DIGITAL WORLD, TELECOM & ICT (Page 6)

  By Okoh Aihe Twenty-Four years after a seismic development in the telecommunications industry, the regulator said on Monday, that industry stakeholders can have a better experience only if they can adjust their understanding of modern telecom regulation whose products they were only too happy to put in the publicContinue Reading

By our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said inadequate capacity across the networks to support heavy usage in high-density urban areas is the reason for the poor quality of telecom service being experienced in Lagos, Abuja and other major cities in Nigeria The Commission stated this in aContinue Reading

  By Johannes Tobi Wojuola At this time two years ago, Nigeria’s telecommunications sector was far from thriving. Consider the industry debts—both those among operators and those owed to them by banks. Or the Federal Government’s NIN-SIM linkage policy, which had suffered seven postponements since December 2020. Then there wereContinue Reading

  FG has removed the 5% telecom excise tax on calls and data, offering relief to over 171 million telecom subscribers. The Federal Government has announced the removal of the 5% excise tax on telecommunications services, a decision expected to ease financial burdens on millions of Nigerians who rely heavilyContinue Reading

By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to facilitate potential spectrum trades by way of leases to optimise spectrum use. This was disclosed by Dr. Aminu Maida, the NCC executive vice-chairman (EVC), during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos over the weekend. According to theContinue Reading

By Our Correspondent The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida says Truecaller is not linked to the country’s subscriber identity module (SIM) registration database, cautioning that the platform’s results are not always accurate. During a press briefing on Monday, Maida said Truecaller is notContinue Reading

  By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to the full operationalisation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Executive Order on Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII). The Executive Order designates telecommunications facilities as critical national assets deserving optimal protection. In a press statement signed by theContinue Reading

By – Our Correspondent The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida has called on Attorneys-General across the country to collaborate with the commission in drafting a comprehensive legal framework that supports Nigeria’s digital transformation and safeguard telecom infrastructure. Dr. Maida made the call in LagosContinue Reading