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- 16 Feb 2018
ICRC,NPA Partner To Boot Nigerian Economy
Mr Chidi Izuwah, Acting Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says the Commission will partner the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) to develop the ports and enhance…
- 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…
- 22 May 2018
FG Restates Commitment to Float National Carrier by December
Federal Government yesterday restated its commitment to float a new national carrier by December 2018. Chidi Izuwah, Ag. Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)…
- 5 Feb 2024
Businessman Files N5trn Suit Against Works Minister, Others Over Alleged Copyright Breach
A businessman, Mr Kenneth Ibe-Kalu, has filed a N5 trillion suit against the Minister of Works and Housing over alleged copyright infringement, according to NAN report. Ibe-Kalu, in the suit marked:…
- 9 Feb 2025
FG, World Bank Seek Capital Market Solutions for Infrastructure Funding
The World Bank has said that it is planning to introduce its joint capital markets programme (J-CAP) in Nigeria. The J-Cap, a World Bank initiative, helps developing economies strengthen their…
- 19 Jun 2022
NCC, 3R Sign Pact on Revenue Assurance Solutions
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has finally signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with its consultant, 3R Company Nigeria Limited, for the execution of the Revenue…
- 17 May 2023
FG Okays eCRVS, Platform for Birth and Death Registrations
Federal government has approved the development of an Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (eCRVS), a platform that will effectively keep electronic records of birth and death…
- 28 Feb 2022
NCC to Strengthen AOL Administration
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is unwavering in its commitment to deploy a Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) in the telecommunication sector to ensure a more robust Annual Operating Levy…
- 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…
- 26 May 2020
Global Leaders @ 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations Urge Government, Private Sector Collaboration
United Bank for Africa (UBA) celebrated Africa Day 2020, by bringing together global leaders at the 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations, screened live across the continent. UBA helps set the debate…
- 14 Jan 2013
FG Sinks $400m in Gas Project
The federal government is to commit $400 million into the Trans-Africa Gas Pipeline project expected to be completed in 2018, according to Mr. Ghaji Bello, acting director general, Infrastructure…
- 30 Nov 2016
Why Nigeria Fares Poorly in Infrastructure Provisioning- Omisore
Senator Iyiola Alani Omisore, ‎former deputy Governor of Osun State, has identified several factors why the Nigeria’s…
- 6 Dec 2016
Blame Weak Legislation for PPP Failures- Experts
Experts at the just-concluded African Engineering Conference, organised by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have blamed the failure of public-private partnership on…
- 22 Nov 2017
FG says National Carrier to be Private Sector Driven
The Federal Government has said that the proposed national carrier will be driven by private sector. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, who disclosed that such arrangement, would avoid…
- 21 Feb 2019
NCC, ONSA to Address Security Concerns from Fake Phones
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other government agencies, set up committees to combat the recurrent cycle of…
- 26 Feb 2020
Pantami Canvasses for Skills Development Over Theoretical Knowledge for a Digital Nigeria
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has called for an accelerated development that will drive a Digital Economy for a Digital Nigeria, noting that our…
- 24 Mar 2021
FG Issues Notice for Commencement of HDMI’s Procurement Process
The Federal Government has issued the notice for the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) to commence the procurement for the twelve Federal highway roads it intends to concession…
- 25 Feb 2022
NCC to Deploy Revenue Assurance Solution to Block Leakages
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will implement the Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) to monitor revenue generated in a bid to block leaks in its Annual Operating Fee (AOL).…
- 5 Jul 2023
ALTON Hails NCC Boss for Quality Regulation
Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has praised the exceptional leadership of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the…
- 18 Jul 2018
FG Names New National Carrier ‘Nigeria Air’
The Federal Government has unveiled the name and logo for the national carrier that would be launched at the end of this year. The name; ‘Nigeria Air’ was unveiled by the Minister of State for…
- 30 Dec 2018
NCC Faults Falana’s Claims on N600Bn Yearly Loss
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday faulted Mr. Femi Falana’s (SAN), Lagos lawyer claim that the country was losing about N600 billion due to the failure of the commission to issue…
- 30 Sept 2022
PPP Will Play a Critical Role in Accelerating Nigeria's Digital Economy - NITDA DG
Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has given a nod to the call for proposals to support the establishment of Digital Innovation Hubs in…
- 24 Mar 2019
TEF Entrepreneurship Selects 3,050 Entrepreneurs for 5th Cycle Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, has announced 3,050 African entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countries,…
- 28 Jul 2019
Presidents, Global Leaders Tackle Job Creation, Others @ 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most…
- 30 May 2013
FG Rolls Out 30-Year National Integrated Infrastructure Blueprint
Federal Government said it has mapped out a 30-year National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP) for the country, in realisation of the enormous need for infrastructure improvement in…
- 24 May 2020
Africa's Post-Covid Economic Recovery: Elumelu Moderates as World Leaders Convene at UBA Africa Day Conversations 2020
The President of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall, President of Liberia, H.E George Weah and United States Senator Chris Coons will form part of a high-level leadership panel to be moderated by the Chairman,…
- 25 Jan 2010
Globacom Raises Funds for Haiti Quake Victims
Globacom, Nigeria’s leading national telecoms operator, has launched an appeal to raise funds to support the rehabilitation of the unfortunate victims of the recent devastating earthquake in…
- 23 Sept 2020
“TIME 100” Lists Tony Elumelu among 100 Most Influential People in the World 2020
TIME has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its…
- 13 Nov 2020
ICPC Ranks NCC as Ethically-Compliant Regulatory Agency
Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission’s (ICPC) has ranked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the most integrity-driven and ethically-compliant parastatal…
- 16 Nov 2020
Belgium Bestows Highest National Honour on Elumelu
The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, the country’s oldest and most important National Honour on Tony O. Elumelu, Africa’s leading investor…