Nigerian Communications Commission

The total number of active telephone subscriptions in Nigeria has reached 99.14 million as at the end of March 2012, according to latest statistics from the telecoms industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Industry analysts say the figure, which represents the combined active subscripti ...

The Federal Government has been urged to make digital literacy the cornerstone of its national digital economy strategy. In specific terms, the government must consider the creation and support of an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) digital literacy policy that will promote digital literacy as ...

The Chairman, Zinox Group, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, has urged the Imo State Government to exploit Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for youth development. Chief Ekeh, who advocated the establishment of an action plan on ICT youth empowerment and knowledge economy by the state, stressed that the ben ...

The first West African Digital and Computer Forensics Conference, organised by the Computer Forensics Institute, Nigeria (CFIN) in collaboration with First Digital and Techno-Law Forensics Law Company Limited, has called for accelerated passage into law of the Cyber Security Bill pending before the National A ...

Forging ahead in its mission to transform Lagos State and improve the quality of life of the residents through innovative application of science and technology, the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola has consolidated on the gains of its Global Computerization Programme (GCP) to boost service deliver ...

The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai directed all institutions under her ministry to strive to have requisite Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, including access to Internet. This she said was in keeping with the Federal Government’s directives that all ministri ...

In furtherance to the positive contributions of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to global economic development, a new report has also revealed that the ICT sector contributes two per cent of global carbon emission. The report, which is Ericsson’s yearly sustainability and corporate resp ...

Though the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) slammed a N1.17 billion fine on all the GSM operators including MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel and Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service, Etisalat, for perceived appalling status of telecommunications services in the country, the Association of Licensed ...

To be globally competitive, the Minister of Communication and Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson at the just concluded 2012 World Telecommunication and Information Society day held simultaneously last week globally has said governments and private sectors must engage women and girls in ICT careers. The Ministe ...

Henceforth, it may not be business as usual for government agencies patronizing foreign computer brands as the Federal Government has said that non-patronage of approved local original equipment manufacturers by its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) will be an offence, even as new guidelines will so ...

With the ongoing harmonization of the subscriber identification module (SIM) card registration exercise carried out by telephone operators and independent consultants last year, facts have emerged on how the telecommunications operating companies slowed down the process. The  Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, D ...

Leading Code Division Multiple Access telecoms firm, Starcomms Plc, has enhanced the roaming capacity of its networks with a new partnership with DexterTech, a universal GSM operator. Known as DesterSIM, the Chief Executive Officer, Starcomms Plc, Mr. Logan Pather, said the service roamed on more than 580 ne ...

The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to establish an advance software engineering institute in the state to develop capacity in software development and impact positively on the economy. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Adebiyi Mabadeje, during a press brief ...

Etisalat Nigeria has introduced its easy business proposition suite specially designed to lower costs for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, while increasing profit and providing value to these businesses. The company in a statement on Monday described the Easy Business Suite as a one-stop shop for the comm ...

One of the country Code Division Multiple Access operators, Reliance Telecommunications Limited trading as Zoom mobile is currently restructuring and will resume full operations soon. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Edwin Momife, specifically said in a statement on Monda ...