Following approval of the National Policy on the 5G deployment in Nigeria by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has tasked  the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on the immediate   implementation of the network.  Speaking when he received the Management of the Commission, led by its …

By Bunmi Olowu-AdekoyaThe International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day set aside globally to celebrate women for their doggedness and achievements in the context of social, economic, cultural and political sagacity. The day was instituted in the early 1900s. It is set aside to, among others, increase awareness on the …

Following the Federal Government approval for  the deployment of the Fifth Generation Network, otherwise called 5G in Nigeria, the the Nigerian Communications Commission has said that the roll-out of the 5G will be carried out in phases.  The roll-out of the 5G is expected to be carried out in phases beginning with …

By Prof. Chidi Emmanuel Akujor Introduction This is a book that has a total of 531 pages including 27 preliminary pages. It is well organized in 8 sections with each section corresponding fairly with 8-point Agenda of the Strategic Vision Plan (SVP) of the EVC’s first tenure. The organization of …

 The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has finally renewed  the Unified Access Service (UAS) and Spectrum for wireless local loop 900MHz and 1800MHz band licences for the MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. This is contained in a notice by MTN Nigeria signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs Uto Ukpanah and posted on …

At last, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has authorised the National Policy on Fifth-Generation (5G) networks for the country’s digital economy. With the approval the deployment of the network in Nigeria would take effect soon. In a statement by the Technical Assistant on Information Technology  to Minister of Communications and …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday unveiled a compendium of speeches of the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta in Abuja. The commission also launched two other major initiatives, starting which include:– New Strategic Vision (Implementation) Plan (SVP), 2021-2025, – and – NCC Global Connect Podcast . The Story …

Worried by the growing rate of drug abuse and other social maladies among the youths, the Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday said that the state government would collaborate with over 1,000 celebrities, social change advocates on the campaign against drug abuse and other societal ills prevalent among the …

… appoints Adetifa as NCDC DG President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration.The President named Vice President Yemi Osinbajo …

As security challenges continued to assume a different dimension across the country, indications have emerged that Zamfara State Government has raised the alarm that the bandits have taken the advantage of the availability of the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network to coordinate their attacks. Although, neither the federal …