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- 19 Sept 2024
Polaris Bank Announces New Board Appointments
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has constituted a full Board of Directors for Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital commercial retail Bank in a major transition that signals the remarkable…
- 2 Jan 2026
HURIWA Demands Accountability from SEDC Over N140Bn Budget Utilisation
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has challenged the South East Development Commission (SEDC) leadership to provide transparent details on achievements recorded in its…
- 19 Oct 2020
NCC Worries as Labourers Cut Telcos Services over Arrears of Wages
Telecommunications infrastructure, including fibre optic cables, belonging to MTN, Airtel and other telecoms operators in parts of the North East have been damaged by aggrieved labourers who were…
- 30 Sept 2014
Jonathan, Toure Lead Digintaries @ Nigeria’s ICT Centenary Awards
All is now set for the ICT Media Centenary conference and awards slated for Wednesday, October 8, at the Yar Adua Centre, Abuja where President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will lead a list of…
- 2 Dec 2021
NCC Highlights Policy, Regulatory Initiatives for Tech Innovation Development
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has outlined various policy and regulatory initiatives being implemented by the Commission to reiterate its commitment towards ensuring continuous…
- 2 Feb 2022
FG Seeks $600m W’Bank Facility to Rebuild North
Federal Government has disclosed plans to borrow $600 million from the World Bank to address environmental degradation in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ayuba Yalaks,…
- 26 Oct 2018
NCC Funds Research to Develop Telecom Industry
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has indicated interest to fund academic research in Nigerian universities and polytechnics with a view to stimulating growth and development of the…
- 12 Jan 2025
BudgIT Queries Irregularities in FG’s Proposed 2025 Budget
BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has said that it has observed certain legacy issues with the federal government…
- 19 Oct 2018
FG Mandates NCC to Ensure Even Distribution of Broadband in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission to ensure that all nooks and crannies of the country is fully captured in the broadband deployment programme geared…
- 12 Apr 2020
NCC to Propel Socio-Economic Transformation with ICT Parks
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has embarked on the building of six Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Parks to promote socio-economic transformation of Nigeria. Prof. Umar…
- 17 May 2024
TI-Nigeria Boss Alleges Nigerian Banks Offer Opportunities for Terrorism Tinancing
Awual Rafsanjani, executive director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and head, Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria), has accused banks of offering opportunities for…
- 26 Aug 2013
NIMC, ALGON Join Hands for Enrollment Centres in LGAs
Chris Onyemenam, director general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has called on the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) to support, partner and cooperate with NIMC to…
- 25 Mar 2019
InfraCos To Get Subsidies Soon— Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has concluded process for the disbursement of subsidies to the six licensed Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos). Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive…
- 15 Mar 2016
Gwarzo Reelected as Chair of IOSCO’s AMERC
Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, director general of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been unanimously re-elected to continue providing leadership to the Africa Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC)…
- 30 Jun 2026
First Lady inaugurates IT academy, clinic, launches food bank programme in Jigawa
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday commissioned the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Academy, alongside a modern clinic and dialysis centre named in her honour, describing the…
- 24 Jul 2015
Professor Sola Aderounmu Emerges New NCS President
Members of the Nigeria Computer Society ‎(NCS) have elected Professor Sola Aderounmu as their new president (2015-2017). Although there were initially protests over some provisions of the new…
- 5 Jul 2019
NCC Cautions States against Multiple Taxation
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned state governments against the adverse effect of multiple taxation on the growth of telecommunication sector. Sunday Dare, executive…
- 9 Jul 2019
NCC Cautions States Against Multiple Taxation
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned state governments against the adverse effect of multiple taxation on the growth of telecommunication sector. Sunday Dare, executive…
- 2 Oct 2017
NCC Says USPF On Course for Availability, Accessibility & Affordability Services
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has stated the strategic activities of the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, were…
- 18 Nov 2021
Governor Mohammed Lauds CIBN for Donating 160-Seater Lecture Theatre to ABTU
The Governor Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed has commended the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria for donating a 160-Seater lecture theatre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi,…
- 1 Jan 2021
COVID-19: UK Pledges £7m Aid to Families Hit by Hunger in Nigeria
Compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, humanitarian crises are getting worse according to UN data published earlier this month with 235 million people expected to be in need of urgent assistance in…
- 8 Mar 2020
ICAF Says NCC, Operators Need Stakeholders' Support for Improved QoS
Industry Consumer Advisory Forum (ICAF) has advocated the need for stakeholders at the federal, state and local levels, both in public and private sectors, to work with the Nigerian Communications…
- 2 Nov 2019
NCC Seeks N65Bn Bailout for Infracos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is to seek the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) support in granting and disbursement of the planned N65 billion subsidy for Infrastructure Companies…
- 15 Mar 2017
IIM Annual Lecture to Address Economic Recovery & Growth In Nigeria
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) has announced plans to engage various stakeholders, as the Institute seek to provide support for the successful implementation of the national economic…
- 29 Aug 2022
Pantami Upbeat About Nigeria Attaining 95% Digital Literacy by 2030
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, at the weekend in Gombe, said Nigeria's march towards attaining 95 per cent digital literacy in 2030, as contained in…
- 16 May 2023
Microsoft Cyber Signal Report Reveals Increased Security Budget Among Nigerian Organizations
Microsoft’s latest Cyber Signals report highlights how cybercriminals are using Operational Technology (OT) as gateways into an organization’s network. This comes at a time when IoT connections in…
- 21 May 2023
Microsoft Says Cybercrooks Deploy New Tech to Breach Networks
Microsoft, an American multinational technology corporation has warned that cybercriminals are using Operational Technology (OT) as gateways into an organisation’s network,. This comes at a time…
- 29 Mar 2023
FG Approves N24.2Bn for Free Internet Facilities in Airports, Markets
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N24.2 billion for the provision of Internet facilities at 20 airports, some institutions of learning and markets across the country. Prof. Isa…
- 19 Nov 2015
Reps to Probe Failed Multi-million Dollars NigComSat-1
House of Representatives, on Wednesday, asked for a status report on the Nigerian communications satellite, popularity known as NigComSat-1, the multi-million dollar communication satellite which…
- 15 Feb 2019
Nigeria Lags in DHL Global Connectedness Index
DHL released the fifth edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) this week – a detailed analysis of globalization, measured by international flows of trade, capital, information and people.…