Year: 2021

Police foil armed bandits attack,recover motorcycles, firearm

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Niger State Police Command in its continued effort to curb banditry and other criminilaty in the State on 5th December,2021 received information that armed bandits on motorcycles were planning to attack Goto-Rishi village via Kaffin-Koro Paikoro LGA, and were sighted near Kudami village via K/Koro. On receipt of the information, a joint Police/vigilante teams attached to Kaffin-Koro Division were mobilized to the area and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle through which the bandits escaped with bullet wounds into the forest. Consequently, as a result of the fire…

Digital Economy Development:Huawei launches All-Optical Target Network solution

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Huawei has launched the OptiX SuperSite solution as part of its commitment to building a low-carbon, efficient, and intelligent all-optical target network which it says is the primary engine for digital economy development.   Richard Jin, President of Huawei Optical Product Line, said that optical transmission is a greener and more energy-saving transmission technology.   The SuperSite have three advantages: super access, innovative architecture and on-demand capacity expansion.   According to Jin, “With the large-scale deployment of 5G, wireless traffic increases rapidly. It is estimated that by 2025, the average…

Automation, next stage of Service Delivery in Public Sector,says Danbatta

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said leveraging the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to automate service delivery should be the next frontier of excellent service delivery to Nigerians by public institutions. Danbatta made the assertion in a goodwill message presented on his behalf by NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, at the opening ceremony of a three-day SERVICOM retreat, which started on December 1, 2021 at the Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja. The retreat focused…

Akande tasks Telecom Operators on Licensing Obligations …. as Danbatta emphasises role of feedback in telecom regulations

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The Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, has urged telecoms licensees across different segments of the Nigerian telecommunications sector on the need to adhere strictly to their licensing obligations in order to ensure robust provision of services to the consumers. Akande made the call in his remarks at the third edition of NCC’s 2021 “Talk to The Regulator” (TTTR) Forum, which took place at Visa Karena Hotels, Port Harcourt, over the weekend. At the forum held with a focus on “Improving Stakeholder Satisfaction”,…

Abuja Electricity DisCo apologises to consumers over power disruption

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Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, on Monday, apologised to consumers over the power disruption in its franchise areas.     It assured consumers of speedy resolution of the strike by its employees that led to the power disruption. AEDC’s franchise area include Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger states and the FCT. “Following the industrial action embarked upon by the National Union of Electricity Employees, power supply to some of our areas of operation, especially those on the 11 Kilovolt network, were affected. “We would also like to apologise to our customers for the…

Industry Certification confirms Cybersecurity for Huawei Customers

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Mobile-internet developments have made smart devices the most popular way to go online. These devices store a wealth of user data with an increasing number of apps installed from uncontrolled sources, but also raise security risks.     This has drawn increasing scrutiny around user privacy and information protection. Huawei takes the security of smart devices extremely seriously.   In this interview, Osita Iweze, Huawei’s Cyber Security and Privacy officer shared some insight into what the company is doing to protect user privacy and ensure data security as they work…

Climate change: Huawei rallies telcos around low carbon 5G solutions

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As global attention shift towards halting and reversing the impacts of global warming, technology company, Huawei, has recently concluded an Energy Efficiency Summit in Dubai with the theme “Maximizing Network Energy Efficiency.”   The event brought together more than 100 energy experts from the world’s leading telecom carriers, including Etisalat, STC, Telefonica, and TI (Telecom Italia), together with representatives from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Frost & Sullivan who presented keynotes to share insights and experiences on the telecom energy industry on how to achieve the objectives of 5G…

CPS to Niger Gov,Mary Noel-Berje commiserates with NUJ over demise of Suleiman Dele Bajulaiye

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The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor of Niger State, Mary Noel-Berje has commiserated with the broadcast industry and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Niger State Council over the loss of a renowned broadcaster, Suleiman Dele Bajulaiye of Baddegi Radio, Minna.   Noel-Berje in a condolence message said no doubt it is a trying moment for officials and members of the NUJ Niger State Council as it is still dealing with the loss of a vibrant and committed member who died recently, the Union has again been hit…

2023: “I won’t disappoint you by not running” — Gov Bello assures Kebbi, Sokoto stakeholders

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The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya BELLO has assured Traditional, political, religious stakeholders from Kebbi and Sokoto states that he will yield to their calls for him to run for presidency in 2023 Bello stated this on Sunday when he received the delegations at the Kogi state’s government lodge in Abuja. The Governor also alleged a deliberate attempt by some persons who are supposed to support President Muhammadu Buhari but pulled his government down instead. Governor Bello noted that those who were supposed to support and advise the president are…

Needless proliferation of unviable airports, By Kelvin Osa Okunbor

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There seems to be needless competition in establishing aerodromes without due regard to the feasibility of the venture. In the circumstances, authorities are “forced” to spend revenues earned from four viable terminals in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano to subsidise operations in the 20 other airports managed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Because of necessity, we are giving space to Kelvin Osa Okunbor who examines the rationale behind establishing unviable airports by state governments and wealthy individuals.   Could it be as a result of genuine interest…