TECHNOLOGY

Nigeria to roll-out 5G network by 2020

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2018

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said Nigeria would be ready to roll out 5G networks with the 26GHz, 38GHz and 42GHz spectrum bands by 2020. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this in Abuja Thursday during a collaborative meeting with GSMA for 5G

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Yemi Osinbajo: Federal government partners AfDB on $500 million innovation fund for ICT

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2018

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, says that the Federal Government is working with African Development Bank (AfDB) to establish a 500-million-dollar innovation fund for technological growth. Osinbajo stated this at the opening ceremony of the 22nd African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) Annual General Meeting and Conference organised by Nigerian

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Nigerian Communications Commission inaugurates Inter-agency Committee

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2018

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has inaugurated an Inter-agency Committee to evaluate the 2018 research proposals submitted by Universities across the country. Inaugurating the Committee in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta said it has the mandate to deliberate, evaluate and select researches that meet the criteria of

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Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa wins nuclear energy awards by Russian Atomic Agency

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2018

Teams from Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania have been picked and awarded first prizes of the ‘Atoms Empowering Africa’ youth video competition organised by Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, and would now travel to Russia on an all-expenses paid trip to study the nuclear power facilities of Rosatom. The award which was decided by […]

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Our fight against pre-registered SIM scam is yielding results– NCC

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2018

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says its awareness campaigns against the menace of pre-registered SIM cards, which has been a recurring trend in the country’s telecom sector is yielding results. Mr Salisu Abdu, the Head, Enforcement Unit of the commission, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Abdu said that the commission […]

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ICT key to national security- NCC boss, Danbatta

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2018

The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that Internet and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are key to national security as both would continue to impact on transformation of the nation at various levels of the society and economy. Speaking as guest lecturer on the topic, ‘Leveraging ICT for […]