By Dominic OMUEDI Heartwarming, it was for me, to read reports of the press conference addressed on Tuesday by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on the country’s Digital Switchover (DSO) process, which seemed to have been interred under the rubble of poor conception, mismanagement and corruption. The cheer brought by the government’s announced intention to reboot the process, positive as appears, has shown nothing beyond the fact that the DSO process is not completely forgotten. No more. No less. At the press conference, Mohammed unveiled a 13-member Ministerial Task Force to take charge of the DSO process…
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Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has once clarified that there is no known scientific evidence to date suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety and therefore, allayed the fears of Nigerians on the deployment of the technology in the country. Pantami made the clarifications when he, in the company of the heads of agencies under his ministry, appeared at an investigative public hearing by the Senate Joint Committee on Communications; Science and Technology; Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cyber Crimes; and Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, at the…
Millions of Manchester United fans in Africa will gain access to MUTV under an agreement with StarTimes, one of the continent’s leading digital TV operators. StarTimes will distribute MUTV to subscribers in over 30 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, representing the biggest agreement of its kind by Manchester United in the region. Viewers in countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Ghana will receive exclusive Manchester United content 24 hours-a-day via StarTimes platforms. MUTV is the world’s leading football club TV channel, featuring first team and Academy games, live manager’s press conferences, player interviews, award-winning documentaries and news. StarTimes has 13…
Digital platforms in Africa should scale up to take advantage of the continent’s surging demand for creative content, said Africa Investment Forum Senior Director Chinelo Anohu, who added that the African Development Bank flagship entity is providing advisory services and investment support to creative players. Anohu was speaking at a virtual “fireside chat” on Tuesday with Afreximbank President, Benedict Oramah and Dean Garfield, Netflix’s Vice President of Public Policy. The Africa Soft Power Project organized the event, titled ‘The New Face of African Collaboration’. Omar Ben Yedder, Group Publisher & MD of IC Publications, moderated. The dialogue was held against…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has thrown its weight behind eBusiness Life Communication Limited in the campaign to sensitize young girls on the imperatives of pursuing ICT-related careers. In this vein, the NCC will partner with the media organisation in its upcoming event, eBusinesslife International Girls in ICT Day Celebration, scheduled for April 22, 2021, at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. The organisers said in a statement that the NCC noted its willingness to partner with eBusinesslife to ensure that the gender disparity in ICT-related careers is addressed to motivate young girls to contribute their quota in the industry. DigitalTimesNG…
A new book on Nigeria’ telecommunications industry’s legal and regulatory ecosystem has been endorsed by eminent Nigerians including the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. The book, “Nigerian Telecommunications Law and Regulation”, which is co-authored by Quasim Odunmbaku, a telecoms regulatory professional at the NCC and Rotimi Akapo, a lawyer, who specialises in Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) practice, is written in 18 chapters and over 600 pages. At the virtual public presentation of the book on Thursday, February 25, 2021, Danbatta, who was the Chairman and Lead Presenter at the event, said…
Titan Trust Bank Limited in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), last week, launched an online platform to empower business owners with the knowledge to manage and grow their businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The move is part of the bank’s initiative to continuously support entrepreneurs in the country by providing financial and advisory services for the growth of their businesses. The bank said in a statement that the programme tagged, “Doing Business Online”, is aimed at helping business owners cope with the operational stress of the current pandemic and also serves as an enabler for them to create…
Alan Sinfield, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s leading innovative telecoms company, 9mobile, has affirmed the company’s support for the ‘Smart City’ initiative of the Lagos State Government. Sinfield gave the affirmation at a panel session of the Lagos State Economic Summit – Ehingbeti 2021 themed ‘For a Greater Lagos: Setting the Tone for the Next Decade.’ Speaking at the panel session on ‘Digital Transformation Solutions for Smart Cities’, Sinfield noted the significance of the Smart City Masterplan of Lagos State and how 9mobile would facilitate its realization. “At 9mobile, we are continually innovating, and smart city and smart building…
An Abuja High Court has vindicated the long-held position of Zinox Technologies Ltd., and TD Africa, two of Nigeria’s leading technology giants, that its Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh, Company Secretary, Barr. Chris Eze Ozims and two others, Shade Oyebode and Charles Adigwe respectively, had no wrongdoing in a long-drawn court case involving a N170m Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) contract. The court on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, discharged and acquitted the duo of Princess Kama Onyeoma and Chief Onny Igbokwe, partners to Mr Benjamin Joseph, who were accused of fraudulently executing the N170m contract awarded to Citadel Oracle Concepts, an…
The Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers Network (DEMS Volunteers Network), a non-governmental advocacy group of media practitioners, has urged the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), to review the current ban on new registration or renewal of Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM), widely known as SIM card. DEMS Volunteers in a statement signed by its Ag. Director of Communications, Peter Oluka recalls that the Honourable Minister, in December 2020, directed the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) to embark on another audit of the Subscriber Registration Database, wherein the Mobile Network Operators, (MNOs) were asked to suspend…