‘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…
FG plans to reply Microsoft with $1bn ICT Company to boost local technology
After days of official silence on the image damaging statement issued by Microsoft Corp on why it was dropping its earlier plan to seat a $30bn twin data centre in Nigeria for South Africa, the federal government has revealed its…
Minister expects ICT Varsity Comte report soon, VC, Registrar coming soon
Following the successful inauguration of the proposed implementation Committee of the ICT University of Nigeria (ICTUN) on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Communications, Barr Adebayo Shittu has charged the members to turn in report within six weeks so that…
NIPOST outlets to offer banking services, Int’l passport issuance from May this year—Minister
Though efforts to get official confirmation from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday proved abortive, the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has claimed that all is set for all the 1,500 Nigeria Postal Service outlets across the country…
Minister hails NCC for generating N80bn for FG in 2016
The Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu has saluted the regulatory ingenuity of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for raking in a whooping sum of N80bn for the federal government last year. He disclosed that NCC did that through the…
FG tags telecoms facilities critical infrastructure soon as sector’s FDI hits $60bn in 17 years
Finishing touches are being given to the move by the Ministry of Communications to declare telecommunications facilities across the country as critical national infrastructure. This was revealed by the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, at the presentation of the…
Subscribers’ seek sack of Minister over shifting of sanctions responsibility to Nigerians
Many angry Nigerians subscribers who have been experiencing impaired Quality of Service (QoS) have reacted to a statement issued by the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu urging Nigerians to join hands with the Federal Ministry of Communications and the…
