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Globacom rolls out mobile 4G/LTE network across nine Nigeria mega cities

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2016 0

Globacom has rolled out Nigeria’s first commercial world-class nationwide mobile Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution (4G LTE) network across the six geo-political zones simultaneously. This follows a successful multi-dimensional test-run of the advanced network consistent with its numerous

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Telecoms sector sustains growth by 1%, rakes N1.580bn in GDP-NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2016 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released the Nigerian Telecommunications Services sectorial report for the second quarter of the year 2016 which indicated a growth by 1 per cent from previous quarter. The report dated September 1, 2016 issued by NCC in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)  and made available to Daily […]

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Broadband Commission charges world leaders to harness ICT4D to drive SDGs

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2016 0

The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has charged world leaders to harness Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) to drive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Commission gave the charge at the end of its recent High-Level Policy Forum (HLPF) in New York, attributing ICTs as uniquely powerful tool to drive global development,

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Telecom sector emerges Nigeria’s biggest advertiser with N16.7bn in 2015

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2016 0

The telecommunications sector holds sway as it emerges the biggest advertiser in Nigeria in 2015 with a combined total expenditure of N16.7 billion. This information is contained in the just-released 2015 Mediafacts, a key media resource for marketing professionals in West and Central Africa. According to the report, produced annually by mediaReach OMD, a specialist […]

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Telecoms tops Nigeria’s ad spend with N16.7bn in 2015

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2016 0

 The telecommunications sector retained its lead position as the highest advertiser in Nigeria in 2015 with a combined total expenditure of N16.7 billion. This information is contained in the just-released 2015 Mediafacts, a key media resource for marketing professionals in West and Central Africa. According to the report, the figure represents 17% of the total […]

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Telecom regulator, NCC solicits Reps’ cooperation

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2016 0

For effective performance of its regulatory function in the telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) needs the cooperation of the members of the House of Representatives, according to the Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. Danbatta made this remark while speaking during an oversight visit of the members of the House of

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Nigeria, Ghana partner on ICT start-ups, local content, cybersecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2016 0

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria’s IT clearinghouse  and its Ghanaian counterpart, the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) have agreed to partner on common grounds as it affects both countries Information Technology (IT) sector. Mrs. Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs at NITDA, in press statement made available to Daily

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Comms Ministry canvasses partnership with AU on technological development

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2016 0

Barr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has proposed inaugurating a small committee which will comprise of scientists and technologists from the Ministry and the African Union Scientific, Technical and Research Commission to draw an action plan which will help look into problems besetting the communications and power sectors. The Minister said made the statement

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Tower operators mull N7.2bn investment in solar systems

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2016 0

As public power supply for telecommunications services providers in the country continues to slip from bad to worse, tower operators are considering opting for massive investment of about N7.2billion on solar systems. The tower operators are worried by high cost of maintenance of generators at base stations in the country which have since become main […]

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Teniola counsels FG to leverage on ICT for wealth creation

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2016 0

Nigeria’s dependence on oil has drawn the irk of  some stakeholders in the Information Communication Technology sector who believe that government have not  paid  attention to the sector that has contributed enormously to the countries’ Gross Domestic Product. It is in view of this that Mr Olusola Teniola, president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies […]

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NCC awards to MTN 2.6GHz band provisional frequency licence

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2016 0

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded provisional 2x30MHz in the 2.6gigahertz (GHz) frequency licence to MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN), as the sole approved bidder. Daily Times recalls that NCC had on March 11, 2016, published an information Memorandum (IM) expressing its intention to auction 2x70MHz in the 2.6GHz frequency band on behalf of the

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NCC to host telecom stakeholders’ forum on Corporate Governance

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2016 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications sector tomorrow in Lagos to a forum, where deliberations on the next level of implementation of the Corporate Governance Code for the telecoms industry will take place. The commission in a press release signed by Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs […]

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HIS acquires HTN’s 1,211 diversified tower sites throughout Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2016 0

IHS Holding Limited (IHS), the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, has completed the acquisition of Helios Towers Nigeria Limited’s (HTN) 1,211 diversified tower sites throughout Nigeria. HTN and IHS established the mobile telecommunications infrastructure industry in Nigeria in the early 2000s and this

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Telecom records 0.5% growth to GDP, nets N1.4trn in Q1

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2016 0

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has given kudos to the performance of the nation’s telecommunications industry in the first quarter of 2016 which recorded over N1.4trillion, representing 0.5 percent growth, adding that he is optimistic it would improve in the subsequent quarters of the year.

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NCC assures operators of wider access berth in new regulation strategy

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2016 0

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said in a report issued by the commission’s Policy, Competition and Economic Analysis Department, titled: “An Overview of Provision of the Over-The- Top (OTT) Services’’ that telecommunications operators will enjoy wider access berth in its Over-The-Top (OTT) new regulation strategy. The  Commission stated in the report that the

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MTN have finally agreed over NCC fine

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2016 0

MTN has reached a deal with the Nigeria Government regarding the N330 billion (US$3,2 billion) regulators imposed on it in 2015. After an eight month long negotiation, MTN has agreed to pay N333 billion ($1.7 billion) to the federal government over a space of three years. “MTN Nigeria undertakes to take immediate steps to ensure […]

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CLGF scribe implores use of technology to address urbanization

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2016 0

  The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), Carl Wright, has implored the smart use of technology to address the ever-growing global urbanisation challenge. Wright made this appeal in a recent lecture he delivered on smart cities at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) in London. He noted that though the trend towards

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NATCOMS urges NCC to adopt subscriber’s  compensation policy

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2016 0

Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, the National President, National Association of Telecom Subscribers (NATCOMS) has made an inroad into how telecom operators short-change subscribers in the country, and urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to adopt a subscriber’s compensation policy, including sanction to address the trend. Ogunbanjo stated the Association position in  a

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Don tasks NCC on internet service speed

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2016 0

Dr Abdulwahab Lawan, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, Bayero University, Kano, has called on the National Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure that Internet service providers operated within the provisions of the law. Lawan made the call at the second part of the stakeholders meeting on `Speedy and Affordable Internet Service’ in Nigeria on […]

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NCC opens new spectrum band for licensing, issues guidelines

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2016 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as part of measures to address the challenge of spectrum shortages in the country has revealed plans to open up new frequency bands with guidelines for operators in Nigeria. According to NCC, the new frequency bands are the 38 GHz and 42 GHz spectrums adding that it would re-plan the […]