The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has clearly identified key initiatives being implemented to consolidate the growth and gains of the telecom sector. The statement comes even as stakeholders in Nigeria commemorate 20 years of telecoms revolution in Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, listed the digital frontiers while delivering a paper titled: ‘Telecommunications in Nigeria: The Next Frontier’ at the 20th anniversary of the telecommunications revolution in Nigeria organised recently by Compact Communications Limited, at the Muson Centre, Lagos. As part of the activities marking the event, the telecom regulator was honoured with a…
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The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, has reiterated that protecting the personal information of Nigerians online is a top priority of NITDA, as data remains a critical component of the Digital Economy. Inuwa said this while participating in a panel discussion during the Nigeria Bar Association Annual General Conference held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State recently. Represented by Barrister Olufemi Daniel, Inuwa noted that every moment spent on the internet leaves personal data footprints on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) and search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc) making the companies get richer through yet…
Access Bank Plc has signed an agreement with Atlas Mara Limited on a proposed merger between African Banking Corporation Zambia Limited (Atlas Mara Zambia) and Access Bank Zambia Limited. The bank disclosed on Monday in a statement signed by the company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi. This development comes weeks after the bank acquired a majority stake in BancABC Botswana, its fourth acquisition in 2021. Ekwochi said that upon completion of the transaction, the bank is expected to retain or increase its current shareholding in Access Bank Zambia. With the arrangement, the bank said it would have more than 70 branches and…
Tradefada is an advanced and easy-to-use Nigerian cryptocurrency mobile application for buying, selling and exchanging Bitcoin. In this brief chat with journalists, the Chief Executive Officer of the cryptocurrency firm, MR. SEUN DANIA highlights what the Nigerian government and other stakeholders need to do to strengthen the digital currencies space.
Barely four months after the launch of its Tier III facility at Appolonia City, Accra, Ghana, MDXi, a MainOne company, has announced the expansion of its data centre facilities in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. This expansion tagged “Lekki II” will be the latest addition to the portfolio of MDXi, which is already the leading commercial data centre provider in the region. The new Tier III data centre is being deployed on a very aggressive timeline and with provision for growth using the latest modular data centre technology to deliver unparalleled quality of services to our customers. Gbenga Adegbiji, Chief Operating Officer,…
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The Management of 9mobile has declared that its Executive Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Abdulrahman Ado is not the same as ‘Abdulrrahman’ Ado ‘Musa’ purportedly designated along with others by the United Arab Emirates as terror financiers. 9mobile was reacting Tuesday afternoon to widespread reports that some Nigerians were included on the list said to have been ratified by the Emirate Federal Capital, in which one of the names on the list and which the media has latched on is Abdurrahaman Ado Musa. On Monday, authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) named six Nigerians among 38 individuals and…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, is set to become one of the biggest employers of labour in Nigeria after unveiling plans to provide meaningful employment opportunities for over 500,000 Nigerians as well as another 500,000 in other African countries by 2025. This development will see Konga not only top the employment charts in the private sector but will also see the company rival government and sub-national entities in terms of employment figures, while also significantly contributing to ameliorating the worrisome unemployment situation in Nigeria and other Africans as it prepares for strategic African expansion. Our correspondent learnt that the…