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- 18 Feb 2020
Pantami Receives NBP 2020-2025 Committee Report
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has received the draft report of the National Broadband Plan Committee 2020-2025. L-R: Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…
- 23 Feb 2020
Group Applauds Pantami, NBP 2020-2025 Committee on timely delivery
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers ‘DEMS Volunteers’, a non-governmental group leading nationwide awareness/campaigns on Digital Economy, has commended the Minister of Communications and…
- 17 Dec 2019
FG Out with New 5-Year National Broadband Plan
The need to boost broadband penetration from its present coverage of 37.8% to over 70% in the next five years is the pedestal for the new National Broadband Plan NBP (2020-2025) according to Dr Isa…
- 22 Mar 2020
Broadband: FG Urges Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to Focus on Underserved, Unserved Areas
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged mobile network operators (MNOs) to ensure full attainment of the targets set in the new National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 by giving special attention to unserved…
- 3 Aug 2020
NCC Says 78.9m Nigerians now Connected to Broadband
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that the number of Nigerians connected to high-speed internet rose to 78.9 million in June. Prof Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC The data from the…
- 4 Oct 2022
PIAFo Set for Dig Once Policy Summit to Boost Fibre Deployment
Organisers of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) have concluded plans to dissect issues around formulation and effective implementation of National Dig Once Policy in Nigeria to boost fibre…
- 8 Jun 2020
Pantami Tasks Danbatta, NCC on Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has charged Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as the executive vice chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Creates New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
In continuation of its renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Taps Digima to Head New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the…
- 21 Jul 2020
NCC Begins Implementation of Accounting Separation Framework in Telecoms Industry
The Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) has commenced the creation of an enabling environment for competition among operators in the industry to ensure the provision of qualitative and…
- 11 Sept 2020
NCC Targets 120,000km Fibre Deployment
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will be facilitating the deployment of 120,000 kilometres of fibre in the next five years, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, NCC.…
- 9 Jan 2020
70% Broadband Penetration Possible in Nigeria by 2025, Analysts say
The broad goal of the National Broadband Penetration (NBP) Committee to achieve 70% Broadband penetration by 2025, Analysts in the telecommunications industry have said. A number of countries with…
- 10 Sept 2021
NACCIMA Commends FG’s Approval of 5G
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commended the federal government’s approval of the Fifth Generation Network, commonly referred to as 5G…
- 23 Jul 2020
Era of Pre-Registered SIM Cards Over in Nigeria- Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the era of pre-registered SIM cards either at open markets or at other places across the country is over.…
- 2 Jun 2020
FG Declares Telecommunications Facilities Critical Infrastructure
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to submit a comprehensive list of their facility locations all over the…