World’s first private 5G network launched to boost agriculture, manufacturing
January 25, 2022 Nigeria has launched her National Policy on 5G barely 48 hours after Telstra and Ericsson announced Australian not-for-profit AgriFood Connect as the first to deploy a private…
5G in Nigeria: Role of the media and a revolution yet again
December 19, 2021 On Monday, December 13, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, pulled off yet another stunt; a milestone of gigantic socio-economic implications. It successfully conducted the auction for the…
5G: NCC Organises Upskilling Workshops for Media Executives; Danbatta upbeat
December 17. 2021 Ahead of the anticipated 2022 rollout of Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has organised capacity building workshops for media executives in…
Mafab Communications, 5G spectrum auction winner, was registered last year
December 14, 2021 Facts have emerged that Mafab Communications Limited which won the auction for 5G spectrum alongside  MTN Nigeria was registered in 2020 with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC….
5G deployment will further support development of Nigeria’s digital economy efforts — Pantami assures
Dec. 13, 2021 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…
We can trigger another broadband revolution powered by 5G – Ken Ugbechie
Dec. 9, 2021 Nigeria in a couple of months will be making history as it will begin the deployment of 5G technologies to facilitate broadband across the country, Though the…
Nigeria ready to roll with US, others; 97% ready for 5G Deployment
Nigeria is set to join top tech nations like the United States, South Korea and others in the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology, with the Nigerian Communications Commission,…
Ericsson predicts huge leap in global 5G subscriptions by 2026
September 27, 2021 Ericsson, a foremost technology company, on Monday forecast 3.5 billion 5G subscriptions and 60 per cent global 5G population coverage by 2026. Nigeria will by January 2022…
Get Ready: How 5G Will Drive Up Nigeria’s Economy
September 27, 2021 With January 2022 date set for the rollout of the 5G network (the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular network), Political Economist explores the commercial values…
Danbatta to Pantami: We’ll implement 5G for the benefit of Nigeria
September 16, 2021 The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has assured Minister Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, that…