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- 2 Oct 2013
Ericsson, Broadband Commission Report Highlights Broadband Impact on People
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, in collaboration with Ericsson has issued a report titled: “Transformational solutions for 2015 and Beyond.” The report looks at several aspects of…
- 16 Jul 2020
Nigeria, Others to Reach UN Affordable Broadband Target
Nigeria, Botswana and Seychelles are likely to reach the United Nations Broadband Commission’s target of affordable broadband services of less than 2% of Gross National Income (GNI) per capita by…
- 18 Dec 2019
FG Out with New 5-Year National Broadband Plan
The need to boost broadband penetration from its present coverage of 37.8% to over 70% in the next five years is the pedestal for the new National Broadband Plan NBP (2020-2025) according to Dr Isa…
- 1 Nov 2017
Ndukwe Says Review of National Broadband Plan Now Imperative
By peter oluka Dr Ernest Ndukwe, a telecom expert and former executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on the Ministry of Communications to review and update…
- 5 Oct 2013
UN Report Says Women are Most Promising Market for ICT
A new report released by the Broadband Commission Working Group on Broadband and Gender of the United Nations has revealed that a significant and pervasive tech gap in access to information and…
- 26 Sept 2015
New UN Report says 3Q of Women & Girls Exposed to Cyber Violence
A new report released by the United Nations Broadband Commission reveals that almost three quarters of women online have been exposed to some form of cyber violence, and urges governments and…
- 24 Sept 2013
UN Report Affirms the Positive Force of ICT for Empowerment
A new report released by United Nations Broadband Commission has demonstrated how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), have become a positive force of transformation and a crucial…
- 14 Mar 2016
Broadband Most Powerful Development Catalyst - UN
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s 13th full meeting, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, reached consensus on the need for a new set of connectivity targets to help…
- 14 Jul 2013
Unleashing Prosperity through Broadband Internet
The United Nations (UN) said that the progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)-the set of universally accepted anti-poverty measures to be reached by 2015, has been too slow. Around the…
- 23 Jan 2020
Telecom Body Launches Broadband Transforming Lives Campaign
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development this week launched the “Broadband Transforming Lives” campaign at the World Economic Forum in…
- 18 Feb 2020
Pantami Receives NBP 2020-2025 Committee Report
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has received the draft report of the National Broadband Plan Committee 2020-2025. L-R: Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…
- 26 Oct 2019
Pervasive Broadband Penetration Key to Effective e-Govt Services, says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated that the Commission's drive for pervasive Broadband penetration is crucial to deepening…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Creates New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
In continuation of its renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Taps Digima to Head New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the…
- 28 Sept 2010
ITU Secretary-General Tasks World Leaders on Broadband Access
Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General has challenged global leaders to ensure that more than half of all the world’s people have access to broadband networks by 2015, and make access to high-speed…
- 6 Oct 2015
Facebook Satellites to Connect Africa
Facebook will proceed with launching satellites to provide Internet to less connected areas of the world, starting next year in Africa. This is despite reports in June, saying Facebook was ditching…
- 14 Apr 2022
NCC, Google Collaborate to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Transformation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together toward advancing the actualisation of auspicious national targets for…
- 21 Sept 2014
Half the World to Be Connected by 2017
Over 50% of the global population will have Internet access within three years’ time, with mobile broadband over smartphones and tablets now the fastest growing technology in human history, according…
- 6 Aug 2014
TECNO Mobile Unveils Phantom Z Smartphones in Nigeria
TECNO Mobile, a brand under Transsion Holdings has made a bold step of market dominance in Smartphone technology within Africa with the unveiling of the phone tipped for the Smartphone of the year -…
- 21 Sept 2021
Global Initiative to Give 3.4bn People Access to Smartphones
An initiative has been launched by Vodafone Group and the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), to address the global digital divide. It aims to give an additional 3.4 billion people the…
- 18 Sept 2020
ipNX, USTDA Ink Partnership Deal to Develop Nigeria’s ICT Infrastructure
ipNX, Nigeria’s pioneering and leading information, communications and technology (ICT) company and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have signed a partnership deal that will…
- 1 Jul 2016
NCS Lines Up Notable Speakers for 26th Nat’l Conference
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has lined up astute IT professionals and other notable personalities as guest speakers at its 26th National Conference holding in Abuje later this month. Speaking…
- 4 Nov 2017
Group Expresses Worry Over Slow Implementation of Broadband Policy
By peter oluka Worried about the slow rollout of broadband infrastructure across Nigeria, advocacy group, Broadband 2018 Coalition has called on the Federal Government to expedite the implementation…
- 11 Apr 2017
How ICTs Can Fast Forward Progress On SDGs
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) now form the backbone of today’s digital economy. They also have enormous potential to fast forward progress on the United Nations’ Sustainable…
- 12 Nov 2018
Aziz, NIMC Boss Seeks to Unlock Nigeria’s Digital Market Opportunities
Engr. Aliyu Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has identified seven key conditions necessary to unlock opportunities and potentials in Nigeria’s digital market.…
- 27 May 2016
Humanitarian Aid is as Close as Your Phone
The need for connectivity in crises hasn’t gone unnoticed by aid workers There are more than 60 million people in the world today who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence and armed…
- 23 Mar 2014
Pomp, Fervour as NCC Marks TCP @ 10
Encomiums poured ceaselessly last Friday at the event to mark the 10th anniversary of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP), the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism of the Nigerian…
- 19 Sept 2016
Nigeria Key to Helping Connect Africa
Nigeria is the only African country of the six that make up 55% of an estimated 3.9 billion people - more than half the world's population - that will still be offline and unable to connect regularly…
- 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…
- 10 Apr 2023
We're Not Responsible for Monitoring Social Media Contents - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is not the regulator of the contents of the social media networks that many stakeholders have complained about. L - R: Nafisa Rugga, Head, Digital…