ViacomCBS Networks Africa scooped a record 29 awards at this year’s prestigious PromaxBDA Africa 2020 Awards. Promax is the global association for the entertainment marketing industry, representing thousands of contributors who create, market, and distribute content in the media. The annual awards programme is recognised as one of the most prestigious in the world. The media network scooped an impressive 5 gold accolades, 15 silver, and 9 bronze awards. Following a momentous year in 2019, which saw the ViacomCBS Networks Africa’s channel brands collectively receive 24 awards, this year, the network confidently went into the PromaxBDA Africa 2020 Awards with…
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More recognitions have come the ways of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for the critical role they have been playing in advancing the frontiers of broadband development in Nigeria. This time, the recognition came at the 2020 edition of the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTITA), held at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja at the weekend. Regarded as the Oscars of Nigeria’s telecoms industry, the awards, powered by Instinctwave, Africa’s leading business-to-business event organizer in collaboration with the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), saw the Commission and…
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that government is putting greater emphasis on the continuous engagement of different stakeholders to secure their buy-in towards achieving the targets of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025. The EVC stated this at the first stakeholder consultation with telecommunication industry players on the implementation of the new national broadband plan held at the NCC’s Communications & Digital Economy Complex in Abuja on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Danbatta who was represented by NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services and Chairman, Broadband Implementation Steering Committee (BISC), Engr. Ubale…
Mr Adewale Adeyipo, the Chief Executive Officer of CWG PLC, has urged senior-level executives to develop what he called “Cybersecurity readiness,” stressing that cybersecurity is now a culture which must be entrenched into an organization as safety, quality, ethics and compliance has been. While making a presentation at the ‘Director and Future of Business’ webinar with the theme: ‘Cybersecurity & AI,’ last month, Adeyipo also posed some key cybersecurity readiness questions for senior leadership in all organizations, both in the private and public sectors. Some of these key cybersecurity readiness questions include: -Do you secure suppliers, acquisitions, business partners, and…
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been commended for his role in community and national development through his Danbatta Charity Foundation (DCF), a non-profit organisation. The Sarki Bai of Bichi and District Head of Danbatta, Alhaji Isyaku Wada Waziri and other beneficiaries of the DCF gave the commendation during the Quranic Graduation Ceremony of 21 students of Garkuwa Usman Community Primary School Islamiya, Danbatta Local Government Area, Kano State, at the weekend. Alhaji Waziri who commended the EVC for being a pillar of support for the nation’s development particularly praised him for…
Globacom has rolled out data gifts, including a one-off 10GB free data, for its subscribers on 3G SIMs to encourage them to upgrade to 4G SIMs to experience its faster 4G LTE network. Globacom launched its 4G LTE network nationwide in October 2016 and has since consolidated the reach, taking the network to smaller cities and towns across the country. The company said in a statement in Lagos that in addition to the one-off 10 GB data that customers will get upon upgrading their 3G SIM to 4G SIM, they will also get 25 per cent extra data on subsequent…
Berklee College of Music will take part in Y’ello Star, the latest music reality project by MTN Nigeria, with Afrinolly as Technical Partner, according to a statement by MTN Nigeria on Monday. Members of the Berklee community will serve in various capacities on the project, and the winner of the music project will record their debut single at the Power Station at BerkleeNYC. “We’re excited to work with MTN and Afrinolly Creative Hub on the Y’ello Star Project,” says Berklee President Roger H. Brown. “This is a great opportunity for artists from the vibrant Nigerian music scene to get advice and mentorship from…
Two of Nigeria’s mobile network operators (MNOs), MTN Nigeria and 9Mobile have been granted approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to carry out a trial on the workability of embedded Subscriber Identification Modules (e-SIM) Service in Nigeria. An e-SIM is a small chip that is embedded on a mobile phone or smart devices. It is designed for convenience, flexibility and simplicity. The e-SIM makes it easier for subscribers to choose a pre-paid plan provider and switch between network operators. DigitalTimesNG gathered that the trial, approved to run for a period of one year, will involve testing 5,000 e-SIMs by the…
Ventures Platform Foundation, the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has announced a call for applications from Nigerian startups for Start-Up North-East, an incubation programme for early-stage companies building innovative tech solutions for communities hit by the crisis in North-East Nigeria. The new programme launched with the support of the U.S. Embassy is set to offer funding, mentoring and support for start-ups pioneering robust tech solutions which solve the current inefficiencies around aid distribution and data management in relief efforts across the region. With the entire programme conducted virtually, six successful startups will receive exclusive support for four months…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has told the House Committee on Telecommunications how the telecoms agency contributed to the revenue drive of the Federal Government by generating and remitting N344.71 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the last five years. Danbatta was speaking while briefing the Committee members, led by their Chairman, Hon. (Prince) Akeem Adeyemi, during a legislative oversight function on the Commission in Abuja on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. The NCC boss, who attributed the successes of the Commission in the last five years to the harmonious…