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- 23 Jul 2024
FG to Replace NIGCOMSAT-1R Communications Satellite
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), which owns and operates Nigeria’s communications satellite systems, has begun the process of replacing its NIGCOMSAT-1R communications…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2013
Communication Satellite can Deliver Broadband, NigComSat Boss
Engr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, chief executive officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat) has x-rayed how broadband could improve economics and create a win-win situation for…
- 8 Apr 2025
NIGCOMSAT, Jigawa State Empower 150 Youths on Satellite New Innovations
Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) in collaboration with Jigawa state government, commenced training of 150 youths on satellite technology and digital communication. Jane…
- 24 Jul 2012
NigComSat, Nimasa to Fight Pirates with Satellite
The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat) has offered to deploy it NigComSat-1R satellite, the super hybrid, high power, quad band geo-stationary satellite to arrest Nigeria’s sea…
- 17 May 2016
NigComSat Needs 2 Additional Satellites- Shittu
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, said that the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat) will require two additional satellites to revolutionize e-governance,…
- 11 May 2023
NIGCOMSAT Partners NNPC to Deliver Satellite Services
Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited has entered into strategic partnership with National Petroleum Telecommunications Limited (NAPET)l, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum…
- 19 Apr 2021
NIGCOMSAT Denies Paying N10.4Bn to Insure Satellite
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has said it didn’t pay N10.4 billion as insurance for its Nigcomsat-1R satellite. Adamu Idris, spokesman, of the agency in a statement said…
- 26 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…
- 7 Aug 2025
NAF, NIGCOMSAT to Boost Nigeria’s Security with Satellite Technology
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited have entered into a strategic alliance aimed at advancing operational effectiveness, sovereignty, and sustainability…
- 8 Dec 2024
Nigeria Risks Missing out on $1.2 Trillion AI Opportunity- NigComSat
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat), the country’s satellite operator, has warned that Nigeria may lose a $1.2 trillion share of the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) economy by…
- 9 Sept 2019
NIGCOMSAT to Deepen Access, Affordability of Satellite Internet with PortaBilling
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has taken on a new approach in to delivery of satellite connectivity solutions by establishing an eco-system of Virtual Internet Service…
- 24 Oct 2019
Technical Hitches May Have Halted $150m Back-up Satellite for NigComSat
Negotiations for over $150 million Chinese loan for procurement of back-up satellite in the orbit by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat), might have been abandoned due to…
- 4 Jun 2025
NBC, Nigcomsat Launch Satellite Plan to Transform Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) have jointly introduced “The Big Picture’, a flagship initiative under Nigeria’s renewed Digital…
- 22 Feb 2024
Tinubu Appoints New Executives for NCC, Galaxy Backbone, NIGCOMSAT
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 executive heads across the Nigerian Communications Commission, Galaxy Backbone Limited, and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, all…
- 20 Nov 2022
NIGCOMSAT Moves to Boost 5G Deployment with Satellite Technology
The Nigerian Communications Satallite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has assured Nigerians of a faster, wider coverage, and better deployment of 5G network across Nigeria, after the launch Nigeria’s second…
- 17 Feb 2015
FG Plans to Sell Nigeria Communications Satellite
Mr. Benjamin Dikki, Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that the Federal Government has decided to sell the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat) in…
- News1 Sept 2026
FG Says New Satellites will Track Criminals, Fix Military Communication Gaps
Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, managing director and chief executive officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), has said that the agency’s upcoming NigComSat-2A and 2B satellites will play a crucial role in tackling insecurity by tracking criminals and solving communication breakdowns faced by military personnel on the frontline.
- 17 Mar 2026
NigComSat-1R, Nigeria’s Only Satellite to Expire this Year
NigComSat-1R, a Nigerian geostationary communications satellite will outlive its usefulness this year, meaning that the satellite will expire anytime now. NigComSat-1R was launched by China Great…
- 11 Sept 2017
FG targets $86m Revenue from Space Satellite
Mr. Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, said that the Federal Government has repositioned the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) for global competitiveness to enable it…
- 9 Nov 2012
No to NigComSat’s Autonomy
The demand of autonomy by Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat) is ill-timed and wasteful. It is embarrassing to Nigeria as a nation and amounts to telling the outside world…
- 5 May 2021
NCC Inks MoU with NIGCOMSAT for Deployment of 5G Services Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited for the deployment of 5G services…
- 31 Jul 2012
Nigcomsat, Main One Launch Teleport
Nigerian Communications Satellite (Nigcomsat) Limited in partnership with Main One Cable Company has launched Teleport to boost access to bandwidth by last mile Internet users. The hub, which is…
- 23 Sept 2024
Saudi Arabian Embassy in Talks with NIGCOMSAT to Host 4 TV Channels on NigComSat-1R
Saudi Arabian Embassy in Nigeria has initiated discussions with Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) to host four television channels on the NigComSat-1R satellite. This development…
- 27 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…
- 13 Nov 2020
NIGCOMSAT Hosts First Space-Sector Innovative Challenge
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) have on Friday launched the first edition of Hackathon ActinSpace Challenge to help drive innovative ideas in the Nigerian space sector. In…
- 8 Jul 2012
NIGCOMSAT Join Hands with iDirect for Broadband Internet Access
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) at the weekend announced the deployment of iDirect universal satellite hub evolution platform to boost the growing broadband market needs in…
- 10 Mar 2014
NigComSat Board Bemoans Proliferation of Foreign ICT Vendors
Worried by the proliferation and domination of Foreign Information and Communications Technology (ICT) vendors in Nigeria, the board of Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) limited has said…
- 2 Jan 2018
NigComSat Battles DStv, TStv with DTH Services
Nigerian Communication Satellite (NigComSat) Limited in partnership with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) recently in Abuja launched Direct-to-Home (DTH) services. DTH refers to…
- 6 Jun 2021
NIGCOMSAT Partners Others to Test-Run SBAS Helicopter in Cameroon
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT); the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar; and Thales Alenia Space, recently carried out a Satellite-Based Augmentation…