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- 14 Dec 2020
InfraCo Africa Invests $27m in InfraCredit to Finance Infrastructure
InfraCredit, a specialised local currency infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced the completion of a $27 million equity investment by InfraCo Africa, part of the Private…
- 21 Jul 2021
Agusto, GCR Affirm InfraCredit’s ‘AAA’ Long Term Credit Ratings
Rating agencies, Agusto & Co and Global Credit Ratings (GCR) have re-affirmed the “AAA” credit rating of Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit), specialised infrastructure…
- 23 Jun 2021
USTDA, InfraCredit Partner on Infrastructure in Nigeria
InfraCredit, a specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Trade and Development Agency to bring high-quality U.S.…
- 26 Aug 2022
Agusto, GCR Affirm ‘AAA’ Long Term Credit Rating of InfraCredit
For the fifth consecutive year, rating agencies, Agusto & Co (“Agusto”) and Global Credit Ratings (“GCR”) re-affirmed the “AAA” credit rating of Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited…
- 22 Aug 2016
NCC to License More Broadband Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to license more broadband operators to complement existing ones in order to achieve the 30 per cent broadband penetration target of the Federal Government…
- 25 Feb 2021
FG Seeks Asset Manager for N15tn Infraco Fund
Federal government plans to hire an asset manager for its new Infrastructure Development Company (Infraco), designed to raise as much as N15 trillion ($36.7 billion) for infrastructural projects and…
- 9 Jun 2020
NITRA Felicitates With Danbatta Over Reappointment As EVC, NCC
The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has congratulated Professor Umar GarbaDanbatta the Executive Vice Chairman EVC/CEO of the nation’s regulatory body, the Nigerian…
- 6 Nov 2022
NCC Inaugurates Committee to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
In a bid to give verve to expansion of broadband services in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of…
- 14 Apr 2022
NCC, Google Collaborate to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Transformation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together toward advancing the actualisation of auspicious national targets for…
- 28 Jun 2019
119 Million Subscribers Have Access to the Internet – Says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive (EVC/CE) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that 119 million subscribers now access the Internet in…
- 13 May 2026
Distinguished Industry Veteran Dr. Olusola Teniola to Chair NDSF 2026
The organizing committee of the 2026 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) is proud to announce Dr. Olusola Teniola as the Chairman for this year’s landmark…
- 18 Dec 2025
Why Econet Wireless is Switching to VFEX
After nearly 30 years on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), Econet Wireless, the country’s biggest technology company, is preparing to leave the bourse and move its property and infrastructure assets…
- 12 Jun 2022
ATCON Mobilises Stakeholders Towards Achieving 70 Per cent Broadband Penetration Target
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has rallied stakeholders towards achieving the country’s 2020-2025 target of reaching 70 per cent in broadband penetration. This is as…
- 14 Jul 2019
Danbatta Says effective governance will protect 122 million Nigeria's Internet users
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that 122 million Nigeria's Internet users will be more protected online through a synergistic collaboration among various organisations and…
- 22 May 2019
MainOne Pledges N25billion to Digitization of Lagos
MainOne has launched its “Digital Lagos: Broadband for All” campaign initiative to enable the digital transformation of Lagos state through deployment of ubiquitous broadband infrastructure across…
- 8 Sept 2017
Telecoms Sector Adds N1.5tn to GDP in Q2--- Danbatta
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the telecoms sector contributed N1.549 trillion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the…
- 10 Nov 2017
NCC at TERF’17 Seeks Stakeholders’ Continued Support on Broadband Agenda
By peter oluka Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that the broadband agenda remains top priority on its developmental agenda for…
- 17 Nov 2022
NCC Commends Ondo Govt Broadband Plan through Odua Infraco, Sets up Committee
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Government of Ondo State for its commitment to deployment of broadband infrastructure through the Odua Infraco, urging other states to…
- 4 Oct 2021
BOI’s Disbursement to SMEs, Large Enterprises Hits Over N1trn in 6 Years
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has revealed that its disbursement to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises has reached over N1trillion in six years. According to the…
- 29 Jul 2018
Broadband Service Providers Chart Way Forward to Increasing Broadband Penetration
Broadband service providers have identified ways through which Nigeria can increase broadband penetration by 2020. They spoke at the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum with the theme: “Broadband…
- 9 Nov 2020
NTITA: NCC, Danbatta Bag Fresh Awards for Broadband Development
Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTITA) has honoured Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Prof. Umar Danbatta, its executive vice chairman, for the critical role being played by…
- 24 Jul 2014
MainOne @ #NCSEnugu2014, Harps on Domestic Data Hosting
Data remain the currency in a knowledge-based world, hence the process of harnessing and warehousing of such is crucial for every individual, oraganisation or nation to make gain from it, said…
- 24 Jan 2020
Facebook Calls for Robust Infrastructure Deployment to Bolster Digital Culture, Seeks NCC Partnership
Facebook, a digital services provider has called for governments’ collaboration and partnership for infrastructure deployment to strengthen connectivity, enhance businesses and bolster citizens'…
- 12 Jun 2022
We’re Making Progress in Enthroning 5G for Digital Economy - NCC
Nigeria has made some significant success in the drive towards enthroning national digital economy for the country. This was disclosed by Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief…
- 18 Jul 2017
Senate Committee @ MainOne’s Data Center, Lauds Contribution to Nigeria
The Senate Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime has pledged its readiness to work with relevant agencies to ensure that Nigeria meets its ICT objectives…
- 22 Feb 2022
NCC Reaffirms Commitment to Tackling Telecom Infrastructure Deficit
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment towards the implementation of various regulatory initiatives and programmes, in collaboration with all stakeholders in the…
- 11 Oct 2014
Nigeria Telecoms Sector Investments Now Worth $32-Juwah
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the investment volume in the nation’s telecommunications industry is estimated at $32billion with 9.2 per cent to the country’s GDP. Dr.…
- 27 Aug 2019
Nigeria Approves Spectrum for 5G Trial
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the spectrum for the trial of 5G services in the country, according to Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the commission, Danbatta,…
- 28 Oct 2019
Danbatta Seeks Fully Adoption of e-Government in Service Delivery
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that the introduction of e-government applications has been beneficial to the process of…
- 28 Oct 2019
Stakeholders at MoDiTECH 2019 Harp on Leveraging Digital Services to Boost Nigeria’s Economy
To fully embrace the possibilities that digital technology has to offer both the private and public organisations have to be willing to use agile approaches in which requirements and solutions evolve…