Month: June 2026

The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that mobile network operators are deploying more than 12,000 new coverage and capacity sites across Nigeria to improve network quality and expand connectivity, with over 5,000 sites already completed. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Commission’s 109th Board Meeting held on May 25, 2026, where the Board reviewed developments in the telecommunications industry and adopted key resolutions aimed at strengthening service delivery, consumer protection, infrastructure expansion and digital inclusion. According to the communiqué, operators…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will convene a two-day National Security Summit in Abuja from June 18 to 19, 2026, aimed at strengthening collaboration between the media and security agencies in promoting national stability, peace and development. The summit, themed “Media and Security Agencies as Partners in Nation Building,” is expected to bring together senior government officials, heads of security agencies, media executives, editors, civil society organisations and other critical stakeholders from across the country. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Comrade Abimbola Oyetunde,…

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to drive Nigeria’s export-led growth strategy under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), unveiling a US$1 billion AfCFTA Adjustment Fund Credit Facility to support Nigerian businesses seeking to expand production, improve competitiveness, and boost exports across Africa. Speaking at the Second Quarter 2026 Meeting of the AfCFTA Central Coordination Committee (CCC) in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, said the financing facility offers a major opportunity for Nigerian companies to modernize operations, scale production and strengthen their…