Author: Rommy Imah

Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said that the Agency has grown beyond the dreams of its founders having delivered 100 per cent with higher and deeper impacts on Nigeria’s economy. Abdullahi spoke at NITDA’s 20th Anniversary Lecture and launch of the Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (2021-2024) held on Thursday, 29th April 2021 with the theme ‘Great and Resilience.’ “Twenty years is a significant milestone in the life of any institution. Some of the biggest companies in the world today were established in the last twenty years or less. Therefore, it…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it is aware of the critical need to harness the contributions of all critical Stakeholders across all industry platforms and professional groups to ensure that Nigerians fully participates in the Fourth Industrial Revolution as drivers and innovators. Speaking on Thursday at the Virtual 3rd Discourse Series of The Advocaat Law Practice, Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta said Nigeria can only harness the opportunities of the 4th Industrial Revolution as a nation if the country puts in place effective guiding frameworks, to address the various aspects of the…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on telecom consumers in the country to always visit its website whenever they want to buy any telecom product in order to ascertain if the product they want to purchase is type-approved by the Commission. Engr. Bako Wakil, NCC Director, Technical Standards and Network Integrity who stated this in a video chat, noted that the appeal is to ensure that the proliferation of sub-standard and fake devices is not allowed in the industry. “I appeal to people to please crosscheck with the NCC website when they want to buy anything particularly mobile phones,…

With over 51million Nigerians already having their National Identification Number (NIN) in the kitty, several millions of Nigerians are yet to get enrolled in the scheme. Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently provided tips on how to ensure a safe NIN registration exercise. The NCC advised that to keep a safe NIN registration exercise, applicants should endeavour to use one of the over 200 licensed Enrollment Centres and Agencies available to avoid large crowds. It also advised that at the enrollment centre, an applicant should wear a face mask at all times, covering their nose, mouth and…

Inundated with requests from the telecom industry for trial Frequencies in certain Spectrum bands for the purpose of verification of certain concepts and theories, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made some clarifications in this regard. The NCC recently said in a public notice titled: Proof of Concept (PoC) Trial License that the emergence of new technologies and services has no doubt resulted in increased demand for different Spectrum requirements. The Commission said that consistent with international best practices and in the spirit of its Strategic Vision Plan of facilitating the provision of infrastructure for a digital economy that fosters…

Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority Leader of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on Wednesday at plenary moved for the immediate resignation or sack of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami for showing sympathy to the deadly activities of insurgents. Elumelu who relied on matters of privilege prayed the House to cause a debate on the issue, particularly demanding Pantami’s exit from office. Recall that an outrage of condemnation has been trailing Pantami’s sympathetic utterances for the jihadists even though he had since apologized for making the remarks in the 2000s before becoming a minister. Elumelu said that though…

Amazon already launched its data centres for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Cape Town but its eCommerce services had until now, not been available in Africa.

Smile Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s leading telecommunication services providers, has explained the recent network outage experienced by its customers. The company said in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday that it regretted the inconvenience the outage may have caused its customers. Smile disclosed that the outage was due to network upgrade and modernization activities as well as the maintenance upgrade that it embarked upon to strengthen its network infrastructure. The telecom firm also disclosed that most customers affected by the outage have been compensated and that others yet to be compensated will surely get their bounties in due course.…

For multi-award-winning Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, Friday was another day she added to her very rich portfolio as she was unveiled by LG Electronics as Nigeria’s brand ambassador for all its home appliances products. LG Electronics said the choice for Rita Dominic is due to her inspiring adventures and expeditions in the Nollywood industry. An elated Rita, during the deal signing ceremony, shared with the audience her thoughts on how to lead a stylish, smart life, what motivates her to be the best in her field, and how LG Home Appliances personify her lifestyle. With an eye for detail and…

The Federal Government has through the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, said that the implementation of the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration will commence on Monday, 19th of April 2021.  It also added that the issuance of New SIMs and other suspended activities will resume on the same date, as long as verification is done and the guidelines are fully adhered to. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said in a statement on Thursday that the Honourable Minister has also directed…