in the country has attributed the emergence of his company’s data centre as the most connected data centre in…
- 30 Nov 2009
Zain Emerges Best Customer Care Operator in Nigeria
Zain Nigeria, at the weekend, won the prestigious Best Customer Care Operator of the Year in Nigeria, at the 2009 Nigeria Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (NITTA) confirming its…
- 20 Nov 2017
NCC to Make 32 ECCs Operational- Danbatta
Umar Garuba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that his commission is working to make 32 Emergency Communication Centres (ECC) operational soon.…
- 21 Feb 2018
MDXi Emerges Toast of Banks in Data Centre Outsourcing
MDXi Data Centre, a subsidiary of MainOne Cable Company has become the toast of money deposit banks in the country in outsourcing of their data centre services as directed by Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 10 May 2014
Resourcery Emerges APC Schneider Elite Data Centre Partner
Resourcery, a leading West Africa Information Technology company has been recognized as an Elite Data Centre partner of APC by Schneider electric. Thierry Chamayou, Vice-President, IT Business,…
- 9 Dec 2019
NCC Sets Up 112, ECC in FCT, 17 States
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has established Emergency Communication Centres (ECC) across 18 States of the country including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The ECC are operational in…
- 6 Apr 2020
Danbatta Visits ECCs, Tasks Personnel on Commitment to Saving Lives
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC). Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has paid a visits to the Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) in Kano and Kaduna. Prof. Umar Danbatta,…
- 22 Apr 2019
Data Centres Connecting to IXPN will Assist to Localise Traffic - Coker
Ayotunde Coker is the managing director of Rack Centre a Data centre operator. He spoke to Chike Onwuegbuchi on the importance of data centres interconnecting through Internet exchange point of…
- 25 Dec 2024
NCDC Activates Emergency Response as Lassa Fever Kills 190
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, according to Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC). The disease,…
- 25 May 2026
FG Classifies Ebola Importation into Nigeria as High Risk
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has classified the risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) importation into Nigeria as high amid the ongoing outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of…
- 30 May 2022
NCDC Declares Emergency as Monkeypox Claims First Life
Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox- an infectious viral disease that can occur in both humans and some other animals. The patient had underlying medical conditions, according to…
- 30 May 2022
Dr. Krish Wins 2022 Data Centre Personality Award @BoICT Awards
Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, a senior global executive with expertise in data centre operations and other business focus has won the Data Centre Personality Award of the Year Award at the Beacon of…
- 20 Oct 2025
CDJCR Asks NCC, CBN to Punish Operators over Failed Airtime, Data Refunds
Centre for Digital Justice and Consumer Rights (CDJCR) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enforce strict sanctions on operators that fail…
- 7 Nov 2013
7411 National Directory Unveils Emergency Tips Telephone Boxes
The operator of the National Directory Services has unveiled a unique portable telephone box capable of connecting callers to emergency ambulance dispatch, addresses of police posts across the…
- 10 Sept 2014
Bill Gates offers Nigeria, Others N8Bn to Fight Ebola
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said that it will commit $50m to support the scale up of emergency efforts to contain the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Nigeria and other countries trying…
- 5 Oct 2013
KITS to Address Critical Data Centre Challenges
Taofeek Okoya, director of Business and Strategy, KITS Technologies a Data Centre Infrastructure Service Provider, said the company plans to ensure that Data Centre landscape in Nigeria takes a giant…
- 1 Sept 2017
Nigeria Police TV Channel to Employ 5,000, Takes off on November
The proposed Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service will hit the airwaves nationwide beginning from November 28, Ediri Jerry Wesley, its Chairman/CEO, has promised. The TV will begin with a fund-raising…
- 3 Dec 2025
Senate Considers Bill to Set-up Nationwide Toll-Free Number
Nigerian Senate is considering a bill seeking to establish a uniform, toll-free national emergency number for citizens across the country aimed at strengthening the country’s emergency response…
- 30 Mar 2017
LASEMA Upgrading Control Centre, Intensifies Surveillance
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that it will extend its surveillance to include responding to emergency incidences on Lagos Waterways alongside other relevant…