The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has said, the commission was committed to ensuring that there was a balance in the representation of the females in the Information Technology (IT) space . Danbatta disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director...
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has assured that the Digital Industrial Park ( DIP), when completed in January 2023, would impact greatly on the country’s socio-economic development. Danbatta disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the ongoing process to auction two additional lots in the 3.5GHz spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) was part of efforts to democratise access to high-speed mobile broadband for all Nigerians. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made...
The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said there was need to strengthen collaboration between the Information and Communications Technologies(ICT) industry and tertiary institutions, saying, the nation would go far if technology adoption in tertiary institutions was not systemic and coherent. Inuwa made the call in...
The Nigerian Communications Commission's Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users of the messaging app, “Telegram” to desist from downloading unknown Advanced IP Scanner Software in order to prevent unauthorized access to victims account. The CSIRT in an advisory made available on Tuesday by the commission’s Director,  Public...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has charged state governments on the need to deploy broadband infrastructure in order to make service available to their citizens. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta made the call in a statement made available by the Director Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on...
On September 18, 2022 when MTN carried out what looked like a roll out of its 5G commercial services in Nigeria, it’s Chief Executive, Karl Toriola was full of excitement and boasted in a speech before all present that: “5G will change everything. It will allow us to connect, create,...
Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has said the decision to auction the first and second rounds of the 5G spectrum bands is not to generate money for the federal government. Rather, it is to enhance quality communications infrastructure for the benefit...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has reiterated the role of the media during and after polls, saying, they hold the ace in making a difference in promoting free and credible elections in the country. The EVC stated this in a statement...
The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has said it was working with other stakeholders to formulate the National Policy on e-Commerce which seeks to regulate and protect both the buyers and the sellers while transacting business online. This was disclosed recently by the Agency’s Director, Standards, Guidelines and Framework,...