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Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria reality TV show hots up

Fans of the wildly popular Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria reality tv show which has just aired its 9th episode must now be very familiar with Show host Do2Tun’s favorite line – “Let the battle begin!” Those four words…

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Compliance with SIM Replacement Guidelines sacrosanct—NCC

Lead telecoms industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has insisted that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), their licensed agents and telecom subscribers should always comply with the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration, activation and replacement procedures as set out in…

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NITDA vows to protect Public IT projects

To ensure effective and efficient delivery of IT products and services for public institutions’ consumption, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has organized a one-day workshop. The workshop centered on Guidelines for the Introduction of Service Level Agreement (SLA)…

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Nigeria Hands over WATRA Chairmanship to Republic of Guinea

…Tasks member states on increased collaboration Having successfully piloted the affairs of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) as Chairman in the last one year, Nigeria has handed over the mantle of leadership of the Assembly to the Republic…

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Confusion as victims of barred lines besiege telcos for NIN-SIM linkage

Several mega offices of main network operators (MNOs) have continued to receive unprecedented number of subscribers caught in the web of none linkage of their NIN to their SIMs. Recall that the Federal Government had directed MNOs to effective Tuesday,…

FMN Plc bags ISO 27001 certification for cyber security

Leader in the Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC, recently passed the PECB ISO 27001certification audit for its Information Technology (IT) and cybersecurity framework and policies. This certification has placed Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC as the…

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Just in: NIN-SIM Linkage: Barring Unlinked lines starts today, 4th April—FG

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). As of date,…

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Minister, Danbatta, industry experts chart way for 5G rollout

Stakeholders across Nigeria’s telecoms sector, including Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications (NCC),  have charted way forward to see the fifth generation Network (5G) successfully deployed in Nigeria. Converged by Business…

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Minister Commends Agencies in the Communications Sector, reviews NDEPS

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has commended all the agencies in the communications and digital economy sector for being dedicated to the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030,…

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MTN Best Tax Compliant Organisation in Nigeria

… recognised as one of the top 20 taxpayers by FIRS MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has been recognised with two awards at the recently concluded National Tax Dialogue Event organised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The…