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CONFIRMED! FG working on policy towards 5G deployment On By Emmanuel Elebeke Nigeria may soon join other forward-thinking nations of the world to deploy the fifth Generation, 5G network services in the country. This is as the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, at the weekend revealed that government is putting finishing touches to the policy that will allow 5G services to be deployed in the country. The minister, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, also debunked claims that deployment of...

The Federal government has given approval to Mobile Network Operators, MNOs for the establishment of dedicated SIM Swap Centres...

x This was part of the resolution reached at the Ministerial Task Force meeting on the NIN-SIM registration held at the weekend, and chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. Key stakeholders, who joined Pantami at the meeting, included the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta; DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Ali...

By Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole The federal government has granted Mobile Network Operators (MNOs ) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the 774 local governments in the country. It also approved the extension of the tenure of National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment agents’ licences for MNOs from one to five years, having considered their performances so far satisfactory. It, however, stated that their operations would be subjected to continuous monitoring. A joint statement by...

Minister, stakeholders affirm Health Safety of 5G On ….As Senate holds public hearing The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has allayed the fears of Nigerians on the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, clarifying that there is no known scientific evidence till date suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety. Pantami stated this when he led the heads of agencies under his ministry to an investigative public ...

TODAY February 26, 2021 Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have affirmed that depliyment of 5G technology pose no health risk to public health and safety. The minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who allayed the fears of Nigerians on the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, clarified that there is no known scientific evidence till date suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety. The minister made the ...

By Emmanuel Elebeke  Stakeholders in the telecommunications  sector have affirmed that depliyment of 5G technology pose no health risk to public health and safety. The minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who allayed the fears of Nigerians on the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, clarified that there is no known scientific evidence till date suggesting that 5G poses any risks to public health and safety. The minister made the as...

Emma Okonji writes on the need for a greater collaboration to address the rising rates of cybercrime and cyber bullying in the cyberspace In order to create cyber-security awareness among Africans, Nigerians inclusive, most government agencies, including private organisations in Nigeria, penultimate week, joined other African countries to celebrate the Africa Safer Internet Day (ASID), which is the continent’s version of the World Safer Internet Day (WSID). ASID is usually held on February 9 ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says Nigerians consume over 80 terabytes of data every month.

NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta The Internet world is like a city, jam-packed with information and resources worthy of the finest museums, but with menace for the unwary. Since its discovery, the Internet has moved beyond an educational and research tool that served as a social network for a few elites, it has been transformed into a commerce hub. While it has enabled borderless communications, the Internet has equally made lots of people, including adults, vulnerable to differ...