Day: December 9, 2023

22 Days: This Is The Only But To PH Refinery’s Deadline – Kyari

Aliyu Aliyu

Here is what NNPCL GCEO told the Senate hours ago as Platforms Africa’s report until something happens (RUSH) gains momentum   At Budget Defence Session, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, told Senate that Port Harcourt refinery will start operations December, Warri Q1 2024 but declared security as the only imoediment to the success story. “The situation we have in Niger Delta in terms of security is a calamity. We don’t have that anywhere in the world. To engage non-state actors as…

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NCC To Support Investors With Robust Digital Prospects For Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it would support only investors who comply with the Federal Government’s strong digital economy agenda. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Dr. Aminu Maida, made this known when he received a delegation of Meta( formerly Facebook), led by the company’s Vice President for Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey, Kojo Boakye, in Abuja, according to the statement made available on Sunday by NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. The NCC boss said the commission’s support awaits law-abiding investors like Meta, whose mission aligns with…

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NCC Tasks Investors As Meta’s 45,000km Undersea Cable Comes To Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured law abiding investors of support whenever they enter Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, who stated this, stressed that the support of the Commission awaits law-abiding investors like Meta, (formerly Facebook), which responds positively to Nigeria’s desire for investments that promote the agenda of government to achieve a robust digital economy. Maida, who spoke when he received a delegation of Meta, led by the company’s Vice President for Africa, the Middle-East and Turkey,…

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MTN Applauds NCC For Partaking In Agents, Employees Of Mobile Network Service Providers’ Capacity Development

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Communication Commission (NCC) has been commended for taking part in a seminar to broaden the agents and employees of mobile network service providers. The sales representative of MTN Nigeria PLC, Mr Ebechukwu Ngiwe who gave the commendation shortly after a seminar which was held at Riverton Hotel in Lokoja said the event was an eye opener as issues bothering on sim cards registration, laws guiding the procedures and compliant to government regulations were discussed. Mr Ebechukwu thanked the organisers of the forum noting that issues of multiple taxation…

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WRC 2023, An Enriching, Successful Outing – Maida, NCC Boss

ADEOLA YUSUF

Lagos, Dec. 1, 2023 – For Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), the just concluded ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) 2023 was a successful outing. The conference, held in November 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, provided a platform for telecommunication regulators, operators and experts to discuss issues affecting the global telecommunication industry. The WRC is held every three to four years to review the treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits. The…

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Oyedepo Prayer Made Me Tinubu’s Minister – Betta Edu

Abibat Babalola

Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has claimed that prayer by popular pastor and founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo made her a minister. She made this known on Friday, December 8, while testifying at the annual Shiloh programme of the church. Speaking during the event, the All Progressives Party (APC) chieftain stated that she approached Oyedepo at the Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State international headquarters in 2022 to pray for her because she wanted to become a minister. She went on to testify…

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Upholding Quality Of Service In Nigeria’s Communications Sector

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian telecommunications sector has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a modest network of fewer than 500,000 connected lines to a staggering 200 million over two decades. This growth serves as a testament to the country’s progress in the realm of connectivity and economic development. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) continues to play a pivotal role as the regulator, placing paramount importance on ensuring the quality of service (QoS). It is sad to note that QoS was an issue at the beginning. By beginning, we are talking of the…

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SMEs, Start-Ups Catalysts To Job, Wealth Creation, Says NCC

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Start-ups are catalysts for promoting wealth creation, employment generation and economic prosperity. Platforms Africa reports that NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Ubale Maska, said this at the inauguration of the National SMEs/Entrepreneurship Forum for Start-ups in Emerging Technologies organised by the commission, on Thursday in Abuja. Represented by Dr Chidi Diugwu, Head of New Media and Information Security of the Commission, Maska expressed NCC ‘s support to President Bola Tinubu’s transformative agenda to turn around the economy through…

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1 million Beneficiaries, 50 Communities; How Health-in-Motion Fared In 12 Years – Shell

Efe Wellington

Shell has declared that more than one million persons/individuals from over 50 communities in Nigeria have benefitted from its flagship health intervention programme, Health-in-Motion since it was introduced in 2010 to Niger Delta communities and across Nigeria. A statement the company sent to Platforms Africa showed it made this claim recently at the venue of a three-day Health-in-motion programme held for people in Elelenwo Community, in Obio Akpor Local Government Council of Rivers State. Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), and Head, Corporate Relations Department…

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Why Competition Is Key In Telecom Sector – Maida

Abibat Babalola

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida has said competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector. Maida, who spoke on Wednesday when he received a delegation of management of Airtel Networks Limited in Abuja, said the Commission will give closer attention to managing the competition in the industry. “We are more inclined to promote competition by creating a level-playing ground for all our licensees,” he said. READ ALSO: Cops Filmed Demanding Money From Foreign Biker Arrested – Oyo Police Fake Naira…

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