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- 17 Nov 2020
FG Says Broadband Penetration Rose to 45.43% by October
Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has said that broadband penetration in Nigeria increased to 45.43 per cent in October. Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant on Information Technology to…
- 8 Sept 2021
FG Okays 5G Deployment in Nigeria
The Federal Executive Council has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. Dr Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant on Information Technology to the…
- 15 Apr 2021
FG Lifts Ban on New SIM Cards Activation
Federal Government has approved the Activation of New SIM Registration with Mandatory NIN in line with the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration Dr Femi Adeluyi,…
- 27 Aug 2021
Nigeria Elected into Two Highest Universal Postal Union Councils
Nigeria has emerged as winners at the elections into the Council of Administration (CA) and Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Dr. Isa Pantami, minister, Federal…
- 2 Apr 2020
Lockdown: FG Plans Digital Training for Nigerians
The federal government on Thursday announced its plans to engage citizens in digital activities from the comfort of their homes during the restriction of movement due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In…
- 10 Apr 2020
Pantami Calls for Extra Vigilance As Cybercriminals Exploit COVID-19
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged Nigerians to be extra vigilant as criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 Pandemic to defraud unsuspecting…
- 22 May 2020
Pantami Commends Governors El-Rufai, Uzodimma, Others for Implementing RoW Resolution
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy has commended Executive Governors of Kaduna, Imo, Katsina and Plateau States for implementing the Right of Way (RoW)…
- 1 Jun 2020
Pantami Puts TCT’s Contribution to Nigeria’s GDP @ 14.07%
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has stated that the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has contributed unprecedented 14.07 percent to the…
- 7 Jun 2020
Pantami Commends Govs Abdulrahman,Obiano for Crashing RoW Charges
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has Commended Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Willie Obiano of Kwara and Anambra respectively for crashing the right…
- 24 Aug 2020
Pantami Excited as ICT’s Contribution to Nigeria’s GDP Increases to 17.83%
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has expressed happiness over increasing contribution of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), to Nigeria’s Gross…
- 1 Oct 2020
Pantami Urges Nigerians to Inculcate Healthy Practices on Cyberspace
As the world marks the Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on Nigerians to embrace healthy practices…
- 15 Oct 2020
FEC Approves Policy on Virtual Engagements for the Public Service
The Federal Executive Council has approved the Policy on Virtual Engagements for the Public Service at its meeting on the 14 th of October, 2020. This came at the heels of the presentation of the…
- 11 Nov 2020
Broadband Penetration Hits 45.43% in October
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has noted that Broadband penetration in the country increased to 45.43% by the end of October 2020. Dr Pantami…
- 26 Nov 2020
No Unregistered SIM Cards on Nigerian Networks- Pantami
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has claimed that there are currently no improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards on the networks. Recall that…
- 10 Dec 2020
FG Reduces Cost of Data by 50 Percent
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the administration has significantly reduced the average cost of data by 50 per cent. Pantami disclosed this…
- 20 Dec 2020
FG Says National Identity Number is Free
Nigerians are to obtain their National Identity Numbers (NINs) at no cost as the exercise is free all over the country, according to Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy.…
- 1 Jan 2021
FG Approves Mobile App, NIN Slip for Easy Enrolment
The federal government has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a Mobile App that would enable Nigerians easily link their National Identity…
- 5 Jan 2021
FG Introduces Improved NIN Slip, NIMC Mobile App
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a Mobile App. This is part…
- 17 Jan 2021
NIN: FG Sets Up Enrollment Centre for Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
- 17 Jan 2021
FG Makes NIN Compulsory for Foreign Diplomats
Federal government has said that National Identity Number (NIN) is mandatory for foreign diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more. Dr Isa Pantami, minister of…
- 14 Mar 2021
FG Asks Telcos to Halt Suspension of USSD Banking Services
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has directed that the impending suspension of the USSD services by the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) be put on hold. The…
- 23 May 2021
FG Pledges to Engage Facebook Over WhatsApp Updated Privacy Policy
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment in ensuring that data privacy of Nigerians are protected in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, NDPR and the National Digital…
- 25 May 2021
Pantami Expresses Delight as ICT Contributes 6.47% to GDP in Q1, 2021
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has expressed delight at the 6.47 per cent contribution by the ICT sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first…
- 26 Aug 2021
ICT Contribution of 17.92% to Nigeria’s GDP, Its Highest Ever – Pantami
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has contributed 17.92 per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product…
- 9 May 2022
ITU Appoints Pantami to Chair World Summit on WSIS Forum 2022
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has appointed Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, as chairman of the World Summit on Information Society…
- 1 Jul 2022
5G Deployment: FG Approves Microsoft’s Agreement, Migration of C-Band Services
The federal government has approved an Enterprise Licensing Agreement for Microsoft products and the clearing up of C-Band Spectrum in order to accelerate the deployment of 5G services in the…
- 13 Jul 2022
Pantami to Unveil 2 Books @Emerging Technologies Forum
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, will publicly unveil two of his recent books at the Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum on Emerging Technologies,…
- 16 Aug 2022
NFMC Orders MDAs, Embassies, Others to Hand over Radio Frequency Spectrum
National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), has mandated radio frequency spectrum that are used by entities such as Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Governments, Embassies, Diplomatic…
- 28 Aug 2022
Pantami Excited over 18.44% ICT Contribution to Nigeria’s GDP
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has expressed delight over the remarkable contribution of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT)…
- 3 Dec 2023
DG NITDA Urges Japan Government to Leverage Nigeria’s Youthful Poplation
As part of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu's commitment towards creating meaningful opportunities for Nigerian youths, the Director General Of the National Information Technology…