Tag: Pantami
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Reconsider Pantami’s professorship – FUTO alumni tells varsity management
The Alumni association of Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) said the award of professorship on Isa Patani was inappropriate. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Mr Kingsley Azuaru , National Secretary and Mr Ndubuisi Chijioke, National President of the association. The association said the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was right…
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FG working on digital rights law – Pantami
The Federal Government says it was working on a draft Digital Rights law to be passed by the National Assembly before the end of 2022. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami made this known on Thursday,
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Nigeria to have widest 5G coverage in Africa by 2022 – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has assured that by 2022, Nigeria would have the largest Fifth Generation (5G) coverage in Africa. Pantami gave the assurance at the auction of the 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum organised by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Buhari delegates Pantami as President Ouattara arrives Nigeria for ECOWAS Heads’ session
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Again, FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline
The Federal Government has again extended the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who announced this, urged Nigerians and legal residents to complete the process before the end of the year 2021. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday jointly…
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Only security agencies can access people’s phone data –Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has averred that only security institutions in the country can gain access to people’s personal phone information. The minister made this revelation on Tuesday while unveiling the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Strategic Vision Plan (2021-2025), NCC Global Connect Podcast and a Compendium of speeches by the…
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Nigerians demand prosecution of Malami for bypassing FG’s #Twitterban with VPN to deactivate account
Nigerians are calling for the prosecution of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who had earlier threatened to prosecute Twitter users after FG laced a ban on the micro-blogging site in the country. However, to the dismay of many Nigerians, Malami also breached Buhari’s Twitter ban, by side-tracking all…
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More attacks on Pantami as he bags Most Outstanding Minister in Buhari’s cabinet [+ Photos]
There is no respite for the embattled Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami as his critics have remained resolute in condemnation of his stay in office over his past pro-Taliban comments supporting the activities of terrorist groups. Though he has since renounced the comments, blaming immaturity, many Nigerians continue to demand his sacking…
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I’m having sleepless night over Nigeria’s problems – Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has said he is having sleepless nights over the country’s situations. The minister disclosed this yesterday while delivering his Ramadan Tafsir at Al-noor mosque Wuse II in Abuja. He said the country is currently facing different problems in areas of insecurity, economic, and social…