Sweet telecom tales and a dutiful public servant, by Ken Ugbechie
Away from the wild and vicious political ecosystem, there are pleasant tales emerging from the nation’s telecom space. The statistics are as cheering as they are goodly. Stakeholders in this…
Broadband penetration on fast-tract, says Danbatta, unveils achievements
The national target to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025 is receiving renewed attention from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which promises 50 per cent before the…
Telecoms sector adds $39bn in investment inflow in 8 years of Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says telecoms investment inflow grew from $38 billion to $77 billion by the second quarter of 2023, an increment of…
NCC boosts co-location, infrastructure sharing, releases terms and conditions
July 6, 2021 Where the sharing of an infrastructure such as Rights of Way and Electric power is precedent upon securing the necessary approval of a granting authority, such approval…
Cost of Right of Way: Emulate Fayemi, Pantami tells other governors
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, wants other governors in Nigeria to emulate Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who has deployed Executive Order 007…
Nigeria has a shortfall of 82,000 km of fibre network to achieve nationwide broadband
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the country needs more than 120,000 kilometers of metropolitan fiber networks interconnected across the country to achieve its goal of pervasive broadband penetration. Prof….