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Nigeria has achieved 100% broadband penetration – Buhari

Abuja, Feb. 1, 2023 – Nigeria has achieved 100 per cent broadband penetration. President Muhammadu Buhari announced this in Abuja on Tuesday at a digital economy conference on ‘Promoting a Vibrant Digital Economy, A Catalyst for Economic Growth in Nigeria’, organised by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA). President Buhari was represented by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah Patami. He said that this achievement, during his administration, was contrary to reports that the country had only achieved 43 per cent …

ICT Manufacturing/Industry Oil and Gas

Consumers will be better protected in 2023 – agency

Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC),  says operators in the power, manufacturing and digital sectors will experience stricter regulations in 2023. Irukera said in Lagos on Thursday that the FCCPC, in 2022, started more investigation and scrutiny of the power sector, fast moving consumer goods and the activities of digital lenders which had unraveled some irregularities that have laid foundation for the areas to focus on in 2023. He said the agency had started unbundling more of its regulatory …

ICT Politics

INEC registers 93.5m voters for 2023 elections

Abuja, Jan. 11, 2023 – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registered 93, 469,008 voters for the 2023 polls. A breakdown indicates men constitute 52.5 per cent, while women make up 47.5 per cent of the total figure. This in shown by the final list of registered voters released to political parties by the electoral body on Wednesday at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. Lagos tops the list with 7,060,195 voters followed by Kano with 5,921,370. (GBN)