Just in: Ethiopian Airways flies Coronavirus suspect to Bostwana
After escaping from earlier suspected case in a West African country, first suspected case of dreaded and trending killer virus, called Coronavirus may have landed the African nation Botswana on Thursday, January 30, 2020. In a statement issued by Botswana…
Just in: Uzodinma pays Buhari first visit amidst PDP continued protest in Abuja
Barely 24 hours after urging President Muhammadu Buhari to resign at the floor of the Senate at plenary on Wednesday, Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe in company of his party national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, former Governor Achike Udenwa and other national…
Just in: NCC warns licensees on extant industry type approval regulation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off its regulatory activities in 2020 with a warning to licensees and other relevant stakeholders in the Nigerian telecom industry on the importance of type approval of telecoms equipment and other mobile and…
Expansion of Africa’s ‘Big 5’ to drive Africa’s economic outlook 2020—AfDB
“For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth; report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for good returns in long-term GDP; “Youth unemployment must be given…
Technology to drive Nigeria’s mechanised farming—FG
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono has disclosed that the Federal Government drive to mechanised agriculture will be powered by full technology package transfer covering all stages from agricultural production to industrial processing, packaging and marketing….
Released 2019 ICT facts and figures report show scanty 4G penetration in SSA
Contrary to all the hypes so far disseminated by leading telecom networks across the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and other parts of Africa their deployment of 4G infrastructure, latest International Telecommunications Union (ITU) report on 2019…
NCC’s Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Series in 2019 (1)
There are several strategic policy compliance monitoring carried out by the telecoms regulator in 2019. The following are worthy of mention: Monitoring of Compliance with the Commission’s Direction on Routing of a Minimum of 10% of Interconnect Traffic by Mobile…
Bring credible investors to Imo, Uzodinma charges MAN Imo Chapter
Ahead of his determination to provide investment enabling environment, Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has called on members of the Imo Chapter of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to lure credible investors to the state. Addressing the officials…
How new port charge, POF would reduce cost of doing business
Contrary to trending anger and disquiet on the fears that the newly introduced port charge called Practitioners Operating Fee (POF) would increase cost of doing business at the ports, the Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders of Nigeria…
Expect compressed Natural Gas as an alternative fuel this year—Minister
Nigeria is on the verge of dumping the use of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for locally produced Compressed Natural Gas as an alternative fuel. This was the revelation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on…
