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Google To Fund Subsea Cable In Nigeria, Create 1.6million Jobs
To boost the speed and coverage of the internet in Nigeria, Google has revealed that its Equiano subsea cable which is being launched at different points on the African continent is expected to launch in the country in April 2022.
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NCC Awards 13 Varsities N172m Research Grants To Boost ICT Growth
Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded 13 universities the sum of N172m to boost Information, Communications and Technology(ICT) development.
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive…
Visa Opens First African Innovation Hub In Kenya
Visa Inc, a global digital payments giant has opened up its first African innovation studio in Kenya to drive product development across the continent.
This was issued in a statement after the company unveiled the…
NIN: FG Directs Telcos To Bar Outgoing Calls From Unlinked SIM Cards
A few days after the deadline for linkage of the National Identification Number, NIN, to Subscriber Identification Module cards, the Federal Government has directed telecommunications operators in the country to bar all outgoing calls…
Telecoms Operators Threaten To Increase Tariff
By Ganiyat Ganiyu
Owing to the rising cost of doing business and the safety of infrastructure, telecommunications operators in the country have threatened to increase their tariffs.
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication…
80 Million Nigerians Now Have Broadband Access-NCC
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has disclosed that broadband penetration as at December 2021 was 40.88 percent, thus enabling…
Interswitch Launches Product For Secure Digital Payment
By Toyosi Olajide
Interswitch, Africa's leading integrated payments and digital commerce company has launched new products in its commitment for enhancing simple and secured payment system.
The launch which held over the weekend…
NCC Opens Up Telecoms Sector With New Licensing Framework
Toyosi Olajide
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the regulator for the telecommunications industry in the country has opened up the space with a new window that allows for new companies to operate in the sector through…
Microsoft Unveils First African Development Centre In Lagos
The logo of French headquarters of American multinational technology company Microsoft, is pictured outside on March 6, 2018 in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, a Paris' suburb. / AFP PHOTO / GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD…
NCC, LBS To Collaborate On Capacity Building
L -R; Mrs. Grace Ojougboh, Head, Media and Public Relations, Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC); Mrs. Nkechi Iwegbu, Head, Custom Executive Education, Lagos Business School (LBS); Mr. Victor Banjo, Director, Executive Education,…