The telecoms regulator says healthy competition is vital for the growth of the industry but noted that it will continue to engage all players The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, has advocated for healthy competition to promote the growth of the telecommunication sector in Nigeria. Maida said this during the week when he received the management of Airtel Networks Limited in Abuja. According to a statement by Reuben Muoka, director of...
The apex bank cautioned those circulating the fake naira notes to be wary of possible breach of the law and the consequence of jail term The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has alerted the public to the circulation of fake naira notes in the country. A statement signed by Sidi Ali Hakama, acting director of communications of the bank, reminded the public to beware of using the fake notes because it is an offence which...
NCC has declared its support to the drive by the Federal Government to boost Nigeria’s broadband penetration rate in line with the National Broadband Plan The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida has said that the commission, under his leadership, will support the target of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to boost Nigeria’s broadband penetration rate to 70 per cent by the end of 2025 in line...
NCC boss, Maida, has applauded the Project Train 3M on ICT skills of its supervising Minister saying it would make Nigeria an exporter of digital skills The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has applauded the proposal by the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to enlist and train three million Nigerians over four years, which will make the country an exporter of digital...
The NCC has restated the effectiveness and application of ICT in fighting financial crimes such as illicit financial flows. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance, regulatory compliance, and secure data processing, just as it sought multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations to address the issue of illicit financial flows in the country. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission,...
The Reps Appropriations Committee Chairman said the N5bn provision for the presidential yacht in the supplementary budget was removed, and allocation for student loans increased by the same sum. The National Assembly has passed the N2.18 trillion 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. Before the passage of the bill, the Senate adopted both reports of the sittings of both chambers on the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill which was presented by...
In passing the supplementary budget, the lawmakers urged President Tinubu to give priority to the security, agriculture, and infrastructure sectors in the implementation. The 2023 supplementary budget received expeditious passage in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The proposed N2.17 trillion 2023 supplementary Budget scaled through second reading in both chambers of the National Assembly following receipt of a letter from President Bola Tinubu seeking consideration and approval of the proposal. President Tinubu also...
Three tech firms, Solaris, Knownow, Specxs have been declared winners at the NCC’s talent hunt competition with a prize money of N30 million. Three companies, out of 81 companies that contested at the Nigerian Communication Commission’s inspired technology innovation talent hunt competition, shared the N30 million prize money equally. Nine other shortlisted companies went home with N500,000 consolation prizes each. Solaris GreenTech Hub, Knownow Africa Limited, and Specxs Care Limited came bright at the 2023...
The New NCC Boss, Maida has declared his commitment to President Tinubu’s vision on digital economy for Nigeria. The new Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said he would align the Commission’s regulatory focus to achieve the promises of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda to advance the nation’s digital transformation agenda. Maida, who spoke to the Senior Management team of the Commission at the Commission’s...
See the profile of Dr Aminu Maida who takes over from Professor Umar Garba Danbatta as the new boss of the NCC Dr. Aminu Maida was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Dr. Maida holds an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College, London in 2002, and in 2006, he bagged a PhD in Electrical & Electronic...
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