Infotech

Foreigners to activate SIMs every six months – NCC

Foreigners exempted from enrolling for the National Identity Number will have to request for Subscriber Identity Module activation every six months up to a period of two years. The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this in its new draft for ‘Business…

Federal Government approves 5G deployment in Nigeria

The Federal Government has approved the deployment of the Fifth Generation Network, otherwise called 5G in Nigeria. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) announced the approval after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting…

NITDA trains 178 young Nigerians on robotics, emerging tech

Nigeria’s Digital literacy received a boost on Friday as National Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA) trained 178 young Nigerians in its just concluded 10-Days Stem Bootcamp for Kids (SB4Kids) initiative. Director General/CEO, Mr Kashifu Abdullahi in his remarks during the closing…

We’ve cleared N95.5bn indebtedness —  MTN

MTN Nigeria Communi cations Plc said its has cleared N95.5billion indebtedness to the Federal Government of Nigeria with respect to outstanding taxes. MTN’s Company Secretary, Uto Ukpana, made the clarification in a notice posted on the website of the Nigerian…

NITDA to engage stakeholders on Bill re-enactment

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has drawn the attention of Information Technology sector stakeholders and the general public to a proposed bill aimed at repealing and re-enacting the NITDA Act, 2007 to develop “stakeholder-led robust regulatory architecture.” According…

Telcos gained 195,313 subscribers in July — NCC

…as MTN retains lead in number of GSM subscribers Telecommunication companies gained 195,313 subscribers in the month of July according to new industry statistics released by Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) on Tuesday. According to the data, MTN Communications has maintained lead…