Day: September 1, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Anambra becomes full fledged Oil Producing State, Gets 13% derivation

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa, in this exclusive report, published the official letter by RMAFC with full list and names of 6 approved oil wells in Anambra state and the time state’s account will start to be credited with oil money   Southeastern state of Anambra, Nigeria, has officially become full fledged Oil State that will get 13% derivation henceforth, Platforms Africa can report authoritatively. A letter of approval, exclusively obtained by Platforms Africa, which the Revenues Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) sent to Sir Willie Obiano, Governor of the state, reiterated…

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Meet Abubakar D. Aliyu, new Minister of Power, 3rd in Buhari’s 6-Year Govt

ADEOLA YUSUF

Mr Abubakar Aliyu, a civil engineer and two-term former deputy governor of Yobe state state, has been announced as the new minister of power, third in that capacity during the President Buhari’s six years in office. Here is Platforms Africa close up on the University of Maiduguri-trained engineer, on all you may need to know about the man, his memoir and mantle. READ ALSO: Nigeria President Buhari Fires Power Minister, Mamman, over ‘inefficiency’ BREAKING: Blackout as Nigeria’s Power grid suffers 2nd collapse in 26 days Nigeria suffers N10trn losses to…

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Nigeria President Buhari Fires Power Minister, Mamman, over ‘inefficiency’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the ministers of power, Saleh Mamman, and his Agric ministry’s counterpart, Sabo Nanono, Platforms Africa can report. This leading online newspaper learnt that the sack of the two ministers, who were considered inefficient by the president, is with immediate effect. READ ALSO: Outrage as Sex Video of BBNaija Married Woman Housemate, Tega with Boma goes viral Nigerians To Pay More for Electricity As Tariff Hike Begins Wednesday BREAKING: Blackout as Nigeria’s Power grid suffers 2nd collapse in 26 days The minister of environment has…

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NCC, FIRS others to boost e-Government adoption

Aliyu Aliyu

ICT industry players such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Galaxy Backbone will be promoting e-Government adoption at the 2021 Nigeria e-Government Summit. The summit is scheduled to hold September 29, 2021 at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos With the theme; ‘eGovernment Adoption in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges.’ Organisers, DigiServe Network Services Limited,said the event would discuss the need to reposition government agencies and parastatals to enable them take advantage of advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve service delivery to Nigerians.…

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NCC cautions Centres on NIN registration amidst COVID-19 Spread

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised telecoms subscribers to observe the Coronavirus guidelines and protect themselves during the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment process in various centres across the country As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the independent national regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry, appealed to Nigerians to adhere strictly to the stipulated COVID-19 guidelines. The Commission, in a consumer education and protection cum public sensitisation material containing a message posted on its Facebook page on the necessity to…

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Nigeria Mulls New Legislation to Criminalise Vandalism of ICT Infrastructure

ADEOLA YUSUF

In its efforts at ensuring that telecoms consumers continue to have access to high quality services by telecoms operators, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has updated and released both the Quality of Service (QoS) and Measured QoS KPI Data for Operators in the telecommunications sector in the country. The Commission is constitutionally empowered to establish the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) standards in service delivery for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. In the updated documents released by the Commission on their corporate Website the Commission stated the QoS standards are…

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NCC mulls hearing on Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, others

Dawood Rabiu

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has concluded plans to hold a Public Hearing on its Draft Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, SIM Replacement Guidelines, and The Spectrum Trading Guidelines. The Public Hearing is targeted at getting relevant inputs on the issues from the public for effective regulation of the sector. In the Public Notice obtained from The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, stated: “Public Inquiries on the Draft Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, SIM Replacement Guidelines and The Spectrum Trading…

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Numbers of Nigerians’ Mobile subscriptions hit 187.4m

Aliyu Aliyu

Sustaining its increase for the second month after five months of decline, mobile subscriptions across the four GSM networks in Nigeria rose by 195,313 in July 2021, Platforms Africa, which reports this, quoted the latest industry data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), this brought the total mobile subscriptions in the country to 187.4 million. Earlier in June, the four network operators, MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile had activated a total of activated 580,082 new lines which brought the database to 187.2 million. Impacted by the government’s suspension of…

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Do these, Do not do that, NCC Warns Nigerians As Internet Scam Rate Surges

ADEOLA YUSUF

Mobile subscriptions across the four GSM networks in Nigeria rose by 195,313 in July 2021, a report by Platforms Africa showed.   The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has urged citizens to be extra cautious before sharing personal information on the internet. The warning comes in the wake of many cases of compromised mail, hacking and outright scamming of many internet users in recent times ”The (NCC) wishes to call on all Internet users to think twice before submitting personal information on any website’’, a post on the NCC website advised.…

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NCC Underscores Benefits Of Digital Literacy To Socio-Economic Development

Dawud Rabiu

The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has listed the benefits of promoting digital literacy to the country. He reeled out the benefits while delivering the first Annual Lecture of the Bichi Emirate titled, “Digital Literacy as a Veritable Tool for Social and Economic Transformation” in Bichi, Kano State, held recently. small: we’re social Danbatta noted that digital literacy provides the confidence required by individual citizens to utilise digital contents and tools, adding that it also helps citizens to effectively…

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