The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, and the area(s) affected by the service interruption/outage, as well as the time that would be taken to restore …

Airtel Africa has teamed up with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s satellite internet to 14 countries across the continent. This move aims to bridge the connectivity gap in rural and underserved areas where traditional infrastructure falls short. The Promise: Connectivity for All Airtel’s CEO, Sunil Taldar, emphasized that this partnership will …

It almost certain that you would hit a road block while trying to connect to your sql tools to azure databases. The common error you will encounter is a firewall issue when trying to connect to your Azure SQL Database. Here’s how to resolve this: Error Message: Cannot connect to …

Part 1: Setting Up Azure Resources & SQL Database Introduction Data analytics is more than just writing SQL queries—it’s about automating workflows, leveraging cloud resources, and making data pipelines scalable. In this two-part blog series, we’ll explore how to: Set up Azure resources (Storage Account, SQL Database) and populate sample …

In what appears to be a game of political brinkmanship, the almighty GAC is bearing its fangs on the founder and the initiator of the powerful political clique in Lagos State – Governance Advisory Council. In sharp contrast to the known and established tradition of the modus operandi of the …

Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, a football club founded in 1956, has signed an official contract with a United Kingdom-based highly-talented, young Nigeria-born footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. The official unveiling of the young promising footballer was carried out on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Yaqub, born in Nigeria in 2006, is a …

The decision by Starlink to unilaterally review its subscription packages upwards did not receive theapproval of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The action of the company is in contravention of Sections 108 and 111 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA),2003, and Starlink’s Licence Conditions regarding tariffs.The Commission commenced pre-enforcement action …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is pleased to announce significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs). To date, over 153 million SIMs have been successfully linked to a NIN, reflecting an impressive compliance rate of 96 per …

  A Nigerian scientist and researcher, Kafayat Aderonke Yusuf, has received multiple prestigious awards for her groundbreaking research on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and colon cancer at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.  Yusuf, a PhD student in the Cancer Biology Department at the University, has been recognized …

Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West Afrcan region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure, and diversify connectivity to ensure uninterruptible connections. Executive Vice Chairman of the  Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. …