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Month: March 2017

social media
ICT

NCC, NBC, NITDA missing as INEC, Police others lead in MDAs social media presence

New report released by Instinct Wave Group Ltd, a consulting firm has shown poor presence of leading government’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) agencies in the social media platforms when numbers of their followers are considered. The report tagged; ‘Nigeria…

Orange BF
ICT

Orange deepens visibility in W/Africa, ripes in Burkina Faso

World leading telecoms giant, Orange , has announced the launch of its brand in Burkina Faso. This is coming less than one year after the closing of the Group’s acquisition of Airtel, together with Orange Côte d’Ivoire. Analysts say the…

NCC Ojobo
ICT

NCC opens link for stakeholders’ views on Internet Industry Code of Conduct

Ahead of growing use of internet and emerging rise in broadband penetration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to develop what it described as Internet Industry Code of Conduct (IICC). While explaining that the establishment of internet industry code…

dANBATTA
ICT

Danbatta deepens telecoms reforms, introduces numbering plan for networks

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), has approved the introduction of National Numbering Plan (NNP), a uniform numbering scheme for easy calls to subscribers and operators in the country. Details gathered from the agencies website weekend…

MPC meets today as experts expect lowering of lending rate, CBN thinks otherwise

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will today, Monday begin its second meeting on review of monetary policy activities in Abuja. The meeting is expected to end Tuesday with a communiqué which will roll out…

Grimaldi boss, reveals how Customs is driving corruption in vehicles clearance at ports

The Managing Director of Grimaldi Agency Nigeria Limited, Mr. Ascanio Russo has opened up on how the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) is encouraging diversion of vehicles imports to neighbouring ports, thereby causing the economy to lose money even though a…

FG ends silence on Ntia Thompson’s case, assures to protect, reward whistle-blowers

Not until several Human Rights bodies took up the case of sacked Ntia Thompson who was eased out of office because he blew whistle leading to the immediate recovery of starched $229,000, about N45mn, that the Minister of Information, Alhaji…

SMEs

Elumelu drills Ghanaian Varsity students, youths on the ABC of entrepreneurship

Group chairman of UBA Plc, and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony Elumelu addressed Ghanaian youths on how to achieve business success early in life without failure. Relying on his wealth of his business intelligence experience and…