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By Gowon Emakpe, Abuja Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja will on May 4, 2020, decide whether both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and a Telecom firm, ZAIN Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel) are culpable in the alleged copy right infringement brought against them by one Christian
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has again fined the four telecommunication companies in the country - MTN, Glo, Airtel, and 9mobile a whopping N2.9bn for various infractions. The telecomms regulator said in a statement on Sunday that Airtel was fined N2.3 billion for disconnecting Exchange Telecommunications
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China’s ZTE and MTN Uganda have started 5G technology trial to bring the Standalone 5G network into reality in east Africa as the region awaits it commercial roll out. The companies are the first to roll out the technology in the region Uganda’s Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, who was the
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has plans to work with operators to double the nation’s broadband coverage in the country. Broadband access in Nigeria is currently accelerating at an impressive rate, but it builds on very humble beginnings. In 2000, Nigeria had a meagre 79,000 internet users out of a population
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Jasper sky, a multinational cyber security and antivirus expert - Kaspersky has given a warning to banks in Sub Sahara Africa about imminent cyber threats and loss of finances by a silent hacking group. According to APO Group on behalf of Kaspersky media contact Mbali Fikeni,
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By Martin Paul, Abuja One of the leading communication networks, MTN Nigeria, has launched Academic Research Development and Innovation Challenge (ARDIC) to promote educational research development in the country. The Chief Transformation Officer, MTN Nigeria, Olubayo Adekanmbi, said: “MTN Nigeria believes that some of the solutions to the bottlenecks that currently exist on the continent, especially in
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MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Friday, said its case with the Federal Government over alleged revenue indebtedness of N242.24 billion and $1.28 billion has been withdrawn. The Telecomms giant stated this in a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) signed by its Company Secretary, Uto
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Two months after, Telecommunication network providers in Nigeria, MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9mobile have jettisoned the directives issued by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami mandating them to reduce the cost of data, end voice mailcharges and illegal data deduction. The Minister gave
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By Titus Harrison, Abuja Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, has stressed the need to raise the National Broadband Plan (NBP) penetration from the present 37.8% to over 70% coverage for the next five years. Pantami, who spoke yesterday, n Abuja at inauguration of a 25-member committee
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Orkula Shagee, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is among the first batch of 18 states where the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has established Emergency Communication Centres (ECC) to tackle security challenges in the country Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Engr. Umar Garba Danbatta, said this in a keynote address titled: “Leveraging on Emergency Communication Centre
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