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 Correspondennt In a newly unveiled rules of corporate governance, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tightened up guidelines for telecommunications (telcos) operators in order to ensure transparency, internal controls, and risk management across the industry. In his keynote address at the inauguration of the 2025 Guidelines on CorporateContinue 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
By Our correspondent Nigeria is entering a pivotal phase in its digital transformation journey, as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) rolls out landmark reforms designed to future-proof telecom regulation, expand broad- band access, and restore sanity to the increasingly critical Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging ecosystem. At a high-level stakeholder forum heldContinue Reading
The WAIC has transformed into a nationwide AI carnival. Forums, creator meet-ups, and pop-up investment institution activities spill out of every hallway. This weekend, every table along the Huangpu River will buzz with pitches, demos, and impromptu partnerships, Wang Qiuhua, a representative from an AI software company in Beijing, toldContinue Reading
Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has begun investigating allegations that a Chinese mining company abandoned Nigerian miners in the Central African Republic (CAR), following a trending social media video highlighting the issue. In a statement by the Embassy in Abuja on Friday, the embassy expressed its commitment to addressing the matterContinue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 16 new ambassadors to China in Beijing on Friday. The ambassadors are: — Pham Thanh Binh from Vietnam — Miguel Lecaro Barcenas from Panama — Jose Julio Gomez Beato from Dominica — Riza Poda from Albania — Jonathan Edward Austin from NewContinue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, citing the urgent need to end the war in Gaza and alleviate the humanitarian crisis. The move is set to be formalized at the UN General Assembly in September and comes amid mounting global outrage over conditionsContinue Reading
Belgium and Luxembourg intend to suspend several aid programmes for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which are part of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES). The final decision will be announced by the end of 2025, TASS News Agency reports, citing Jeune Afrique. In particular, the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel),Continue Reading
The Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation A.L.Podelyshev met with Minister of Internal Affairs of Nigeria O.Tunji-Ojo. According to a statement by the Embassy in Abuja, the two parties had conversation on the prospects of expanding bilateral cooperation in the areas of internal security, combating transnational crime,Continue Reading
