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- 19 Dec 2022
ICT Media Chiefs Launch Foundation to Drive Advocacy, Development
Top ICT media practitioners and pioneers in Nigeria have launched a Foundation known as Cloud Network Foundation, (CNF), to drive advocacy for skills acquisition and capacity building among youths…
- 4 Sept 2024
Bill Gates to Invest $2.8bn in Nigeria’s Healthcare, Nutrition, Agriculture Sectors
Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and Chairman Gates Foundation has announced a $2.8 billion investment aimed at enhancing the country’s healthcare, nutrition, and agricultural sectors. Speaking…
- 31 Aug 2026
MTN Chairman, Ndukwe Recalls Regulatory, Infrastructure Challenges Before GSM Revolution
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman of MTN Nigeria and former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has recalled the regulatory and infrastructure challenges that confronted Nigeria’s telecommunications industry before the GSM revolution of 2001.
- 24 Nov 2017
Bharti Family Pledges 10% of Wealth To Philanthropy
By peter oluka The Bharti Family, which has built one of India’s leading business enterprises, today pledged a part of their personal wealth for philanthropic purposes. The Family has decided to…
- 5 May 2021
Coca-Cola Supports Financial Inclusion of Over 20,000 Women and Youth in Nigeria through Special Intervention Program
Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited in partnership with Whitefield Foundation has empowered over 20,000 individuals with business skills across the 36 states of Nigeria through the Special Intervention Program…
- 29 Aug 2026
Ndukwe, Architect of Nigeria’s GSM Revolution, to Grace eWorld Forum as Special Guest
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will attend the eWorld Forum commemorating 25 years of Nigeria’s Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) revolution as Special Guest of Honour.
- 30 Mar 2021
Zinox Infraco to Deploy 1,314kms of Fibre Cable to Link Southeast LGAs - Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that Zinox Technologies Limited, the licenced infrastructure company (InfraCo) for the Southeast…
- 24 Nov 2021
NCC Has Committed Over N200m to Research and Development, Says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),has declared that the Commission had committed over N200…
- 7 Oct 2019
Austin Okere to Keynote as Tunde Coker Chairs MoDiTECH 2019
Mr. Austin Okere, Founder & Vice Chairman, CWG Plc, will present the keynote at the maiden edition of Mobile & Disruptive Technology Forum (MoDiTECH 2019) holding on October 24, 2019 in Lagos…
- 13 Jun 2021
Danbatta Seeks Stakeholders' Support for Ubiquitous ICT Adoption
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged stakeholders in Nigeria to support the Commission in its noble quest to ensure ubiquitous…
- 14 Aug 2024
NASENI, Ministry of Defence, DICON Sign Landmark MoU to Establish Nigeria's Ammunition Production Factory
In a significant step towards enhancing Nigeria's defence capabilities and achieving self-reliance in military hardware production, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure…
- 28 Jul 2024
LH Telecoms, Nigerian Firm Acquires Majority Stake in 9mobile, Changes Board
LH Telecoms Limited, a Nigeria based company has acquired Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, operating under the trade name 9Mobile. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the…
- 27 Aug 2020
NCC, Danbatta Bag Awards for Keeping Nigerians Connected
More awards have come the way of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, its executive vice chairman, in recognition of the critical role the Commission has been…
- 9 Oct 2013
Broadband has Potential to Stimulate Businesses - Juwah
Dr. Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that broadband has the potential to stimulate business activities, providing support for other…
- 3 Nov 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Gets Commendation for Community Devt, Nation Building
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been commended for his role in community and national development through his Danbatta Charity…
- 29 Nov 2020
NCC Boss, Danbatta to be Honoured with Prestigious Zik Prize
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is billed to be honoured with the prestigious Zik Prize in the Professional Leadership category in Lagos,…
- 6 Feb 2020
Telecommunications Remains the Greatest Enabler to Financial Inclusion - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that telecommunications remains the best enabler in expanding the frontiers of financial…
- 27 Sept 2020
NCC @ ICTEL EXPO, Pledges Robust ICT Infrastructure for Economic Growth
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission will continue to promote and facilitate expansion of robust…
- 11 Oct 2022
Telecom Infrastructure Critical to Successful 2023 Elections - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, has said telecom infrastructure is very critical to successful 2023 elections, therefore, every Nigerian in…
- 17 May 2021
Traditional Rulers Hail Danbatta over Role in Security, National Development
Traditional rulers and concerned community leaders have commended the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta…
- 24 Jun 2022
Collaboration Key Success Path in 5G Deployment in Nigeria, Says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has stated that industry collaboration is very essential to successful deployment of 5G Services in…
- 6 Feb 2020
Telecoms Holds Greatest Promise for Financial Inclusion - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive (EVC/CE) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has stated that telecommunications remains the best enabler in expanding the…
- 18 Mar 2014
Juwah @ Securex Explains Establishment of New Media & Info Security Dept
Eugene Juwah, vice chairman and chief executive officer, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday acknowledged that cybercrime and security of information on the cyberspace has become…
- 2 Mar 2022
Pantami, Danbatta Lead Nigerian Delegation to Mobile World Congress 2022
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, accompanied by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian…
- 14 Dec 2023
Transparency Shall be our Bedrock in Telecom Regulation - Maida
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has pledged that transparency will form the bedrock of his leadership as Nigeria's chief telecom regulator as…
- 17 Oct 2019
NCC Planning Sensitisation for Nigerian Child on Safe Use of Internet - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission is coming up with an awareness project which is aimed at sensitising the…
- 13 Mar 2022
NCC’s Boss Receives Multiple Awards at International Women’s Day Event
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been decorated with awards of recognition, for his role in…
- 7 Mar 2022
Danbatta to Chair International Women's Day Lecture
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will chair a public lecture to mark the 2022 International Women Day (IWD) in…
- 17 Jul 2026
Nigeria Must Build, Not Just Buy, Clean Energy Technologies – NASENI EVC
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, executive vice chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria's clean energy strategy,…
- 23 Apr 2026
NCC Tasks Nigeria IPv6 Council to Drive Adoption Beyond 5% in 3 Years
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission – NCC has urged the newly inaugurated Nigeria IPv6 Council to develop a credible pathway to raise Nigeria’s IPv6 adoption…