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 …
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Dr. Adeshola Afolabi is the President of the Yoruba Parapo Association, a vibrant cultural organization for Yoruba descendants in the State of Indiana, United States. In this interview with MURITALA AYINLA, he discusses the vital role the association plays in uniting the Yoruba community abroad and preserving a rich cultural …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Living abroad not excuse for Quran illiteracy, moral decadence A United States-based Islamic School, Sabeel Ul Faoz Arabic School, has graduated 12 teenage Quran memorisers amidst pomp and pageantry.At the maiden edition of the graduation ceremony, scholars also emphasized the importance of Islamic education for Nigerians and other nationals living …
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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 …
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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. …
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A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others. The cuts occurred somewhere in Cote de’Ivoire and …
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