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NCC Gives N17m to Winners of Tennis Championship
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has rewarded winners of the just concluded tennis tournament the sum of N17 Million. The tournament which started in the second...
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NCC’s Spokesman to Receive NIPR Award
Consummate Corporate spokesman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Tony Ojobo, will on Thursday, December 14, 2017 receive the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations...
NCC: Deployment of Fibre Infrastructure A Panacea to Broadband
The Nigerian telecom industry regulator is optimistic that broadband penetration will deepen but fears that the deployment of fibre infrastructure remains a major impediment. Nigeria...
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Sureremit Launches a Cryptocurrency For Global Non-Cash Remittances
SureRemit, a global blockchain-based non-cash remittance service is pleased to announce a token sale event to allow investors to contribute to SureRemit and receive...
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Businesses Can Be More Productive and Efficient by Adopting New Technologies
As Technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data Analytics continue to transform and disrupt the business world, the Managing Director of...
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NCC Records Astronomical Growth on 622 Toll-Free Line Usage
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the popularity of the Toll-Free line recorded a tremendous growth having resolved over 18,000 complaints from 40 million...
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Yudala Launches Offline Marketplace Today in Gbagada
Today, Saturday December 2nd 2017, all roads lead to Redemption Crescent in Gbagada, Lagos for the Yudala Offline Marketplace launch, with ace comedian Akpororo...
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NCC Should Strengthen Its Collaboration With Other Relevant Agencies For Effective Consumer Complaints Redress...
NCC should strengthen its collaboration with other relevant Agencies. This was one of the eight resolutions that formed the communiqué at the Fourth quarterly...
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NCC Identifies Cybercrime as The Biggest Threat To Internet Revolution
As the revolution around the internet continues to deepen, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) fears that cybercrime remains one of its major challenges. The Nigerian...
NiRA Reiterates Commitment Towards the Development of the DSN Industry
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reiterated its commitment to developing the DNS industry in Africa. NiRA is a stakeholder-led organization, charged with the management...
Industry Regulator Instructs Telecom Operators to Create DND Data Base
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instructed all network operators to create a database for phone numbers of subscribers on the Do-Not-Disturb list (DND) Acdording NigeriancommunicationsWeek...
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KPMG Offers Internship to Top 10 Data Science Nigeria Bootcamp Hackathon Participants
Leading advisory services provider, KPMG has offered internship to the top ten participants of the recently concluded Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Bootcamp hackathon. Some of...
Nigerian Retailers Ready Systems for Black Friday / Cyber Monday
Nigerian retailers ready systems (and employees) for Black Friday / Cyber Monday November 24 – the date for this year’s Black Friday – is...
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Kwese TV Partners With Paga on Subscription Payments
Committed to delivering innovative and accessible payment solutions for businesses and individuals, Paga has announced a partnership with Nigeria’s newest satellite pay-TV, Kwese TV....
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Yudala Commits To Best Prices Nationwide For Black Friday
As Nigerians look forward to the global celebration of this year’s Black Friday on Friday November 24th 2017, Nigeria’s pioneer online and offline e-commerce...
NCC and NSCDC Sign MOU on Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure Protection
The commitment of the Board and Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, towards achieving measurable and remarkable improvement in the quality of telecommunications...
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NCC, CBN Query Barclays’ Transparency in Sale of 9mobile
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) have queried the handling of the sale process of 9mobile by Barclays Africa. TheCable...
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Infinix Mobility, Launches Zero 5, Targets New Breed of Customers
Infinix Mobility, Africa’s leading smartphone maker has unveiled its flagship model for 2017 "Infinix Zero 5" in Nigeria, following a global launch last week...
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How Paradigm Initiative Reacted to Naij.com Saga
One of the biggest news websites in Nigeria went offline late October and has remained unavailable since. Here I refer to naij.com, a website...
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MTN Reveals How Big Data Could Be a Socio-Economic Problem Solver
Leading telecommunications operator, MTN Nigeria has revealed the possible ways which big data could solve fundamental socio-economic problems in Nigeria. Big data is data sets...
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