The Federal Government has applauded the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) for remarkable regulatory strides that has impacted positively on the national economic growth. According to a statement on Tuesday by NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. William Alo,...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has disclosed that the broadband penetration, known as High-speed Internet Access in the country has risen from 40.9 percent in February to 44.5 percent in July 2022. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the disclosure on Tuesday at the beginning...
The Nigerian Communications Commission's Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has alerted Nigerians on a new malware, HiddenAds, that has infiltrated Google Play Store. The NCC-CSIRT in an advisory on Monday said, the virus has the capacity of impacting device performance and imperiling user’s privacy. According to a statement by the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, on his conferment with a Fellowship status by Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). The President’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement on Monday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina in Abuja. TheFact Daily gathered...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on Nigerians to apply for its training programme on software development (NITDA Developers Group, NDG). The agency made the call on Sunday in a statement by the Head, corporate affairs...
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, has pledged support for the Nigerian Communications Commission’s ( NCC) advocacy for telecom infrastructure protection across the nation. According to a statement issued by NCC’s Director Public Affairs , Reuben Muoka, on Sunday, the monarch called on Nigerians to take responsibility for the...
Nigeria’s caring telecom service provider, 9mobile has reaffirmed its support for the Nigerian news media by facilitating various avenues for journalists to upskill in developing creative news content to expand their audience footprint. The telecom company gave the assurance during the 6th edition of its Media Capacity Building Workshop with...
The Federal Government has announced ban on the importation of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami disclosed this on Monday in Oniru, Lagos. TheFact Daily recalled that in June last year, Pantami had informed Nigerians that the Buhari administration had established a SIM...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has donated over N500 million to Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate development research and innovations for the Nigerian telecommunications industry. The Executive Vice Chairman , NCC Prof Umar Danbatta disclosed this in a statement made available by the Director...
The Federal government has said Nigerians will begin to pay 12.5% tax on text messages, calls and other telecommunications services. The Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed made the disclosure on Thursday at the Stakeholders forum on implementation of excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria put together by the Nigerian...