BUSINESS

With tax revenue gap of N20trn, FG strips Customs, NCC, 62 MDAs of revenue collection for govt

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2023

With Nigeria ranked as one of the lowest in revenue generation from tax collection, the newly-inaugurated Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms is set to relieve the Nigeria Customs Service and 62 other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of collection of revenue for

TECHNOLOGY

Nigerians lost N12.5bn to telecom-based crimes in four years- NCC

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2023

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said Nigerian people lost about N12.5 billion to financial crimes connected to the telecommunications industry in the past four years. Dr Al-kasim Umar, the NCC Director of Consumer Affairs, made this known at the 2nd quarter of the 2023 Open Forum of the Industry Consumer Advisory Forum organized by […]

TECHNOLOGY

Dambatta to MNOs, ISP: Comply with network and consumer safety

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2023

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the country to comply with regulatory frameworks emplaced by the Commission towards ensuring security and safety of their networks for telecom consumers. In a statement, NCC Director, Public Affairs Reuben Muoka said the Executive Vice Chairman

TECHNOLOGY

Nigeria’s telecom access gaps drop by 53%

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2023

The number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to the telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as at the end of 2022. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this at a recent telecoms industry stakeholders forum in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Danbatta, who was

NEWS

Ibietan’s book on cyber politics, Nigerian elections unveiled

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2023

A new book, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria, has been unveiled by Premium Times Books, the book publishing arm of the Premium Times Group. Written by Omoniyi P. Ibietan, the book is officially making its way to physical and online bookshop Monday morning in a unique alignment with the symbolic […]

TECHNOLOGY

NDSF 2023: Stakeholders restate importance of 5G services Lagos, Nigeria

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2023

The stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have restated the value of the Fifth Generation (5G) services, especially on the positive use of the internet to ease connectivity. They also noted that 5G technology has enhanced capabilities that will provide superior communications services for the socio-economic development of Nigeria and facilitate