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Punch Newspapers Sections Temiloluwa O’Peters Temiloluwa O’Peters Published 16 March 2021 The United Kingdom government has committed to supporting Nigeria in providing digital access to underserved and unserved communities and closing the digital divide in the country. This was discussed in a conference facilitated by the UK’s Digital Access Programme on ‘Digital Inclusion for underserved and unserved communities and Persons Living with Disabilities’ in collaboration with the Minis...

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has threatened to sack disloyal aides from his government. According to the governor, he would not hesitate to sack any of his aides who displayed any acts of disloyalty. Akeredolu gave the warning on Monday during the swearing-in of four commissioners into his government During the event, the governor added that anybody sacked for being disloyal would not be recalled. The new commissioners are; Mr Wale Akinterinwa (Commissioner for Finance) Mr Ojogo...

NCC restates commitment to tackle fake telecoms devices On Kindly Share This Story: The Nigerian Communications Commission says it is working with other consumer products regulatory agencies to tackle the importation of fake and bio hazardous phones and accessories into the country. The Executive Vice-chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this at the World Consumer Rights Day news conference and presentation of Telecom Consumer Handbook on Monday in Abuja. Danbatta said the co...

NCC moves to resolve N42bn USSD debt On By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says a meeting has been convened to resolve the N42bn Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt issue between the telecom operators and the banks in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta made this known on Monday at a World Press Conference in Commemoration of the 2021 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) held in Abuja....

Deposit Money Banks owe telecommunications companies N42bn for services provided by the mobile network operators through the Unstructured Supplemen...

The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were strategising on making Nigerians financially inclusive.

  The United Kingdom has restated its commitment to supporting the Federal Government in its inclusive digital economic agenda to promote the growth of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem and close the digital divide in the country. The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, OBE, stated this on Thursday in Lagos during a virtual technical conference facilitated by the UK’s Digital Access Programme on Digital Inclusion for Underserved/Unserved Communities and Persons Living ...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, on Wednesday urged Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts across West Africa to be ambitious towards its growth in the area. He stated this at the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) currently holding in Abuja. The meeting was also attended by the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta. In his ...

Key stakeholders who joined Pantami at the meeting included the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission, DG/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service and Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria.

This decision was reached on Wednesday at the 4th review meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM registration in Abuja, presided over by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami. Pantami tasked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which was working with NIMC and mobile network operators (MNOs), to urgently come up with a framework for the establishment of the Centres in the 774 LGAs of the country. The Minister sai...