ICT

Abuja, May 10, 2024 – Nokia Nigeria is to set up a fully functional 5G/4G test laboratory in Nigeria leveraging their latest radio and transmission technologies. To this end, Dr. Bosun Tijanni, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and Dr. Aminu Maida, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia Solutions and Networks Nigeria. The collaboration is to train young Nigerians on latest 4G/ 5G radio and transmission technologies at the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Digital Parks.  It advances …

Lagos, May 7, 2024 – Bismarck Rewane, a financial expert, has lent his voice to calls for higher tariffs by operators in the telecom sector. Rewane, who is the Chief Executive of Financial Derivatives Limited, lent his support to the telecom operators while speaking during a  recent Channels Television interview. He noted that the last tariff hike in the sector was made 11 years ago, adding that there was the need to review prices of services in the sector to sustain the businesses. Rewane said the current tariff regime was …

Lagos, May 4, 2024 -Telecommunications experts across West Africa have explored ways trending innovations in the telecoms sector can fast-track the region’s digital economy. The experts discussed these at the second edition of the West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibtion (WATISE) with the theme: ‘Shaping the future of the telecoms infrastructure industry: Trends and Insights for a Digital Economy’. The event, held in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, was organised by TechnologyMirror, an online telecoms news and information platform. The experts x-rayed the critical issues relating to the survival of the …

Riyadh, April 29, 2024 – Nigeria is investing in technological processes accelerate public-sector performance and service delivery. President Bola Tinubu said this during a meeting with Bill Gates, the Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He described technology as a potent weapon against corruption and financial impropriety in public service. Tinubu expressed unwavering commitment to delivering reliable technology that would support a national consumer credit system and other new critical government interventions for Nigerians. The President said resistance …

Lagos, April 28, 2024 – Dr Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice President/Chief Executive of Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), has called for expansion of fiber optic infrastructure in Nigeria to increase internet coverage and quality. He made the call at the second edition of West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition in Lagos at the weekend. The NCC boss, who was represented by Victor Adoga, Head Next Generation Technology and Standards at NCC, said there was the need for improvement of telecom services through adoption of requisite technology. He said that …

Abuja, April 26, 2024 – The Federal Government has commended the current leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) led by Dr Aminu Maida for improved telecom services across the country. Maida had, on assumption of duty last year, promised stakeholders that he would largely focus on enhancing quality service delivery and consumer experience in line with global standards. The Federal Government made the commendation through the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, during a recent meeting with Maida and other key officials of the NCC …

Abuja, April 25, 2024 – Telecom operators in the country are calling for upward review of their tariffs in view of the current economic realities. They made the demand through a joint statement issued by the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). The statement was signed by the Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, and the President of ATCON, Tony Izuagbe Emoekpere, The telecom operators claimed they had not reviewed their tariffs in 11 years in spite of the rising …