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NCC underscores role of ICT in fighting financial crimes

NewsroomNovember 7, 20234 min

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,...

Open House

FinTech key to promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria – Maida

Kauthar KhaleelNovember 5, 20233 min

Maida pledged the Commission’s continued support to the Fintech industry in harnessing its enormous potential and addressing challenges in the sector. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has noted the critical role of the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry in advancing the financial inclusion of Nigerian citizens living in the underserved and unserved communities across the country. Dr. Maida stated this in his keynote address...

Citizens Speak

Solaris, Knownow, Specxs win NCC’s talent hunt

NewsroomOctober 30, 20233 min

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...

Spotlight

PREVIEW: How the Senate will consider MTEF

Sharon EboesomiOctober 29, 20235 min

The recommendations of designated standing committees will determine how the Senate will consider MTEF as the pre-budget document is expected to arrive at the National Assembly this week. The Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) is a multi-year public expenditure plan upon which the budget for a three-year period is set. It is the duty of the national assembly to approve the budget but it must first consider and approve the MTEF presented by the executive. The...

Citizens Speak

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

Joy EruraneOctober 28, 20233 min

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),...

Spotlight

SPOTLIGHT: The Reps committees that matter on MTEF

Beloved JohnOctober 27, 20236 min

The House will pass on the document to its relevant committees on MTEF to review and make recommendations that will form the foundations of the 2024 budget. The House of Representatives is set to receive the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for 2024 – 2026 fiscal year from the federal government. This is in accordance with the stipulations of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007, which mandates the federal government to submit the MTEF four...

Nuggets & Learning

MTEF: What it means and why it matters

Joy EruraneOctober 24, 202314 min

The acronym MTEF may sound technical, and many citizens tend to ignore it. But it should not be so because the document lies at the heart of the annual budget, which determines how better or worse our lives get as Nigerians You must have heard and read about MTEF in the last few days. That is if you keep up with the news aside from gossip, entertainment, and sports, etc. This week, at OrderPaper Nigeria,...

Nuggets & Learning

Governance: 7 steps of how bills become laws

Joy EruraneOctober 19, 20237 min

Have you ever wondered how governance works? How do we get ruled by politicians? Why are we obliged to obey laws made by the government? Read along as we dive into “how bills become laws.” Every law out there, from civil to criminal laws, you name it, has gone through different processes before becoming a ‘law.’ First of all, what’s a bill? A bill is a proposed law that is before the legislature for approval....

Citizens Speak

New NCC Boss, Maida Commits to President Tinubu’s vision on Digital Economy

NewsroomOctober 17, 20234 min

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...

Citizens Speak

OPINION | Why parliament must prioritize the interest of citizens

Op-ed EditorOctober 17, 20235 min

The interest of citizens is the paramount duty of parliament, writes Temitayo Odeyemi, in this opinion article shared with OrderPaper Nigeria Now that the new Nigerian national and subnational legislatures have completed leadership and committee selections, it is time to get on with their statutory tasks of law-making, representation, and oversight. However, by virtue of what legislatures symbolise, the job they are elected to do, and to strengthen their core roles, there is a pressing...

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