NCC introduces new department to speed up FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
As part of renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the national…
Minister sets up two inter-agency committees on delivered ICT projects
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Tuesday inaugurated two inter-agency committees with the mandate to review, collate, commission and communicate in local languages Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects implemented for Nigerians under…
NCC redeployments: Dr. Adinde; Round peg in a round hole—BH findings
Working on the official leadership reinforcement garnered from the recent reappointment as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta has retooled key directorates with redeployments of their heads. Findings by Business Hilights showed…
NCC, FIRS seal MoU for ascertaining VAT elements of telcos’ transactions
In line with its inter-agency collaboration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to ensure the tax agency ascertain accuracy and completeness of value added tax (VAT) elements…
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…
Minister, NGF keep InfraCos, MNOs incommunicado over real stand on RoW fees
Following the observed silence of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) to match action with words on its assurance that all issues relating to exorbitant charges on Right of Way (RoW) for telecoms Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) and main network operators (MNOs)…
Airtel backs up NCC position on drop calls, links 405 fibre cuts to road works
More industry leaders have joined the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in advancing the fact that fibre cuts arising from road construction activities nationwide remain one of the major causative factors in not only drop calls, but other manifestations of poor…
(Special Report) Can’t NIPOST transform self to become Africa’s logistics giant?
Last week Thursday, we did a story (https://businesshilights.com.ng/just-in-after-loss-of-stamp-duty-to-firs-nipost-rushes-to-ncc-for-relevance/), wherein we revealed that the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is running helter-skelter combing for a partner to remain relevant as an agency of the government. We are elated that several readers of…
Just in: After loss of Stamp Duty to FIRS, NIPOST rushes to NCC for relevance
…Explore Areas of collaboration on digital financial services Following the recent loss of the battle to control collection of Stamp Duty to the Federal Inland revenue Service (FIRS), the embattled Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) has stepped up efforts to find…
Two months after, Minister receives NBP 2020-2025 Committee Report
The chairman and members of the National Broadband Plan Committee 2020-2025, has in a record time of two months completed work and submitted their report to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami on Tuesday,…
