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- 11 Oct 2019
FG Mandates Review of National Broadcasting Codes
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the review of the National Broadcasting Code and extant broadcasting laws to reflect stiffer penalties for violators of broadcasting regulations. The President…
- 1 Feb 2017
Reps Seek Increase of Fuel Price by N5 for Roads
Nigerians may have to pay N5 extra for petroleum products, if the House of Representatives signs the current National Roads Fund Bill into law. A technical committee set up by the House Committee on…
- 6 Feb 2017
Turkish Airlines to View New Ad Campaign in Nigeria, 298 Others
Turkish Airlines, the winner of the "Best Airline in Europe" award for the last six years in a row given by the most respected global airline passenger survey organisation, Skytrax, debuted its new…
- 3 Sept 2020
Cybersafe Foundation Taps Dr. Peter Obadare as Chairman Advisory Board
Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale, a seasoned cybersecurity thought leader, has been appointed as the Chairman, Advisory Board of Cybersafe Foundation. The non-governmental organization is on a mission to…
- 26 Mar 2021
UBA America to Facilitate Investment, Development Capital, Trade Between North America and Africa - CEO
UBA America, the United States’ subsidiary of Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has pledged its continuous commitment to facilitate trade and investment between…
- 17 Aug 2010
The Courier Industry and Regulation
Recent development on government agencies and departments regulating their counterparts across different sectors of the economy heightened recently as Nigerian International Air Couriers Association…
- 31 May 2026
MTN, ALTON, Upperlink, NiRA back 2026 Nigeria DigitalSENSE forum, awards
Leading telecommunications, technology, and internet governance stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the 16th milestone edition of the annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet…
- 15 Nov 2023
NAICOM Warns Insurers Against Dealing with Unlicensed Agents, Brokers
National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has issued a stern warning to insurance operators against dealing with unlicensed agents and brokers if the sector must progress and earn the trust of the…
- 3 Oct 2025
NFVCB, NCC Partner Against Digital Piracy, Unlicensed Streaming
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has initiated talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to tackle digital piracy and the proliferation of unlicensed streaming platforms in…
- 11 Dec 2022
NCC Reiterates Commitment to MVNO Licensing, Says Process will be Finalised this Year
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to finalise the issuance of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) licenses before the year ends. The commission's…
- 2 Apr 2026
CBN Plans New Payment Systems Vision
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that it will be launching a new payment systems vision that will outline where the entire ecosystem is expected to be heading in the next three years. Olayemi…
- 28 Oct 2021
Sierra Leone's Telecoms Regulator Visits NCC for Benchmarking
Nigeria's global ranking as a model in telecom regulation, and her status as a leading light of operational efficiency, solidarity and collaborative partnering in sub-regional and Continental…
- 5 Mar 2014
CBN Set to Liquidate 83 Micro Finance Banks
Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, managing director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, said yesterday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the liquidation of 83 licensed micro finance banks.…
- 24 Oct 2019
#MoDiTECH2019 Holds Today in Lagos
C-level executives including CEOs/CFOs/CROs/CCO/CIO; Directors and Heads of trading, operations, research, analytics, investment, strategy, digital, compliance, risk and data analysts; and senior…
- 8 Jun 2020
PMAN Accuses Telcos of Lack of Revenue Accountability
Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has threatened to sue telecom operators under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) for…
- 16 Jun 2021
IPC, CSOs Kick against Proposed Tariff Regulation for Satellite TV
International Press Centre (IPC), as well as civil society organisations (CSOs), have rejected the proposed tariff regulations for satellite television in the new National Broadcasting Commission…
- 24 Jun 2020
ATCON Pledges to Support NCC Actualize SMP 2020 – 2024 Plan
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has promised to work with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to achieve the objectives…
- 22 May 2018
Rudman, IXPN Boss to Chair DigitalSENSE Forum 2018
Mr. Muhammed Rudman, managing director and chief executive officer of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), would early next month, June, preside over the annual 2018 edition of Nigeria…
- 7 Jun 2015
Top Drivers of ICT President Buhari Can Pick as CommTech Minister
If President Muhammadu Buhari is indisposed to keeping Mrs. Omobola Johnson, the immediate and pioneer Minister of Communication Technology who is believed to have laid a solid foundation for…
- 5 May 2021
National Assembly Moves to Grant NIPOST Commission Status
National Assembly (NASS) has concluded plans to repeal the establishing law of the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) and re-enact the law to grant the agency the status of a commission. This,…
- 2 Jul 2020
IBAN Asks NBC to Suspend Controversial Broadcasting Code
Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (IBAN) has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to suspend the implementation of the amended 6th broadcasting code. Guy Murray-Bruce, the…
- 1 Mar 2026
Reps Mull Commission to Regulate Fintech Operations
House of Representatives has moved to establish a regulatory commission to regulate fintech in the country. The regulatory commission is to be established through a bill sponsored by Hon. Fuad Kayode…
- 24 May 2023
Buhari Appoints Gwandu As Substantive EVC/CEO of NASENI
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, new and substantive Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has officially resumed…
- 3 Oct 2018
NDIC Paid N11.5bn to Depositors of Financial Institutions in 2017
Umaru Ibrahim, Managing Director and Chief Executive, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has revealed that about N11.50 billion has been paid to financial institutions. The payment, he…
- 31 May 2010
ISPs Shun IXPN, Prefer Overseas Exchanges
Hopes of affordable internet services and chances of developing local content on the internet have been hobbled by the reluctance of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other telecommunications…
- 25 Apr 2013
Courier Industry Holds Key to Vision 20:2020-Bichi
Sule Bichi is the managing director, Red Star Express Plc, a licensee of Federal Express Corporation (FEDEX). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member…
- 3 Apr 2013
Reps say NTA, Others can Leverage on NigComSat for Digital Broadcasting
Bubar Jubrin, House Committee chairman, Information & National Orientation, has said that Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Voice of Nigeria (VON) are in position to leverage the…
- 20 Dec 2019
CBN Issues Licences to 15 Mobile Money Operators
Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has issued licences to 15 mobile money operators as part of its drive towards increasing financial inclusion. Emefiele, CBN gov To further address the observed absence of…
- 14 Sept 2014
Uduikhue, Data-Point MD Bags Rotary Award
Mr. Lucky Uduikhue, managing director and chief executive officer, Data-Point Microsystems Limited, was at the weekend honoured by Rotary Club of FESTAC Central, District 9110, Lagos, in appreciation…
- 2 Nov 2022
Dr Obadare Bags CSEAN’s first Cybersecurity Outstanding Individual Award
Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale, the Co-Founder and the Chief Visionary officer (CVO) of Digital Encode Limited, has emerged the first recipient of Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN’s)…