Barrister Adebayo Shittu, the new Minister of Communications told Technology Times today that final decision on the N1.4 trillion fine imposed on MTN Nigeria will be taken by President Muhammadu Buhari at the appropriate time “in public interest.” The Minister, who spoke with Technology Times this afternoon on the sidelines of the Alliance 4 Affordable Internet […]
‘Merge NBC and NCC now’, ATCON tells new Minister
The Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on Barrister Adebayo Shittu, the new Minister of Communication Technology to merge the two agencies of government responsible for regulating the telecoms and broadcasting industries. Engineer Lanre Ajayi, President of ATCON asked the new Minister, who was sworn in last week by President Muhammadu Buhari […]
National ID system will ‘better secure Nigeria’
Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Mohammed Rabiu Dabo, Chairman, Military Pension Board, says Nigeria’s security will be better assured when the National Identity Management System (NIMS) becomes operational. “The National identity management system is the way to go for Nigeria. This is the first time we will have a central identity database, and a verification platform. […]
Coscharis to FG: Declare state of emergency in Tech Education sector
Mr. Sunday Mukoro, Managing Director of Coscharis Technologies, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in technical education to make Nigeria competitive in the 21st Century. According to him a legislated state of emergency in technical education would be an apt response to long-standing prejudices in the Nigerian education system […]
Nigeria’s broadcast regulator envisions N260 billion Digital Migration Dividends
Nigeria is on path to gaining an estimated N160 billion from new opportunities and possibilities to be unlocked in the economy with the ongoing Digital Switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting. Emeka Mba, the Director-General of Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the nation’s broadcasting industry regulator tells Technology Times in an exclusive interview that government expects […]