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- 31 Jan 2017
Concerns over FG’s "Eavesdropping" Satellites
The federal government has said that it will go ahead to build and launch two new satellites, despite an alleged loss of about $10 billion to foreign geospatial information sourcing firms due to what…
- 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…
- 17 Jan 2022
Nigeria Oils Machine for Launch of Sat2, 2nd Satellite — Pantami
Nigeria is to launch a second satellite (Sat 2) into orbit with a view to boosting the nation’s satellite communications capacity, according to Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital…
- 17 Aug 2016
Etisalat Sponsored ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’ 2 Set for Nationwide Broadcast
Nigeria’s leading Children Television series, ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’, powered by Cliqlite from Etisalat Nigeria, is set to commence nationwide airing from the 20th of August of the season 2…
- 27 Jul 2021
NASRDA Says Nigeria’s Expired Satellites will Not Breakdown
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has said Nigeria’s two satellites in the orbit which have expired are not likely to break down in the near future because the agency was…
- 25 Aug 2016
Etisalat-Sponsored ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’ Begins Season 2 Broadcast
The broadcast of the season two of Nigeria’s leading family TV series, Kids Say the Darndest Things sponsored by most innovative telecommunications operator, Etisalat Nigeria, took off at the weekend…
- 30 Aug 2013
Glut Hits Undersea Cables, Capacity Wastes
Some 7 terabyte per second bandwidth by the four undersea cables’ infrastructure are unutilized; a classical case of starving in the midst of plent y , Nigeria CommuncationsWeek can now reveal.…
- 27 Mar 2018
NITDA Awards 92 Postgraduate Scholarships for 2017/2018 Year
As part of its mandate of developing and regulating the Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has awarded 92 scholarships for…
- 15 Feb 2010
11 M Nigerians Scramble for 30 SPMs
Only a paltry 30 SPMs bandwidth is available to the about 11 million Internet users in the country resulting in the slow and sometimes frustrating access to the information superhighway, Nigeria…
- 19 Dec 2012
2012: Alcatel-Lucent Reels Success Story, Activities
Alcatel-Lucent has a very strong presence in Africa, connected to its global organization, leveraging central support and ensuring best practices, the company has dedicated teams with local knowledge…
- 29 Jan 2015
Five Nigerians among Top 10 Richest Pastors in the World
RichestLifestyle has compiled a list of 10 richest pastors in the world and their individual net worth and 5 of the pastors who made the list are from Nigeria, with Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of…
- 21 Sept 2010
High Cost Limits Broadband Penetration
Broadband internet is still a scare commodity despite the arrival of two major submarine fibre optic cable infinitives because it still costs some $2, 400 for one mega byte per second and that has…
- 10 Mar 2013
Why and How Broadband Internet is Expensive
Nigerians will have to wait a little longer for affordable high-speed internet service otherwise known as broadband internet because there are still many roadblocks, people who should know have said.…
- 8 Mar 2010
New Generation Consortium Needs $4.5Bn to Rejig Nitel
New Generation Telecommunications Consortium, the preferred bidder for the purchase of a controlling stake in Nitel/Mtel may have won the first phase of the battle for what is left of the beleaguered…
- 4 Feb 2020
Layer3 Explains How Local Cloud Services Reduce Risk of Submarine Fiber Disruptions
Life in today’s world is so heavily dependent on the internet, that disruptions to it may significantly affect the quality of social interaction, business, leisure, and public services available to…
- 28 Jul 2014
NgREN Pushes Bandwidth Demand to 377 STM-1
Launch of Nigerian Research and Educational Network (NgREN) recently have increased bandwidth demand by telecommunications operators, banks among other companies using the commodity to 377…
- 8 Apr 2024
Multichoice Nigeria Reportedly Defrauded of N7.9Bn
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv and GOtv, popular cable television services was allegedly defrauded of the total sum of N7.9 billion. Premium Times citing court documents reported that…
- 5 Sept 2022
BBNaija S7:The Buzz Breaks Last Season’s Streaming Record For Most First-Day Views On Showmax
This season of the Showmax BBNaija exclusive talk show, The Buzz has broken last season’s record for the most first-day views on Showmax in Nigeria. BBNaija S7: The Buzz is the most popular Showmax…
- 4 Nov 2013
FG May Lose $12Bn to Oil Theft this Year
Revenue earned by Nigeria this year may be as much as $12 billion short of budget estimates as theft of crude and output disruptions persist in the oil-rich Niger River delta, according to Ngozi…
- 25 Apr 2016
Stakeholders Worry over Roadblocks to Broadband Penetration
Nigerians will have to wait a little longer for affordable high-speed internet service otherwise known as broadband internet because there are still many roadblocks, people who should know told…