TECHNOLOGY

NCC Committed To Leading Nigeria To Pervasive Broadband Services- Danbatta

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2018

Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, says the commission is committed to leading the country to the destination of pervasive broadband services.Danbatta said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between NCC

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Telecom operators calls for speedy implementation local content order by MDAs

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2018

Association of Telecommunications Professionals of Nigeria (ATPN) has called on the Federal Government to ensure speedy implementation of local content order on ICT equipment by Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to boost the industry. Chairman of APTN, Mr Adede Williams, made this call in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari

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NASA plans first mission to sun

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2018

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning its first visit to the sun and has invited people around the world to join the new Parker Solar Probe mission by submitting their names. According to a NASA online statement released on Friday, a microchip that stores all the names collected before April 27 […]

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Nigeria building Africa’s biggest free to air TV platforms – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2018

Nigeria is building what will be Africa’s biggest and most lucrative Free To Air Television platform, with the ongoing transition from analogue to digital television in the country, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. ”With over 24 million TV households, and being the capital of African creativity in Music and […]

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NCC denies sale of 9Mobile to Teleology Holding

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2018

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has refuted claims that 9Mobile has been sold to Teleology Holding. NCC Director of Public Sffairs Tony Ojobo, gave the position of the agency in a statement on Friday. It reassured stakeholders of its commitment to ensure that the nation’s fourth largest Mobile Network Operator, EMTS/9Mobile, is duly taken over […]

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Twitter to stop tactics used by ‘bots’ to spread false stories

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2018

Twitter Inc said it would no longer allow people to post identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic that Russian agents and others have allegedly used to make tweets or topics go viral. The San Francisco-based social network also said it would not allow people to use software to simultaneously perform other […]