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The Nigerian telecoms regulator has asked stakeholders to address several bottlenecks, including multiple taxations, faced by telcos across the country.

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Underaged Nigerians, regarded as those below 18 years, have not been barred from using phones, according to the telecoms industry regulator.   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) made the clarification yesterday in a statement issued by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Public Affairs Director at the telecoms regulatory agency. Adinde was responding to “a publication in a […]

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AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy of Engineering say they have joined forces to tap innovation focused on healthcare technology across Africa.

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has extended the deadline for the NCC IoT Code Camp and Hackathon seeking tech solutions to, among others, address kidnappings and banditry in the country.

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The deadline for the mandatory NIN-SIM linkage for phone users in Nigeria remains October 31 this year, the telecoms regulator says.

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African governments and policymakers are collaborating to unlock digital economy opportunities for their people, according to Aliyu Yusuf Aboki, West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) Executive Secretary.

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Pa Abiodun Olaoye Akande, one of the first set of computer professionals to be trained by IBM in Nigeria and English-speaking West Africa, has died on Wednesday.

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ColdHubs, a Nigerian business that provides solar-powered, walk-in coolers for smallholder vegetable farmers has won a major prize that celebrates Africa’s AgriTech innovation.

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A book chronicling the thoughts and ideas of Professor Umar Danbatta, Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory chief, on fostering a growth-oriented telecoms industry is to be launched on September 7.

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The nation’s telecoms regulator has scaled up Nigeria’s readiness to deploy 5G mobile networks saying it is now “very high.”

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