From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Limited, the commission said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, said in the statement that the restoration followed Globacom’s success in clearing its outstanding debt obligations to NCC. TheNewsZenith […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) has applauded the giant stride of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) under the leadership of its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta. In a statement, Chike Onwuegbuchi, National Chairman of NITRA, noted that NCC had recorded “unprecedented achievements in Nigeria’s telecom sector”. It stated that […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umaru Danbatta, says Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the key to driving societal, economic and well-being of African peoples. Danbatta made the remarks at the opening of the 11th Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition (DACE), held, on Wednesday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a new numbering format for fixed lines in the nation’s telephoning system. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the new format is in keeping with NCC’s responsibilities under the enabling law, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]