Tag: Digital Economy
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Pantami commissions ICT projects to drive Nigeria’s digital economy
The Kaduna Emergency Communication Centre (ECC) built by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), alongside five Information Technology projects by other agencies under the Ministry Communications and Digital Economy have been commissioned by the Minister, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami. The NCC’s ECC project, which makes it possible for people of Kaduna and environs to dial 112…
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NCC chairs ministerial broadband implementation steering committee
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been saddled with the responsibility of leading the team that will ensure effective monitoring and steering of the overall implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020-2025. This followed the designation of NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Engr. Ubale Maska, as the Chairman of the newly-inaugurated Broadband Implementation Steering…
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Nigerians to start enjoying Internet speed of 25 Mbps at N390 per 1GB
The federal government has designed a new broadband plan for Nigerians to start enjoying Internet speed of minimum 25 Mbps in urban areas and 10 Mbps in rural areas, with effective coverage available to at least 90% of the population at a price not more than N390 per 1 GB of data. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports…
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NCC creates new department to fast track FG’s digital economy agenda
In continuation of its renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the national digital economy agenda of the Federal Government. The Governing Board of the Commission approved…
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Pantami tasks Danbatta, NCC on digital economy
Following the reappointment of Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for another five-year term, the Hon. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has charged the EVC and the entire Management of the Commission to redouble their efforts towards actualising the…
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Covid-19 – A Watershed in Nigeria’s Digital Technology Agenda
By Amadi Chimezie Researcher in NCC The Covid-19 global health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus was designated a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020 due to its global spread and catastrophic health and economic impact across the globe. The virus has posed the greatest challenge humanity has faced…
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NCC’s TVWS Framework will enhance delivery of digital economy, says Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has said that the Television White Space (TVWS) framework being developed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the ministry’s supervision, will enhance the delivery of the digital economy agenda of the Federal Government. The Minister stated this during the Industry Stakeholder Forum on…
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Pantami inaugurates committee on national digital economy policy
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has inaugurated experts review committee for the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS). Pantami, who inaugurated the committee on Monday Abuja, said that digital economy had dominated the world and gave a background of how the policy came decision came about. He explained that…
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ATAF sets agenda on how Africa can benefit maximally from taxing digital economy
…as experts gather to brainstorm, propose solutions to digital tax evasion, illicit financial flows, other tax challenges in Africa Reputed as the world’s second largest and second most-populous continent, being behind Asia in both categories with over 1.216 billion population (2016 estimate) and covering six per cent of earth’s total surface area and 20 percent…
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How regulation can deliver promise of digital economy
The first “Global ICT Regulatory Outlook” released last year by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) showed that expectations of regulation in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) have grown. TheNewsGuru reports not surprisingly, the pace of regulation in the ICT sector is faster than in most other industries, according to the ITU. ITU Secretary-General,…