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By Jessica Dogo, The deployment of the Fifth Generation Technology (5G) has raised controversies across the globe. In Nigeria, some people even erroneously believed that the country has already deployed the technology, which they alleged was dangerous to people’s health. Nonetheless, 5G was approved for trial by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in November 2019 to run for a period of three months. 5G is the new global wireless standard, after 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G networks, designed t...

[FILES] ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo ADEYEMI ADEPETUN, in this report, samples the views of stakeholders in the information and communications technology (ICT)/telecoms sector. While many see huge prospects based on past performances, there is apprehension that without sound and people-friendly policies, the sector will lose the gains of the previous years. The information and communications technology/telecoms (ICT) sector arguably was the star performer of the global economy in 2020. In Nig...

Views: Visits 10 [FILES] Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. Photo; TWITTER/NGCOMMUNICATIONCOMM ADEYEMI ADEPETUN, in this report, examines the roles regulations played in shaping growth of the telecoms sector in the last one year. For the telecommunications sector, 2020 has been eventful across the globe. The importance of the sector was underscored by the Coronavirus pandemic.    The virus, which has remained a dr...

[FILES] Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. Photo; TWITTER/NGCOMMUNICATIONCOMM ADEYEMI ADEPETUN, in this report, examines the roles regulations played in shaping growth of the telecoms sector in the last one year. For the telecommunications sector, 2020 has been eventful across the globe. The importance of the sector was underscored by the Coronavirus pandemic.    The virus, which has remained a dreaded scourge, gave wings ...

SIM Registration: NIMC Issues New Guidelines For National Identification Number Applicants NIMC urged all applicants to use face masks, maintain social distancing and wash their hands while at its centres across the country. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 29, 2020 The National Identity Management Commission has issued fresh guidelines for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number (NIN). Kayode Adegoke, the spokesman for the commission, in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘NIMC...

Large Crowds Defy COVID-19 Protocols, Storm NIMC Abuja, Lagos Offices For NIN Registration Nigerians, in a bid to retain connectivity, have crowded NIMC offices to get their NINs and the pressure on the agencys website resulted in its shutdown last week. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 29, 2020 Several Nigerians have again gathered at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos and Abuja, to register for their National Identification Number (NIN). The Federal Gov...

• Issues new guidelines • Expert warns of COVID-19 spread There was stampede, yesterday, as Nigerians besieged offices of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) across the country to get their National Identification Number (NIN). The development forced the Commission to shut down its Lagos office and to extend its deadlines. From Lagos to Abuja, Uyo and other parts of the country, it is the same story of overcrowded registration centres. x Th...

National identity card by NIMC The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration made the announcement on Tuesday, in Abuja, in a statement jointly signed by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman,...

Breaking: FG finally extends deadline for NIN updates by six weeks, gives reasons Legit 22/12/2020 - The federal government has shelved its initial plan on the NIN registration - NCC had ordered that any subscribers with NIN numbers should be blocked by the telecoms operators - The FG, however, extended the registration by some weeks on Monday, December 21 Following the hues and cries that greeted the directives given by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the telecommunications o...

…directs Nigerians in diaspora to NIMC website The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the provision of the National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had last week ordered telecommunications companies to within two weeks block all SIM cards not linked to NIN. This led to uncontrollable crowds at NIMC offices across the country amidst the second wave of COVID-19. However, a new deadline was announced in a ...