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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said on Thursday that it would capture 100 million Nigerians in the newlyintroduced biometrics database system in 30 months. Briefing newsmen, NIMC Director-General, Mr Chris Onyemenam, said the gestur...
Nasarawa State government yesterday formerly signed a contract worth N2.1 billion, for the digitalisation and upgrading of facilities at the state owned media outfit, Nasarawa Broadcasting Service (NBS), located in Lafia, the state capital and its boos...
The Shendam Bridge in Plateau collapsed on Tuesday, cutting off most parts of the southern part of the state from Nasarawa, Benue and Taraba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bridge collapsed after torrential rainfall that lasted throu...
Barring any last minute changed of mind, three operators of the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) business of the Nigerian telecommunications sector may merge in a $200million deal that may revive the pioneer segment of the industry. LEADERSHIP lear...
Mrs Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Communications Technology, in Abuja on Wednesday said a 150-seat call centre in Abuja Technology Village would be inaugurated by the first quarter of 2013. The minister made the statement during th...
The need and importance of a national Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) databank for a rapidly growing nation like Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. DNA databank has been proven to be very useful in almost all spheres of life but particularly useful in the h...
Telecommunication operators in Nigeria registered 80 per cent of SIM cards as at March 31, Mr Shina Badaru, President, Joint Action Committee on Information and Communication Awareness and Development (JACITAD) has said. Badaru disclosed this on Tuesda...
Mrs Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, has urged the Anti-corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to be committed to its mandate. She gave the charge at the inaugur...
Ahead of its May 16 re-launch of operations on the Lagos-London route, Air Nigeria on Sunday night received a new Airbus A330-200 which arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. The aircraft, which was wet-leased from Egypt Air, arrive...
Dr Eugene Juwah, the Executive Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the commission will soon begin to operate emergency call centres with three-digit codes across the country. Juwah said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the oversig...
An Environment Consultant, Mr Sulaiman Daudu, has cautioned telecommunication operators against violation of environmental standards in Nigeria. The warning followed National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) misunders...
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has urged the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to stop indiscriminate closure of their base stations. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of...
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Wednesday called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to set up a One-Stop-Shop (OSS) for the industry. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the ALTON Chairman, made the call at a ...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Wednesday announced that it had licensed a consortium of companies, working on Internet exchange point, for the mobile Number Portability Service (NPS). Mr Reuben Muoka, the Head, Media and Public Relati...
Google Nigeria on Friday said it had assisted many Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria to create their individual Website. Mrs Juliet Ehimuan, the Country Manager of the company, disclosed this in Lagos at the closing...