Author: Rommy Imah

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the release of contiguous bandwidth in one of the most suitable Frequency Spectrum bands for early deployment of 5G (Fifth Generation) Network services in Nigeria. Speaking at the historic event, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta said amongst the Frequency Spectrum bands allocated to 5G by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU, the C-band (3.4GHz-3.9GHz) stands out because of its balancing point between coverage and capacity which provides the perfect environment for 5G…

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has awarded 5 years full scholarship to Mr Solomon Ukoha who constructed an electricity substation with crude oil and other locally sourced materials. Governor Ikpeazu disclosed this on Monday at the Government lodge in Aba while receiving the 24- year old Solomon, who hails from Amaekpu in Ohafia Local Government Area of the state. Ikpeazu said the scholarship is for him to further his education in any tertiary institution of his choice. He expressed joy over the technical ingenuity exhibited by the young innovator noting that Abia State is blessed with youths…

Google has announced a new programme to offer new scholarships for Android, Web and Google Cloud development to developers across Africa. The programme will be offered in partnership with tech talent companies Pluralsight and Andela. A total of 40,000 scholarships will be offered to developers spread across Mobile and Cloud development tracks and, at the end of the training, the top 1,000 students will earn a full scholarship to certify in Android or Cloud development. Google made this announcement at a virtual event that was held last Friday. The company was hosting stakeholders in Africa’s tech ecosystem to review trends…

The Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021-2024) is built on seven pillars with their respective goals and objectives, which are: Developmental Regulation: This pillar will foster dynamic regulatory instruments that will unlock opportunities across different sectors of the economy. Digital Literacy and Skills: This pillar will enable the development of digital skills of Nigerians across different works of life as well as support the goal of achieving a 95% digital literacy level in the next ten years. Digital Transformation: This pillar will provide a robust digital platform to drive digitalisation processes in the digital economy. Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship:…

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…