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- 24 Jun 2013
Cyber Crime Killing Nigeria’s Economy-Ajayi
Engineer Lanre Ajayi is the president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and former president, Nigerian Internet Group (NIG). He is also the managing director of Pinet…
- 20 May 2008
I4J Will Create Mega ICT Companies-Ajayi
Engineer Lanre Ajayi, president of the Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) and managing director, managing director of PiNet Informatics is an advocate of cheap and affordable bandwidth. He is listed one of…
- 8 Mar 2010
Basis for Underdevelopment is Lack of Knowledge – Ajayi
Engineer Lanre Ajayi is the president of the Nigerian Internet Group and the managing director of Pinet Informatics. He started his career with Nitel where he worked for 11 years before…
- 15 Feb 2010
Ajayi Harps on the Role of Content in the Broadband Revolution
Engineer Lanre Ajayi, president Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) and CEO, Pinet Limited has advocated the role of content in the broadband revolution for national development. He made this known while…
- 12 May 2014
Experts Carpet Govt for Wasting Billions on Biometric Registration
ICT experts have criticised the ongoing biometric registration and similar exercises being planned by federal government agencies, according to the Leadership Newspaper They said it is a waste of…
- 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…
- 22 Apr 2014
ATCON Boss Says Substandard Equipment Responsible for Poor QoS
Lanre Ajayi, president, Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has attributed the poor quality of services provisioning by telecoms firms in the country to the proliferation of…
- 17 Nov 2009
Expert Urges FG on e-Government, Spots Gains
Lanre Ajayi, president, Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) has urged the Federal Government on fast adoption of e-Government, which he says is capable of making governance more transparent, participatory,…
- 12 Aug 2015
ATCON to Launch National Telecoms Advisory Council
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has disclosed plans to launch a National Telecoms Advisory Council (NTAC), an assembly of very eminent personalities with great…
- 24 Mar 2017
Shittu Applauds Insurancemarket.ng, Says ICT Key to Insurance Expansion
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) remains the panacea for harnessing and deepening insurance penetration in Nigeria, said Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications. The Minister said…
- 18 Jan 2010
NCC Leadership: Big Wigs Race to Occupy Ndukwe’s Seat
Less than three months to the end of the legendary two term 10-year tenure of Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), about 10 distinguished Nigerians are…
- 25 Mar 2016
ATCON Regrets External Interference, Impact On NCC Independence
Association of telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has warned against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) being robbed of the independence contrary to the spirit and letters of…
- 23 Jan 2016
Angry Shittu Berates Telcos Over Poor Customer Service
Mr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has lamented the way and manner Nigerians, especially women, are been treated by the telecommunications companies, in their desperate bid to comply…
- 4 Sept 2015
NIG Prioritises Improved Broadband Penetration- Banjo
The Nigeria Internet Group (NIG), said that improving broadband penetration in the country remains its priority. Enginner Adebayo Banjo, president of NIG made the remark during the Association’s…
- 30 Oct 2015
ATCON @ 21st Anniversary Sets Broadband Agenda for Buhari
‎Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria ‎(ATCON) on Friday evening rolled out drums to celebrate its 21st anniversary. At the event, ATCON also recognised the tremendous…
- 20 Feb 2017
e-Insurance: ICT, Insurance Experts to Generate Ideas for Penetration
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders in Nigeria are set to dialogue with their counterpart in the insurance industry to generate ideas on how to use ICT to drive insurance…
- 12 Jan 2016
ATCON, NCS, Others Counsel FG on New ICT Policy
Stakeholders in the nation’s information and communication technology (ICT) industry are counselling the Federal Government on key areas to prioritise in the proposed new National ICT Policy. Mr.…
- 18 Jan 2016
Ekeh, Ajayi Urge FG to Invest $500m in ICT, Automate
Mr. Leo-Stan Ekeh, chairman of Zinox Group, has urged the federal government to invest some $500million in the Information and communication technology (ICT) to help revamp the economy and create…
- 1 Nov 2015
Tambuwal Hails ATCON on Industry Advisory Council, Code of Ethics
To facilitate growth of the telecommunications industry in the country, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has inaugurated a 49-man ‘Nigeria Telecoms Industry Advisory…
- 17 Mar 2016
ATCON Shows Concerns, Pushes for Secondary & Free Spectrum Market
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) ‎has expressed deep concern about how the frequency spectrum is being managed in Nigeria. In a speech presented during a visit…
- 14 Dec 2013
Ndukwe, Ajayi Commend CWG Data Center Project
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former executive vice chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has decried the launch of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG’s) ultra-modern Data Centre in Lagos as…
- 13 May 2014
ATCON Due for Fresh Elections Today
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Nigeria’s telecom industry association will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and National Executive Council (NEC) Elections…
- 15 May 2014
Why ATCON Approved ICT Practitioners Code of Ethics
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) said it approved code of ethics for the practitioners in pursuant of industrial self-regulations. The code was approved at…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2014
Subscribers, Operators @ War over Compensation for Poor QoS
Mixed reactions have greeted the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ultimatum to telecommunications operators compelling them to articulate compensation plan for their subscriber before…
- 13 Mar 2015
NCC, Stakeholders Move to Utilise 70/80GHz Spectrum Band
Ubiquitous broadband availability and affordability have become panaceas in measuring countries’ readiness to play in 21st Century world; and its transformative power as an enabler for economic and…
- 4 May 2015
Nigerians Firms Fret over Google Fi, Facebook Drones
Information Technology (IT) experts in Nigeria have waxed worriedly over Project Fi and solar-powered drone, so called new services by Google Inc. and Facebook respectively warning that such gigantic…
- 18 Aug 2015
ATCON Discloses Programme, Date for 21st Anniversary Celebration
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has released programmes for the 21st anniversary Celebration. The event is slated for…
- 30 Aug 2015
IT Stakeholders Not Pleased with 10% Broadband Penetration, 2018 Target Dims
From available data, it will take special interventions for Nigeria ‎to achieve her 30% broadband penetration as industry stakeholders on Friday bemoaned the mere 10% achievement almost…
- 21 Mar 2016
ATCON Wants NCC's Urgent Action on VAS Number Plan Allocation
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to urgently address delays in allocating value added service numbering range to…