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Chief Executive Officer, MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, has been elected the Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria. Ugbe defeated Sir. Godfrey Ohuabunwa of Multimesh Limited by 63 to 35 votes in a keenly contested election at the Coronation Hall of the Kano State Government House, Kano. The election was part of the 75th General Assembly and 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BON. The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) is a broad coalition of public and private broadcasters as the nation’s umbrella Union of Terrestrial Radio Television (Tv) Direct-To-Home (DTH) Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Multimedia Distribution System (MMDS)”. BON…

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (2020 – 2030) launched in December 2019, was developed to reposition the Nigerian Economy. Danbatta said this was done in order to unlock the many opportunities that digital technologies provide towards the diversification of the Nigerian economy and to transform Nigeria into a leading global digital economy. The NCC boss spoke as the Chief host at the ALTON 2021 Webinar/Conference on Citizens Identity Management In A Digital Economy; The Role Of Telecommunications Service Providers held on Thursday.…

As the date for the Cyberchain 2021 draws closer, organisers of the event have said that they are bringing together, some of the best minds in Cybersecurity, Fintech, eSports, RegTech, and Blockchain ecosystems to share deep insights and leading trends to help the country get up to speed with industry’s best practices. The Cyberchain 2021 Conference which is themed: Enabling the Digital Economy, holds on November 19- 20, 2021 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel. Speaking at a media parley on Tuesday, Convener of Cyberchain 2021, Jude Ozinegbe said that the Nigerian technology space has experienced a plethora of events in…

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame on Tuesday called for a strong financial system that is not only inclusive and supportive but works for all. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the two-day 14th Annual Banking & Finance Conference holding simultaneously in Abuja and Lagos, both leaders called on bankers to leverage the opportunity in the emerging global digital economy to build an inclusive, supportive and enduring financial system. Buhari, who was the distinguished guest of honour at the event joined virtually from the State House, Abuja, and stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed…

The need to re-invigorate the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and take it to greater heights has informed the development of a new Strategic Vision Plan, SVP (2021–2025), which succeeds SVP (2015-2020). Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, added that the Commission has taken cognizance of the several notable advancements in the Nigerian telecommunications industry within the last five (5) years, as well as the current global realities. Such global realities, according to him, include the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Strategic Plan (2020 – 2023), the Commission’s…

At exactly 12 midnight of Thursday, September 9, 2021, Plentywaka, the Toronto-headquartered shared mobility startup which provides hassle-free shared rides on-demand, made a significant shift in its business as it announced the change of its name to Treepz. Effective immediately, the name change presents an opportunity to align the company name with its Pan-African expansion plan and also better represents the vision of the company which is to build the largest shared mobility platform across Africa. DigitalTimesNG learnt that after recently securing $1.2M in seed funding and acquiring Stabus, one of Ghana’s leading mobility startups, the company is now solely…

The Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) has been described as one of the key reform initiatives of the Federal Government aimed at providing a platform for payment of personnel emoluments in addition to maintaining a database for information and actions on the government workforce. It is this position that underscores the resolve by the Federal Government to evolve permanent solutions to hitches that may be observed in the operations of the policy, explaining the reason for a training workshop organised by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation for IPPIS Role Players in Federal Government agencies…

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Erstwhile Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Tony Ojobo has described the late Alhaji Ahmed Joda as a quintessential technocrat with eyes for details, whose ability to decipher issues and analytical mind was legendary. In a tribute, he paid to the late NCC Board Chairman, Ojobo who condoled with the family over the death of the technocrat, recalled that the late Joda’s tenure as the Chairman of the NCC Board of Commissioners gave birth to the revolution witnessed in the ICT ecosystem today. The late Ahmed Joda was Chairman of the NCC Board between 2000 and…

The ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will help in strengthening and ensuring a fair and competitive telecoms market in Nigeria, according to the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. DigitalTimesNG understands that the two regulatory instruments are the Annual Operating Levy (AOL) Regulations and the Frequency Spectrum (Fees and Pricing, etc) Regulations for which the Commission organised a public inquiry in Abuja on Thursday, July 29, 2021. The first instrument on AOL ensures that all licensees are properly and equitably assessed for the annual levy as well…