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NCC pledges support for Meta on undersea cable initiative

The NCC says all investors, whether local or foreign, will continue to receive support to help develop the digital economy of the country The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to support initiatives that promote the growth and development of the digital economy. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, said this when he received a delegation of Meta, led by the company’s Vice President for Africa, the...

Reps to amend disability rights act to make provisions for children

The lack of provisionsin the disability rights act to cater for the peculiar needs of children with disabilities in the extant law is a gap the House of Representatives will look to close, says Rep. Dawodu The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Disability, Rep. Bashiru Dawodu, has expressed the desire of the legislature to amend the disability rights act to cater for the peculiar needs of children and other minors living with disabilities. Rep. Dawodu...

Climate Change: A ‘Perpetual Pandemic’ in Disguise

This oped by Olaogun Michael Sunkanmi calls for concerted action to combat the onslaught of climate change in Nigeria Amidst unprecedented global challenges ranging from economic hardship to military takeover in some parts of Africa to the Russian-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars, the conversation continues on the “war” of nature against man—climate change. This is a result of the intended and unintended actions of man against the environment. Climate change has not only posed threats to...

FOR THE RECORD: My 2024 budget lays foundation for greater Nigeria – Tinubu

President Tinubu says his first (2024) budget promises to be the foundation for the reforms he plans to take Nigeria to greatness    In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to be here today to present my administration’s 2024 Budget Proposal to this Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. This moment is especially profound and significant to me because it is...

COP28: Why Africa Must Accelerate Transition from Fossil Fuel to Renewable Energy

In this opinion piece, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act, says a major agenda for COP28 should be the search for unselfish leadership and a collective resolve to accelerate the transition from fossils to renewable energy   It is on record that 151 countries have pledged to attain net zero emissions. Yet, The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2023, which was released earlier this month, shows that countries all...

NCC supports FG’s plan To boost Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration Rate

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...

Maida applauds Project Train 3M on ICT skills

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...

NCC underscores role of ICT in fighting financial crimes

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,...

Solaris, Knownow, Specxs win NCC’s talent hunt

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...

Bill of the Week: Resurrection of the ‘social media bill’

Attempts to regulate free speech online were stoutly resisted in the previous assembly but an executive bill in the House of Representatives surreptitiously reintroduces the ‘social media bill’   You might be wondering “Social media regulation, again? I thought we were past that?”  Well, Nigeria is revisiting the controversial topic of social media regulation, as the National Assembly has received the ‘National Broadcasting Commission (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023’ from the  National Broadcasting Commission (NBC),...

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