Category: ICT

Why Competition Is Key In Telecom Sector – Maida

ADEOLA YUSUF

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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NCC Working With Network Operators To Improve Quality Of Service, Enhance Telecoms Consumer Experience –Maida

ADEOLA YUSUF

ConsumerConnect reports Dr. Maida, stated this in his opening remarks at a stakeholders’ forum, which the NCC organised Thursday, November 16, 2023, in Lagos. The EVC/CEO of the Commission also assured the stakeholders that the industry regulator would continue to work with he telecoms operators to improve the Quality of Service (QoS) in the telecoms sector, so as to enhance telecoms consumers’ Quality of Experience (QoE) in the ecosystem. Earlier in his presentation at the stakeholders’ forum Thursday, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of…

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Telecom Operators Plan Tariff Hike

ADEOLA YUSUF

Abuja, Nov. 18, 2023 – Telecom operators in the country may be forced to increase their tariffs if banks refuse to pay the N200 billion they owed members. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said this on Thursday when his members met with Dr Aminu Maida, the new Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC). He urged Maida to intervene in the payment of the debts. According to the association, the debts, which currently stand at about N200 billion, were…

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NCC Releases List Of States With Highest Levies & Taxes Strangulating Telecoms Operators

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has released the list of States, Local Government in the country with the highest levies and taxes that is making the telecoms operators in the telecoms industry unable to breath. The list showed how Governments in all levels of the Federation make it difficult for the telecoms companies to deploy infrastructure needed to drive the nation’s digital economy to the desired destination. According to a document of the NCC, sighted by TechnologyMirror, the Commission revealed that some of the states have established special Agencies for the purpose…

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NCC Vice Chairman, Maida Tasks Nokia To Invest In Nigeria’s ICT R&D

ADEOLA YUSUF

A statement by Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs and made available to Spark News said, Maida made the request when a delegation from Nokia Networks of Finland led by the Deputy Minister, Under-Secretary of State for International Trade from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Jarno Syrjala, visited the Commission recently to explore further opportunities for mutually-beneficial relationships. He told the delegation that the Nigerian government is keenly interested in harnessing Nokia’s capabilities through technology transfer to support Nigerian youths in technical skills. The Nigerian government is targeting training…

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NCC And Dubai Telecom Authority Forge Strategic Alliance for Telecom Transformation

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Aminu Maida, has expressed his enthusiasm for the remarkable strides in spectrum management and investment facilitation achieved by the Dubai telecom industry regulator. Maida spoke during a meeting with the Director General of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, Majed Sultan Al Mesmar, on the sidelines of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Dubai. Maida, impressed by the transformative progress witnessed under the leadership of the Emirate’s telecom authority, emphasized the need for a paradigm shift in operational strategies…

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Maida Applauds Project Train 3M On ICT Skills

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has applauded the proposal by the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to enlist and train three million Nigerians over a period of four years, which will make the country an exporter of digital skills. Maida, who spoke recently in Lagos at the City Business News Summit, said the program, which has already attracted 1 million applicants, is capable of increasing Nigeria’s pool of technically-skilled persons in the global market leading to…

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Senate Confirms Maida As Executive Vice Chairman Of NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Senate Thursday in Abuja, confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the substantive Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Maida was confirmed by the Senate during its plenary session where it adopted a report of the Senate Committee on Communications that screened Maida on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications, and former Minister of Communications, Senator Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, who submitted the report submitted the report urged the Senate to consider the request of President…

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BREAKING: System Error Causes Debt Cancellation On MTN Network

ADEOLA YUSUF

“You’ll pay,” Mobile network firm to joyous subscribers who have been celebrating “special gift” from “god of MTN”   A glitch in MTN Nigeria’s system has caused the disappearance of debt on the accounts of subscribers who borrowed airtime from the company, Platforms Africa reports. It is yet clear how much is at stake as the company’s potential loss to this glitch. READ ALSO::Cassowary: ‘Miracles’ Of The World’s Deadliest Bird Prophet Muhammed Planted 300 Date Palms Here To Free Salman Al-Farsi From Slavery + PHOTOS Federal Civil Servants’ 2023 Salaries…

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Leveraging ICT To Combat Financial Crimes: Insights From NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a recent presentation at the 11th Anniversary Lecture Series of RealNews Magazine, Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), shed light on the critical significance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the fight against financial crimes. Financial crimes encompass a range of illicit activities, including money laundering, terrorism financing, embezzlement, and fraud, with far-reaching economic and societal consequences. These crimes not only jeopardize the stability and security of entities but can also be linked to violent offenses resulting in loss…

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