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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…
- 2 Mar 2009
China Replaces NigcomSat 1 Soon
Federal government has said that it will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Great Wall Corporation Company (CGWCC) to replace the damaged Nigeria Communications Satellite 1…
- 20 Aug 2020
Reps Probe NigComSat’s Failed $500m Satellite 1-R
The House of Representatives Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Matters, has began its investigation into the failed $500 million launch of the Satellite 1-R, as well the N180.9 million insurance…
- 6 Feb 2012
Brighter Side of Mayan Year
Along with predicting the end of the world in 2012, the ancient Mayan calendar could have helped mankind if it threw in a few forecasts about the economy this year to encourage profligacy or…
- 13 Jul 2010
NigComSat 2, Nigeria Awaits New Dawn
News that the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NigComSat 2 is nearing completion is heart warming and a welcome development. When put into orbit, it will be a proactive action on the part of…
- 17 Oct 2017
Reps Query Non-Patronage of Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Satellite
Committee on Information Communication Technology of the House of Representatives has been mandated the to investigate the cause of non-patronage of the multibillion Nigeria Communications Satellite…
- 18 Apr 2021
NigComSat Trains 600 on VSAT Installation
Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT) has completed the 6-day training of the 600 persons in Gombe, Abia, Kano, Ekiti, Kebbi, Lagos and Bauchi states. Dr Isa Pantami, minister of…
- 17 Nov 2008
Missing Link in NigComSat
Nigeria communication Satellite (NigComSat) launched into the orbit over 18 months ago with fanfare is never shy of the storm. In fact, NigComSat, a public private partnership under the Federal…
- 21 Sept 2010
NigComSat Reposition for Excellence
Ahmed Rufai, chief executive officer, Nigerian Communication Satellite (NigComSat), has said that with nearly 150 young engineers fully trained and equipped to fit into any global engineering field,…
- 25 May 2018
FG Says Plans Afoot for 2 Backup Satellites
Nigerian Communications Satellites Limited (NIGCOMSAT) said that plans are still on to procure two more satellites at the cost of $550m to serve as backup for the country’s only communications…
- 11 Oct 2023
Tinubu Appoints chief Executives for Five Agencies
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation,…
- 28 Feb 2012
Nigeria to Save N5Bn From Penetration of Indigenous Software Products Services
Nigeria is to save a whooping N5billion annually derivable from the penetration of indigenous software products services by embracing the use of the recently launched NigcomSat - IR, Nigeria…
- 10 Dec 2012
NSE Conducts Elections with NigComSat e-Voting System
Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) at the weekend successfully conducted its yearly general elections online real-time using an e-voting system manufactured locally by engineers at Nigerian…
- 2 Aug 2010
VDT Moves to Ensure Zero Downtime for Banks
Wireless backhaul provider, Vdt Communications has begun moves to assist its customers especially banks and other financial institutions towards achieving ‘Zero Downtime’ in their…
- 21 Feb 2015
NIPOST Targets 40m Nigerians in Financial Inclusion Programme
Mallam Ibrahim Mori Baba, post master general of Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), has said that the Post will bring over 40 million rural people into the financial market with the establishment of…
- 26 May 2026
Transition to Digital TV to Unlock N605Bn New Revenue Streams – NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that its planned Digital Switch-Over (DSO) project will create access to Nigeria’s N605.2 billion advertising market for broadcasters and content…
- 18 Sept 2020
Satellite Operators Push New Signal across Africa, Indian Ocean Regions
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), has started to broadcast a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI), providing its…
- 20 Aug 2018
TSTV Makes a Comeback, Promises Innovation
Bright Echefu, managing director and chief executive officer of TSTV Africa has announced that the wholly owned Nigerian Innovative Pay TV Operator is back. Launched October 1, 2017, TSTV is a…
- 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…
- 29 Jan 2016
Rufai Explains Why Abuja, Lagos CCTV Cameras are not Functional
Mr. Ahmed Rufai, former Director-General of the Nigerian Communications Satellite ( NigComSat), has given reason the $470million Abuja, Lagos Closed Circuit Television cameras project has remained…
- 25 May 2026
NBC Sets 2028 Deadline for Full Digital Switch-Over
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has unveiled a new “Big Picture” strategy aimed at achieving full nationwide Digital Switch-Over (DSO) by December 31, 2028. DSOis designed to provide Nigerians…
- 29 Dec 2017
30% Should Be Minimum Broadband Target for 2018- ATCON President
By peter oluka Broadband access has become crucial to any national development agenda, and the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2013 had set a target of 30% penetration by 2018. As year 2018…
- 22 Nov 2021
NCC to Release Final IM for 5G Auction as Applications Ends Tomorrow
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released the final Information Memorandum (IM) for the planned auction of the 5G spectrum licence auction scheduled for December 13, 2021. The commission…
- 10 Apr 2026
FG to Gift Nigerians over 100 Free TV Channels from May 15
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is set to launch so-called FreeTV, with over 100 channels for news, sports, education, entertainment and children’s programming in multiple Nigerian languages.…
- 23 Jun 2019
DStv Unscathed by Attacks on Many Fronts
Multichoice, owners of DStv and GOtv is being attacked on all fronts as the pay-tv operator grows stronger with better content and constant evolution. From the home country to Nigeria; to the…
- 1 Oct 2020
Pantami Urges Nigerians to Inculcate Healthy Practices on Cyberspace
As the world marks the Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on Nigerians to embrace healthy practices…
- 4 Feb 2021
Finance Act 2020: NCC, Sister Agencies to Strengthen Collaboration with FIRS
An inter-agency committee set, up by Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to discuss areas of collaboration between the agencies of the Federal Ministry of…
- 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…