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- 19 Sept 2021
NIGCOMSAT to Launch 2 Satellites to Replace NigComSat 1-R Satellite
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), will launch two new satellites, NigComSat-2 and NigComSat-3 in 2023 and 2025 respectively to replace the current NigComSat 1-R, which is…
- 20 Sept 2021
5G First Mile Deployment in Nigeria will be on Satellite – ALTON Boss
Engr Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has said that the 5G in Nigeria will be firstly deployed in satellite before fibre. Engr Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 26 Oct 2017
NIGCOMSAT Signs Backup Agreement with Berlintersat
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has signed a mutual backup services agreement with Berlintersat, at the Belintersat headquarters in Minsk, Belarus. The agreement which is a…
- 6 Apr 2021
Half of Nigeria’s Satellites no Longer in Orbit- Report
NigeriaSat-1, NigComSat-1, and EduSat-1 - three Nigerian satellite are no longer in orbit, according to findings by Space in Africa which produces authoritative business and market analysis reports…
- 7 Jun 2021
Grace Sustaining Nigeria’s Satellite in Orbit- NASRDA
Halilu Shaba, director-general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has said that Nigeria’s satellite expired 3 years ago but still functioning by ”grace”. This is coming after a…
- 22 Jun 2009
New Board Runs Nitel with ‘Project Terms’ System
Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, chairman of the Technical Management Board on Nigerian Telecommunications Plc (Nitel), has tasked the staff of Nitel and its mobile arm, M-tel, to ensure that the…
- 23 Mar 2009
NigComSat-1R, Still an Opportunity to Explore
Recently, the revolution in the world’s weather condition has caused a lot of changes in the atmosphere of orbit, which has led to satellite failures most especially in 2008. This development…
- 24 Jun 2021
NASRDA Seeks Increased Funding to Achieve Space Objectives
Dr Halilu Ahmed Shaba, chief executive officer/ director general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has solicited for intensified funding of the agency’s activities in order to…
- 24 Jun 2018
Osibona to Chair Broadband Access Event
Lanre Osibona, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Information and Communication Technology , will chair this year’s edition of Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) and Africa Digital Awards…