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- 19 Oct 2022
NCC Rallies Governors for Broadband Awareness Forum
All Nigeria State Governors are set to discuss how to empower the citizens with latest telecoms technologies as they partake in the maiden edition of Broadband Technical Awareness Forum for Governors…
- 18 Apr 2017
GAC Motor Backs First Nigeria Governors Investment Forum in China
In a bid to foster transnational investments between Nigeria and China, the first edition of the Nigeria Governors’ Investment Forum was held in Guangzhou, China. Governors from nine states in…
- 23 Jan 2020
Pantami, Governors, Others Resolve To Address Right Of Way Challenges
State Governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have resolved to address the lingering issue of Right of Way (RoW) charges across the states in a bid to deepen broadband penetration…
- 28 Nov 2015
NCC Boss Pledges End to Multiple Regulations, Taxes
If talks with the Nigerian Governors Forum (MGF) are anything to go by, multiple regulations, taxes and right of way issues will be over soon, according to Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice…
- 2 Nov 2020
Northern Governors Demand Censorship of Social Media
Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has called for the regulation of social media in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued in Kaduna on Monday after their meeting with traditional…
- 6 Feb 2017
I Will be President of Nigeria – Fayose
Mr Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors’ forum, has declared that he will one day become the president of Nigeria . He said the revelation…
- 19 Nov 2015
MTN Must Pay $5.2Bn Fine- NGF
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) rose from their meeting on Thursday and commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the N1.04 trillion fine (some $5.2 billion) imposed on MTN, Nigeria’s…
- 13 May 2015
NCC Tasks Incoming NASS on Critical Infrastructure Bill
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the incoming National Assembly to look into and ensure the passage of the Critical Infrastructure Bill to address the issue of vandalisation and…
- 3 Mar 2021
Top Journalists Converging in Lagos to Unveil Book on the Making of the Guardian
At least 100 top journalists, media entrepreneurs, opinion molders, and managers shall be among over 200 others expected in Lagos to unveil the epochal book that vividly, and in graphic narration…
- 3 Nov 2020
SERAP Threatens to Sue Northern Governors, NASS over Social Media Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to sue the Northern Governors’ Forum and the National Assembly if the social media bill is passed. SERAP said this in a tweet…
- 29 Nov 2022
Stakeholders Converge at the Maiden International Financial Inclusion Conference, Lead Conversations on Financial Inclusion
Nigeria, on 24th and 25th November 2022 hosted the largest convening of the global Financial Inclusion ecosystem since the launch of its National Financial Inclusion Strategy in 2012. L-R: Lai…
- 8 Aug 2019
AfDB Extols Chinese Commitment to Africa, Explores Potential Partnerships with Investors
The African Development Bank in Nigeria met a private sector consortium from China to help attract investment through partnerships in the development of special agro-Industrial processing zones…
- 18 Jun 2020
MTN Spends N8Bn to Send 2Bn Free SMS in Support Of COVID-19
MTN has come out with details on how it spent N8 billion as part of the awareness of the Covid-19 campaign during the period starting from March, 2020. Ferdi Moolman, MTN chief executive officer,…
- 7 Jun 2020
Pantami Commends Govs Abdulrahman,Obiano for Crashing RoW Charges
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has Commended Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Willie Obiano of Kwara and Anambra respectively for crashing the right…
- 21 Mar 2022
Chain Reactions Repositions to Support Government, Businesses
Chain Reactions Nigeria, Public Relations and Integrated Communications Consulting firm, will unveil its new positioning, mark its 15th anniversary and celebrate its past accomplishments on…
- 27 May 2021
NLC to Strike if FG Implements Proposed N408.5/Litre Fuel Price
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed the proposal by the Nigeria Governors Forum(NGF) that price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, be raised from N162/litre to N408.5/litre. The…
- 24 Jan 2020
Facebook Calls for Robust Infrastructure Deployment to Bolster Digital Culture, Seeks NCC Partnership
Facebook, a digital services provider has called for governments’ collaboration and partnership for infrastructure deployment to strengthen connectivity, enhance businesses and bolster citizens'…
- 27 Oct 2024
ngPIF Forum: Key Stakeholders Discuss Expanding Nigeria’s Internet Infrastructure
Last week, key stakeholders in Africa’s internet ecosystem gathered in Lagos for the Nigerian Peering and Interconnection Forum (ngPIF), where they explored strategies for expanding Nigeria’s rapidly…
- 17 Dec 2021
World Bank Rolls out Cash Transfer Programme in Nigeria
The World Bank is rolling out an $800m facility designed to fund a large-scale Conditional Cash Transfer programme in Nigeria, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum hinted in its 36th teleconference meeting…
- 29 Jun 2015
FG Begins Probes of N3.8trn Missing Oil Money
A panel of four governors was, yesterday, constituted to probe the affairs of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), following revelations that the corporation withheld N3.8 trillion of…
- 20 Oct 2022
Pantami Woos State Governors on Broadband, Obaseki Shares Experience
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous…
- 20 Oct 2020
Minister Commissions NCC, USPF, NITDA Projects
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commissioned more projects executed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service…
- 21 Aug 2020
COVID-19: Danbatta Lists Measures to Mitigate Impact on QoS Delivery
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has listed critical regulatory actions that have been taken by the…
- 10 Jun 2018
ATCON Seeks NCC’s collaboration on BTIF
The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has proposed collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to organize Broadband and Technology Investment Forum,…
- 30 Nov 2021
Osibanjo, Lawan, Others Seek Digitisation of NGX
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, former Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Governor, Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and a host…
- 19 Sept 2021
More Groups Join Arewa Youth’s Call for CBN Governor’s Resignation
Seven different groups have added their voices to that of the Arewa Youth Assembly, calling for the resignation of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over his alleged…
- 26 Oct 2022
MTN’s Support Critical to the Success of EdoBEST Learning Programme - Gov Godwin Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has commended ICT giant, MTN Nigeria for its immense support to the state and its contribution to the success of the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation…
- 28 Oct 2025
NITDA DG Pitches State Governors on Accelerating Tech-Driven Inclusive Growth
To unlock inclusive growth for all Nigerians, the country must forge a deeper digital alliance. That was the core message from Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, Director General of the National Information…
- 8 Oct 2025
NCC’s Maida Calls for Unified Action to Accelerate Broadband and Safeguard Telecom Infrastructure
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for urgent collaboration among Nigeria’s states and stakeholders to accelerate broadband…
- 22 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Governors Agree on 14-Day Inter-State Lockdown
The 36 state governors, on Wednesday, unanimously resolved to adopt a two-week inter-state lockdown as part of measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus across the country. The…