Broadband: S’East leads in lowest figure of underserved, un-served communities
Whereas the new National Broadband Plan (2020 to 2025) has shown that Nigeria needs $5 billion to meet broadband target that will serve all communities in Nigeria, checks have shown that South East Nigeria has the lowest number of communities…
Business Hilights review of key regulatory feats by NCC in 2019 (Part 1)
Amongst Federal Government agencies in Nigeria and with special regards to digital economy which is central to emerging knowledge transition, lead regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) under the leadership of Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has covered several mileages…
New 4.71m subscribers’ up broadband penetration by 2.47% to hit 37.87% in October
Latest telecoms statistics rolled out by the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has indicated a leap by 2.47 percent between September and October with new 4.71 million subscribers. The figure moved up from 67.5 million in September, to 72.3…
Banks’ must compensate victims where e-Fraud prevention mechanisms fail—NCC
More details have emerged from the working recommendations of the multi-sectorial Committee on e-Fraud inaugurated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The Commission made it clear that time for forcing bank customers to bear the brunt of digital security errors…
New GSMA report on Nigeria doubts NCC’s 31% broadband penetration, others
Fresh controversy has engulfed the entire statistical figures rolled out by the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) earlier in January on Nigeria’s achievement of 30.9% broadband penetration following the latest GSMA report on Nigeria and entire West Africa….
NCC can’t be ready for 70% broadband penetration but Infracos, networks—Investor
Contrary to the lead submission of the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, that the Commission is ready to drive the process of attaining 70% broadband penetration in the next couple of years, a top…
FG tricking Nigerians with unverifiable percentage broadband penetration
…As Minister claims 23%, NCC stood at 22%, stakeholders’ see less Ahead of the final lap of the current National broadband Plan (NBP 2015-2018), there has been conflicting information on the real percentage of broadband penetration so far achieved. Recent…
FG lack drive to convince states on enabling environment for telecoms investors’—BHIU
Latest report released by the Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU), has shown that contrary to efforts being made being claimed by the federal government in encouraging massive investments in ICT infrastructure, the apex government lacks the political will to convince…
‘Shittu should distribute cap of ‘broadband penetration’ not Continuity ‘19’
Telecoms stakeholders’ have called on the Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, to keep his eyes on what can be done to deepen broadband penetration so that Nigeria will hit the targeted 30 per cent penetration come December 2018, than causing…
Jonathan’s administration more serious in broadband penetration than now—ATCON
The President of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engineer Olusola Teniola has opened up on his observations considering the level of seriousness in driving Nigeria’s broadband penetration between former President Goodluck Jonathan administration and current government of President…
