In 2023, the Federal Government expects to earn N160.46 billion from telecommunications excise duty.
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, the combined revenue of GSM, Fixed Wired, and Internet Service Providers in 2021 will be N3.21 trillion. If the government imposes a 5% excise duty on telecom services, it will...
NIGERIANS without a National Identity Number (Nin) will no longer be allowed to make telephone calls following an agreement between the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
Under an ambitious plan to combat identity fraud, unmask terrorists and criminals, address...
NIGERIA'S National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has extended the deadline for people to register for their National Identification Number (Nin) until March 31 in a bid to ensure every citizen is captured during the exercise.
Introduced to address a number of problems including voter fraud, census figure...
NIGERIA'S senate has approved an amendment to the Electoral Act which now compels political parties to only use direct or indirect primaries to nominate their candidates cutting out the practise of abstract selection and appointment.
Since the return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has struggled to come up with a political...
COMMUNICATIONS minister Sheikh Isa Pantami has revealed the federal government has ambitious plans to achieve 90% Broadband penetration in Nigeria by 2023 as part of an aggressive programme to expand Internet usage.
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria now has about 150m Internet users, making...
NIGERIA'S Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have signed up to the UK’s Digital Access Programme's plan on inclusion for persons living with disabilities (PLWDs).
Earlier this week, the ministry and paratstatal facilitated a technical conference on the...
NIGERIA now has about 150m Internet users according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with the figure expected to increase over the coming year as services in different sectors of the economy are becoming digitalised.
Worldwide, there has been a growth in the provision of services digitally due to the lockdown brought...
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