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Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Bill

Tinubu Senator Remi
ICT

Can Senate save telecoms by resolving RoW, multiple regulation issues?

Last week or so, the Nigerian Senate Committee on Telecoms led by its chairman and wife of the ruling party leader, Senator Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, was on a familiarisation and fact-finding mission at the Abuja head office of the Nigerian…

NASS 99
ICT

DEMS Volunteers’ seeks Executive Order to override NASS delay on CNI Bill

Leading national advocacy group, Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers’ (DEMS Volunteers’), a non-governmental group of media practitioners working on digital economy has decried snail speed applied by the National Assembly in passing the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Bill. Recall that…

Pantami 44
ICT

Endless wait for NASS on CNI Bill forcing FG to invoke Executive Order

…As Minister gives update on resolution of RoW issues with governors Strong indication has emerged revealing that the Federal Government may have shifted attention away from the National Assembly to invoking Presidential Executive Order for the protection Critical National Infrastructure…

5G and others
ICT

As 2019 ends with mere 5G demo, scanty 4G access, wobbling 3G quality

As the year rolls away, fact checks on the timelines in the nation’s telecom sector performance presents yet another not so palatable dish to eke out after all. Though MTN Nigeria criss-crossed Abuja, Calabar and Lagos with 5G demos, industry…

NCC Drone Forum in Lagos
ICT

Expedite action on CNI Bill, NCC Board chairman, Sen Durojaiye begs NASS

…As Commission, stakeholders’ brainstorm on regulation of drone deployment    The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, in Lagos Wednesday, called on the National Assembly to deploy the same speed it…