Category: Technology

FG Suspends 5% Excise Duty on telecom services,inaugurates Committee to Review Policy

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The Federal Government yesterday Monday, September 5, 2022 announced the suspension of the proposed 5 per cent Excise Duty on telecommunications services, and inaugurated a committee chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, to review the policy, immediately. Pantami, who inaugurated the Committee, which he chairs on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, with the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed as member, said the decision on the suspended policy will be made after the committee completes its report.…

Over 50,000 Telecom Infrastructure Destruction Reported in 5 Years – NCC

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Over 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising alarm over the implication of these incidents to the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this at the 2022 edition of Youth Civil Society and Stakeholders Summit (YCSSS), which took place midweek at the Army Resource Centre, Abuja, expressed worry over how the incidents have continued to affect the Quality of Experience, (QoE),…

NCC issues new International Termination Rate

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued an amended Determination of Mobile (Voice) International Termination Rate (ITR) for implementation in the Nigerian Telecommunications Industry effective from September 1, 2022.   The ITR for voice services paid for terminating international calls on local networks in Nigeria is now set at US$0.10, from the old rate of US$0.045.   Under the amended determination, the international carrier market has been classified into MNOs/International Carriers and Small/Nigerian Transit Carriers/IDA Operators to ensure a level playing field that recognizes the unique disposition and characteristics of…

95% Digital Literacy in Nigeria by 2030 promising,says Pantami

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, at the weekend in Gombe, said Nigeria’s march towards attaining 95 per cent digital literacy in 2030, as contained in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), 2020 – 2030, now looks more promising than ever.   Pantami, who presided over the graduation of participants at a two-week Digital Job Creation Training for the North-East in Gombe, which was facilitated by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said “the reason we train citizens is because digital skills are…

Spending Your Time with fraudsters online’ll do you more harm than good – Internet Safety Advocate,Onadipe warns internet users

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  An advocate of internet safety, Mr. Rotimi Onadipe has warned internet users against spending their time online with internet fraudsters at the expense of other productive activities. Mr. Rotimi Onadipe, Chief Executive Director of Onadipe Technologies and founder of Internet Safety Magazine, gave the warning on Saturday August 27th, 2022 while delivering his organisation’s weekly lecture in Ibadan. According to Mr. Onadipe, the lecture is aimed at creating global awareness about internet abuse, its dangerous effects and how to stay safe. He said: “Beware, cyber criminals are ready to…

Pantami excited with unprecedented 18.44% ICT contribution to Nigeria’s GDP

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has expressed excitement over the remarkable contribution of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022). The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated this in the ‘Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product Report’ for Q2 2022, released on the 26th of August, 2022. The Digital Economy sector under Professor Pantami has continued its trend of playing a key part in the growth on Nigeria’s economy. The…

Pantami commends ICT’s 17.92% contributions to GDP

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Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has applauded consistent growth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contributions to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which hit 17.92 per cent in the last quarter of 2020, and in the first quarter of 2021, and continued on an impressive trajectory. The Minister, who gave the figures at the opening of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU’s) – (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) FCDO Roundtable, and Technical Workshop on Building Capabilities for Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Transformation in Nigeria,…

Danbatta commends Adedigba over NIM Fellowship

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A director of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ismaila Adedigba, has received the commendation of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, over his recent conferment of the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM.   Adedigba who is the Director of Research Development at the Commission, had for many years been a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and Fellow of the Association of West African Society for Communications and Administration (FSCA).   Professor Danbatta said the elevation of Adedigba…

LaPRSC: NCC EVC,Danbatta tasks Nigerians to explore opportunities in Digital Economy

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  The Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has advised Nigerians to explore opportunities in the Digital Economy to eradicate poverty in the country.   Prof Danbatta stated this on Thursday in his address at the 9th Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Leadership and Poverty Eradication.   The EVC,was represented at the conference by Mrs Nnena Ukoha, Head,Corporate Communications,NCC.   Speaking on the topic, Poverty Eradication in Nigeria: Leveraging Opportunities in a Digital Economy, Danbatta noted that ”For most developing countries, particularly those with…

Glo @ 19: Celebrating an indigenous African brand, by Lanre Alfred

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A lot has changed in the telecoms industry since Globacom was birthed in 2003. As it counts down to its 19th anniversary in a few days, the company and its founder, Dr. Mike Adenuga, Jnr, can look back on their chequered and storied journey and give themselves a robust pat on the back.   Indeed, few magnates refine the merchant tropes of endeavor, like Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr. Through grit and hard work, he built his octopoidal conglomerate that employs thousands of Nigerians nay Africans in profitable, futuristic endeavors. If…