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Telecom contribution to Nigeria’s GDP hits 16% – Danbatta

From Our Correspondent Broadband penetration nearing 50% by year-end According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) computation, the telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has risen to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, announced […]

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General TeleCom

Internet Forum 2023: NCC to host 54 countries

By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is set to host 54 countries for the 12th edition of the Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2023). Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, said in a statement, on Tuesday, that the four-day event would start on Sept. 18 in Abuja. NCC will host […]

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General TeleCom

NCC activates emergency communication centres

By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has activated the Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) to fulfil needful job opportunities for Nigerian youths. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Thursday. Muoka stated that this move was beyond NCC’s efforts at providing essential emergency response services to […]

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General TeleCom

NCC warns against sale, use of unapproved devices

By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned traders about negative consequences of selling and buying unapproved phones and telecommunications gadgets. The Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the warning at the fifth edition of Market Conversation, recently held at GSM Village in Abuja. Dr Emilia Nwokoro, Deputy Director, […]

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General TeleCom

NCC, BPSR sign MoU on digitising government activities

 By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly accelerate the digitisation reform process in government. TheNewsZenith reports that the chief executives of both organisations, Prof. Umar Danbatta and Dr Dasuki Arabi recently signed the MoU in Abuja. Speaking at […]

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Features/Opinion Science & Technology TeleCom

Busting Myths: Git, the Unsung Hero of DevOps

By Abdullah Olalekan Abdulfatah “DevOps engineers don’t really need the knowledge of git”. That is something you might say to yourself if you are still quite new to programming. after all, isn’t DevOps all about infrastructure, deployment, and automation? okay! maybe testing too. Why would they need to border about the version control system that’s […]

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Economy TeleCom

Nigeria’s Telecom access gaps drop by 53%

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says it has reduced the number of identified areas of clusters without access to telecommunication services by 53 per cent in 2022. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, announced this at a recent telecoms industry stakeholders forum in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Danbatta […]

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Economy TeleCom Uncategorized

Telecom sector contributes N2.51tr to Nigeria’s GDP

Nigeria’s telecommunications and Information Services sector contributed about N2.51 trillion to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent, in the first quarter of 2023. Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs at Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced this in a statement emailed to The NewsZenith at the weekend. Figures released by National Bureau […]

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General TeleCom

FG inaugurates 10 NIPOST operational vehicles

The Federal Government has procured ten operational vehicles for the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to boost mail and other services deliveries. Communication and Digital Economy Minister, Prof Isa Pantami, unveiling the vehicles in Abuja on Friday. Pantami said this indicates that NIPOST “is on the part of transformation”. He said the ministry bought the vehicles […]

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Foreign News TeleCom

Egypt sells 9.5% stake in state-owned telecom 

Egypt’s Finance Ministry, on Sunday,  announced the sale of a 9.5-per cent stake in state-owned ‘Telecom Egypt’ at its stock exchange market. The ministry said in a statement that it sold 162,171,802 shares of Telecom Egypt, representing 9.5 per cent of the company’s capital It sold the stake at 3.75 billion Egyptian pounds (about $121 […]

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