TECHNOLOGY

FG earns $500m from 5G Spectrum auction

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2022

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Pantami, said that the Federal  Government has generated over $500 million from the 5G Spectrum licence auction. He stated this at a news conference on the implication of unauthorised use and sale of private mobile radio, on Friday

TECHNOLOGY

Again, NCC warns against use of counterfeit, non-type approved phones

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned consumers against the patronage and use of devices that have not been typed approved and counterfeit devices, strongly warning that such devices negatively affect the quality of experience while leaving their users vulnerable to losses and other discomforts. The warning came following the Commission’s enforcement

TECHNOLOGY

Breaking: ASUU receives full salaries for November, arrears withheld

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2022

Lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have received full salaries for the month of November 2022, The PUNCH can confirm. Our correspondent also gathered that the eight month arrears remained withheld by the Federal Government. A senior member of the union at the Bayero University Kano made this known in an interview […]

TECHNOLOGY

First NCC Digital Park Set for Completion January 2023

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2022

As Danbatta visits project site in Kano Ahead of the auspicious commissioning of the Digital Industrial Park (DIP) project in Kano State, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has, once again, paid an inspection visit to the site of the ongoing construction of the project in Kano […]

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Spectrum Auction will democratise Broadband for Nigerians, says Danbatta

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the ongoing process to auction two additional lots in the 3.5GHz spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) is part of efforts that will further democratise access to high-speed mobile broadband for all Nigerians. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this in Lagos

TECHNOLOGY

22 Institutions, others set to enjoy N16.7 Billion Broadband Access Projects

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2022

More than 22 institutions in the country, comprising 18 universities, and six polytechnics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), drawn evenly from the six geopolitical zones in the country, have benefited from a Federal Government’s broadband infrastructure projects designed to accelerate the Nigeria Digital Economy efforts. At the unveiling of the projects being