TECHNOLOGY

NCC,FCCPC sign MoU on Telecom Consumer Protection

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2025

The Nigeria Communications Commission and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, today, January 14, 2025, in Abuja, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for increased telecom consumer protection. Dr Aminu Maida, the executive vice chairman/CEO of NCC, in his remarks

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FG approves telcos tariff increase

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2025

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says that telecom tariffs will soon increase but assures Nigerians that it will not be the 100 per cent that telecom operators are pushing for at the moment. The Minister disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in […]

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NCC grants MTN approval to disconnect Exchange over debt

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2024

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has notified the public that approval has been granted for the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited, Exchange, from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, MTN, as a result of non-settlement of interconnect charges. The Commission said that Exchange was notified of the application and was given the opportunity to

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NCC lists vital role A2P messaging plays in today’s digital world

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2024

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Friday, December 20, 2024, convened a virtual Stakeholders’ Forum on the Draft A2P Licensing Framework. The meeting, tagged Stakeholder Forum on Application-to-Person, or A2P, Messaging, deliberated on the import of the framework in the telecommunication industry and other sectors of the economy. This was in a bid to partner

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NEC Urges States To Patronize NASENI’s Technological Innovations

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2024

In a move to fast-track Nigeria’s industrialization, the National Economic Council (NEC), has urged state governments to patronize technological innovations developed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The Vice President Kashim Shettima stated this during the 146th NEC meeting which he chaired at the Presidential Villa, Abuja

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Technology, artificial intelligence no longer optional for Africa  – Shehu Tijjani

Daily Dispatch November 24, 2024

…says Africa’s youth can be empowered to lead the continent in global innovation and economic growth with right investments in education and skill-building SHEHU Tijjani, managing director of Amal Technologies Limited says he believes that Technology, Artificial Intelligence are fields that have become essential for Africa to secure its place in the global digital economy.