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Ongoing laying of fibre optic cables in Lagos is to expand network, not 5G deployment – NCC

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the ongoing laying of fibre optic cables and the deployment of other telecoms equipment by mobile network operators (MNOs) across Lagos and other states is entirely to expand their networks infrastructure across the country and to

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Broadband Penetration: North Central to get InfraCo soon -Danbatta

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun The process for licensing a seventh Infrastructure Company (InfraCo) for the North Central geo-political zone, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has been concluded and the license ready for award very soon. In a document obtained from its official website on Thursday, August 29, 2019, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian

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FG to ban use of SMS to send customers’ bank details

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

* As NCC boss accuses banks of conniving with fraudsters * Says banks under-reporting fraud cases for fear of desertion by customers * ‘Non-disclosure of fraud cases militating against cybersecurity’ Tony Nwakaegho, Lagos The sending of vital bank details via short message services (SMS) may soon be banned in Nigeria because of its associated risks. […]

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Danbatta seeks for appreciation of role of digital transformation

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2017 0

Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has highlighted the role of digital transformation in the society beyond the realm of statistics rolled out in the telecommunications sector. Prof Danbatta made this remark while delivering the 46th Convocation Lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently and also called