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  • NCC says over 100m SIMs produced locally

    NCC says over 100m SIMs produced locally

    The Nigeria  Communications Commission  (NCC) says over 100 million  Subscribers  Identity Module (SIM) has so far been  produced locally within a year of the first Nigeria  Telecommunications  Indigenous  Content  Expo.

    This was made known by Aderonke Sola-Ogunsola, NCC’s Head of Financing and Stakeholders Engagement Team at this year’s AfricaNXT on Thursday  in Lagos.

    Sola-Ogunsola spoke on: Mandate and Strides Towards Full Digital Economy in Nigeria.

    She said that through  the Nigeria  Telecommunications  Indigenous  Content of the NCC,  the country  could serve as manufacturer of SIM in West Africa.

    According to her, over 100 millions of. SIMs have been ordered by various telecommunications  companies  putting an end to the importation of SIM and an attainment of a fully digital economy in Nigeria.

    Sola-Ogunsola said that at the 2022 indigenous  content expo in Lagos,  the Federal Government  banned the importation of SIMs

    She said that the Nigeria Telecommunications Indigenous Content  was put in place to encourage innovation among the youths and promote the digital  economy.

    ‘’There is  the need to ensure individuals, businesses, and the nation harness derivable benefits and the opportunities offered by the emergent digital culture, to improve quality of life, grow businesses, and leapfrog the national economy.

    ‘’This remains the overarching objective of government policies, plans, and strategies,” she said.

    The Head,  Digital Skills and Services, NCC, Freda Bruce-Bennett, said that Nigeria was rapidly  becoming  a digital economy.

    Bruce-Bennett  said that out  of seven unicorns  in Nigeria, Nigeria had five which were Andela, Flutterwave, Interswitch, Jumia and Opay

    According to her,  NCC is working with campuses and the National Youth  Service  Corp (NYSC) on how youths could  build their capacity.

    Head, Spectrum Administration, NCC Abraham Oshadami said that digital economy  could not  exist without  infrastructure because globally  infrastructure was the bedrock for adequate broadband penetration.

    Oshadami said that Nigeria  had taken the lead by providing  wireless resources because there were policies to deploy the infrastructure  and make them work.

    According  to him, Nigeria has done so well in the entire Africa by being at the  forefront of making resources available to provide high dosed broadband  leveraging  on satellite  and technology

    The ongoing  AfricaNXT, formerly called Social Media Week, is an annual event held in February.

    This year’s theme is: ‘’Cooperate. Collaborate. Innovate. Unlocking Our Potential, Ensuring Africa’s Prosperity”.

  • NCC commended as AfricaNXT 2023 begins

    NCC commended as AfricaNXT 2023 begins

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the opening of the AfricaNext show at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, Monday, attracted industry commendation for its efficient regulatory processes that have given verve to the realisation of full digital economy in the country.

    Chief Executive Officer of CashToken Africa, Mr. Lai Labode, said the manner with which the Commission understands and supports the emergence of companies that have critical roles to play in actualising the dreams of the digital economy, promises that Nigeria will make the desired impact in the future of the country’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development.

    Labode said NCC’s approach to transform the telecom industry and contribute to the Federal Government’s digital economy agenda was reflected in the diligence, speed and smartness in processing recent applications including that of CashToken, which, he said, had led to a major collaboration with Mobile Network Operators.

    Other participants also spoke about the demonstration of commitment to efficiency in NCC’s operations and attainment of excellence in regulatory oversight, a key item in the Commission’s extant Five-Point Agenda for transforming the telecom sector.

    CashToken Africa, operated by CeLD, is a Nigerian company advocating performance-based customer rewards and nudging firms to reward their customers with life-transforming rewards.

    He spoke at CashToken Africa’s forum at the 2023 AfricaNXT conference focused on, “Socially Smart Business Models: Universal Cash Reward, Direct Sales Gamification and Wealth Redistribution.”

    NCC is one of the sponsors and key agencies participating at AfricaNXT event and will take to the stands on Thursday, 9th February 2023, from 1.00pm-2.00pm, at the FutureNow Stage, with a theme that will focus on its mandates and efforts towards the realization of the digital economy agenda of the Federal Government.

  • NCC targets 1 billion devices on 5G in 2 years

    NCC targets 1 billion devices on 5G in 2 years

    The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) says that it is targeting one billion devices for the Five Generation (5G) network in the next two years.

    NCC Head of Fixed Network Converged Services, Babagana Digima, made this known at the ongoing AfricaNXT 2022 on Thursday in Lagos.

    Digima said that the 5G technology was meant to deliver higher data speeds, ultra-low latency, more reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability, and a more uniform user experience to more users.

    He said that the 5G technology would be faster and able to handle more connected devices than the existing 4G LTE network including smart television and radio.

    According to him, it will also revolutionize and transform people’s way of life and be beneficial for the socio-economic development of Nigeria with enhanced capabilities providing new and enhanced mobile communications services.

    Also speaking at the event, Usman Aliyu, NCC Head of Space Services, said that 5G was faster than the brain and would bring about a lot of innovations with speed.

    Aliyu said that 5G would hasten smart city and have an impact on every aspect including agriculture, education, Information and communication, urban Infrastructure, sports,

    AfricaNXT, formerly known as Social Media Week, is an annual event with over 200 sessions.