TECHNOLOGY

NCC remitted N463bn to FG in five years

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has remitted N463 billion into the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the last five years. The NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the disclosure when he led the management team of the commission to pay

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Pantami reaffirms FG’s commitment to indigenous telecom content, Danbatta lauds efforts

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2022

Minister of the Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reaffirmed Federal Government’s determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications products, especially where production in Nigeria is possible. Pantami, who spoke at the first Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE), 2022 held at the

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FG Set to Increase Call, SMS, Data Tax by Additional 5%

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2022

The Federal Government is set to slam a five per cent tax inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria. This means that telecommunication subscribers would pay 12.5 per cent tax on all telecommunications services including calls, SMS and data services. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this in Abuja […]

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NDSF2022: Nigeria made significant steps towards digital economy says NCC

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2022

Nigeria has made some significant success in the drive towards enthroning national digital economy for the country. This was disclosed by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta in his keynote address at the 2022 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series on ‘5G: Enthroning Internet

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APC screening committee: Only youthful aspirants made the list – Oyegun

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2022

The All Progressives Congress’ presidential screening committee has disqualified 10 aspirants from its primaries scheduled for next week. Chairman of the Committee, John Oyegun, revealed this on Friday, Channels Television reported. According to Mr Oyegun, only 13 out of the 23 aspirants screened were cleared by the committee. He added that only youthful aspirants made

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Babachir Lawan to Tinubu: You’re talking “bulshit”

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2022

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal has described as ‘bulshit’, the statement credited to a presidential aspirant and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu while addressing the Ogun State APC delegates at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, Thursday stated that he brought President Muhammdu Buhari