Author: Rommy Imah

The latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, regulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is one of the sectors whose performance lifted the country out of recession in the fourth quarter of 2020, contributing 12.45 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showed that telecommunications & Information Services under Information and Communication grew by 17.64 per cent in Q4 2020 from 17.36 per cent in Q3 2020 and 10.26 per cent in Q4 2019. In the latest NBS report,…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied a recent media report wrongly claiming that it has allocated 383 million new telephone numbers to telecom operators. The Commission said in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, that the media report wrongly interpreted an updated report on the National Numbering Plan, posted by the NCC on its official website. According to the statement, “The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would like to draw the attention of the general public to a news story in a national daily which wrongly interpreted an update report on National Numbering Plan, posted…

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has emphasized the important role played by women in the country’s socio-economic and political development. Danbatta, who stated this while delivering a goodwill message at a webinar organised by Zinari Communications Limited, underscored the need to empower women in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as an enabler for social change, according to a statement signed by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs of the NCC and made available to DigitalTimesNG Thursday morning. Themed: “Mainstreaming Rural Women Enterprise Development into Digital Economy Initiative: The Opportunities, Strategies and…

MasterCard and MTN Tuesday announced a strategic partnership that would enable millions of consumers in 16 countries across Africa to make global e-commerce payments safely and securely. Through a MasterCard virtual payment solution linked to MTN MoMo (Mobile Money) wallets, consumers and merchants can engage with brands and businesses abroad through digital commerce, extending their reach to an international marketplace and unlocking a host of opportunities. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, mobile devices are the primary channel used to connect to the internet. According to GSMA, by 2025, it is estimated that there will be 300 million more people using their devices…

Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said that digital economy innovation and entrepreneurship play a huge role in creating value and prosperity in any nation. Abdullahi, who spoke on Thursday at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, Abuja, the first of its kind in Africa, noted that today, the digital economy is the fastest growing economy in Nigeria and in the world in general. He said that the centre is critical for Nigeria’s journey to digital economy, explaining the enormous investment in the initiative by NITDA and opined…

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has said that digital innovation and entrepreneurship have globally been recognized as two prerequisites for achieving an indigenous digital economy. As a result, the minister said a successful digital innovation and entrepreneurship programme will support Nigeria in the development of her digital economy. Speaking on Thursday at the groundbreaking ceremony of the National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, Abuja, Pantami said the centre aims to support Nigeria in her digital economy development. “Our journey towards the development of Nigeria’s digital economy commenced with Mr President’s approval of our request…

Trobexis an international logistic management solution company recently chose MDXi to deploy their solution for an international oil & gas company in Nigeria. MDXi, a MainOne company is the largest commercial data centre in West Africa offering enterprise-grade colocation and cloud services across the region. The company launched its operation in 2015 and currently provides colocation and Cloud services to a mix of the leading Banks and International Oil companies in Nigeria. “We chose MDXi as our infrastructure partner because of the company’s regional footprint and competitive pricing! “A key differentiator is MainOne’s presence in various West African countries and…

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced plans to host the maiden edition of its Virtual Structured Engagement with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom & ICT Sector on the New National Broadband Plan 2020- 2025. The theme of the proposed engagement is ‘Realizing the new set target of 70% of Broadband Penetration’ and it is slated for Thursday, March 25, 2021, according to a statement on Tuesday jointly signed by ATCON’s President, Dr Ikechukwu Nnamani and Publicity Secretary, Wole Abu. ATCON said that the buy-in of the various sub-groups under the membership of ATCON would be…

The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021.  This message was conveyed by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), during the meeting of the Ministerial Taskforce on NIN-SIM registration which held on the 1st of February, 2021. Dr Pantami stated that the extension is to give Nigerians and legal residents more time to integrate their NIN with the SIM according to a joint press statement signed by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs of…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) licence framework has not yet been concluded, contrary to a recent media report. The Commission said through a statement on Friday, signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, that such report is untrue, speculative and unfounded and therefore, should be disregarded in its entirety by members of the public. Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) are telecommunications product and service operators that ride on top of the infrastructure capacity of fully-licensed mobile telecommunication service providers or mobile network operators (MNOs). An MVNO is a company…