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- 4 Aug 2013
Fresh Headaches for Rural Telephony Project
The inability of ministry of Communications Technology to secure certificate of concurrence from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is delaying the conclusion of the National…
- 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…
- 19 Jan 2014
FG Hands Over $200m NRTP to Operators in April
Ministry of Communications Technology said it is waiting for the final confirmation by the federal executive council (FEC) to handover the National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP) to operators that…
- 12 Jan 2015
ARTON Expresses Frustration over Delay in Handover of NRTP
Association of Rural Telephony Operators of Nigeria (ARTON) waxed worriedly at the weekend over the continued delay in the handover of the National Rural Telephony Projects (NRTP) five years after…
- 16 Jun 2014
Budget Delay Frustrates Rural Telephony Projects
The handover of the National Rural Telephony Projects (NRTPs) to preferred bidders has been stalled due to the delayed passage by the National Assembly and signing of this year’s budget by Mr.…
- 13 Aug 2012
NRTP: FG Mute on Kano Zone
The federal government has said that it is yet to take any decision on the Kano zone of the National Rural Telephony Project, a part of the little successful $200 million initiative conceived in 2001…
- 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…