Next Level: Buhari pledges internet access, silent on way out of industry worries
More details have continued to be deciphered from the recently released President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Next Level’ Campaign Document for the 2019 Presidential election. The document assured the administration’s commitment to granting increased internet access to the poorest in the society….
Broadband under threat if CBN’s 0.005% e-Transaction Levy is allowed—ATCON
…As apex bank denies group audience for discussion Contrary to federal government’s policy pronouncements that that it is improving ease of doing business in critical sector of the economy, the recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to…
NCC mute on ALTON’s threat to abandon closed BTS by states’ over tax issues
Barely one week after, the telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is yet to respond to a threat handed down by the leadership of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) over abandonment of any Base Transceiver Station…
ATCON to publish 100 personalities, corporate citizens shaping telecoms sector
As part of build up to the upcoming celebration of its Silver Jubilee, the leadership of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has revealed plans to publish a compendium of top 100 industry personalities and corporate citizens that…
Accelerate the removal of barriers in broadband penetration first, ATCON tells FG
The president of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Olusola Teniola, has called for early engagement of relevant stakeholders including states’ governors so as to quicken the removal of all identified barriers hobbling the faster penetration of broadband….
NCC wins ATCON’s NTITA Awards for industry regulations
Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, receiving the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria’s (ATCON) Nigeria Tech Innovation & telecom Awards (NTITA 2017) from the ATCON President, Engineer Olusola Teniola, held in Lagos over the…
‘Poor coordination of FG’s broadband penetration drive killing investors’ confidence’
An indication capable of meaning that the federal government is not serious in driving broadband penetration seems to be emerging as there has been series of back and forth policy pronouncements in recent times on the matter. Speaking at a…
ATCON renews calls for removal of ICT equipments from 41 barred from forex window
The president of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engineer Olusola Teniola has renewed calls on the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in particular to reconsider its inclusion of Information and Communications technology (ICT) equipments…
For being among fastest growing ICT nations, IPv6 very urgent in Nigeria—Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta has explained the reason why Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 is very crucial to Nigeria at the opening ceremony of the 2017 International Workshop on IPV6 and INRM…
ATCON boss, Teniola reveals how Nigeria lost $30b ICT FDIs to S/Africa
The President of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engineer Olusola Teniola has listed poor power generating capacity; harsh business climate; foreign exchange volatility; high level corruption, as key factors redirecting Nigerian bond foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Information…
