JUST IN: New Right of Way Policy for Telecoms Sector Underway, says FG

JUST IN: New Right of Way Policy for Telecoms Sector Underway, says FG

NewswatchNigeria can report that the Federal Government has decided to revisit the National Economic Council Resolutions on Right of Way (RoW) in the telecommunications industry. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, made this known on Thursday at the Nigerian Telecom...
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Nigeria Telephone Density Hits 91% with Population Figure of 190 Million

Nigeria Telephone Density Hits 91% with Population Figure of 190 Million

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it recently re-aligned the computation of the country’s teledensity with the latest population figure of 190 million, as stipulated by the National Population Commission (NPoC). The current figure was given b...
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Andela targets mid & senior level developers for workforce growth

Andela targets mid & senior level developers for workforce growth

Andela, the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software engineers, is recruiting mid and senior level developers in 2019, as part of a new Power of ‘X’ campaign as it looks to scale its operations and meet growing...
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Facebook’s NG_Hub trains 50,800 businesses in digital skills

Facebook’s NG_Hub trains 50,800 businesses in digital skills

Facebook says it has trained over 50,800 Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in digital skills across 20 states in Nigeria. Adaora Ikenze, Head, Public Policy, West and Central Africa, Facebook, made this known in Lagos on Wednesday. She said that...
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MainOne to commit N25bn to digitisation of Lagos

MainOne to commit N25bn to digitisation of Lagos

Connectivity and data centre solutions provider, MainOne says it will commit 25 billion naira to the digitisation of Lagos State. The Chief Executive Officer, MainOne, Funke Opeke said in Lagos on Wednesday that the company had unveiled its ”Digital Lagos:.....
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MTN has paid 275bn SIM infraction fine — NCC

MTN has paid 275bn SIM infraction fine — NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)  on Tuesday said that MTN has paid N275 billion SIM infraction fine as balance of N55 billion was due this month Prof Umar  Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, made this known in a statement...
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ConsumerLab Report Clears Myths about 5G Technology, says Ericsson

ConsumerLab Report Clears Myths about 5G Technology, says Ericsson

Ericsson has released a ConsumerLab report, 5G Consumer Potential, which it claims busts a number of industry myths surrounding the value of 5G for consumers. These include the idea that 5G offers consumers no short-term benefits; that there are no...
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Nokia 3.2 is Powered by Android 9, says  HMD Global

Nokia 3.2 is Powered by Android 9, says HMD Global

HMD Global has confirmed Nokia 3.2 is in Nigeria. According to the General Manager, West, East and Central Africa HMD Global, Joseph Umunakwe the latest smartphone which was officially released into 15th of March, this year, is being distributed by accredited...
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MNP: Telecos Port 21,440 Subscribers in March, says NCC

MNP: Telecos Port 21,440 Subscribers in March, says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that telecommunications operators carried out 21,440 Mobile Number Portability(MNP) activities in March 2019. The regulatory body made this known in its ”Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Net...
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Nigeria: Beware of China’s New Colonialism

Nigeria: Beware of China’s New Colonialism

America is slowly awakening to the growing menace of China’s plans for economic supremacy. In 2013 Chinese President Xi Jingping launched an international investment program that became known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Under a new mantra to...
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