NCC partners Nollywood on ICT to enhance film production

Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari,

THE Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says it is partnering the Nigerian movie industry to enhance the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity of stakeholders in movie production.

The Director, Public Affairs of the commission, Mr Tony Ojobo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday that the telecom regulator had become an active enthusiast of Nollywood.

According to him, the aim is to help project the image of the country positively.

MNP gaining momentum in Nigeria – NCC

Written by Paul Adepoju

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme is gaining momentum, reporting steady development in usage among subscribers who see the need for it.

The commission revealed this in its latest MNP status report, with executive vice chairman Dr Eugene Juwah saying the NCC launched MNP to empower subscribers to make choices when they are unsatisfied with the quality of service (QoS) on their networks.

Nigeria: NCC, ServiCom Move to Enhance Service Delivery

Mr. Sylbriks Obiriki,
Senior Special Adviser (SSA)
on SERVICOM to the President

Written by Dele Ogbodo

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Service Compact with all Nigerians (ServiCom),an agency under the presidency, have jointly begun a fresh advocacy for the implementation of quality service delivery among telecoms operators.

Emphasising the entrenchment of quality service by Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government, the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Servicom to President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Sylbriks Obriki, said: "When we are talking about service delivery, time remains a critical aspect of it. When you understand the use of time, service delivery becomes simpler than any other thing. Delivering service to the people depends on how time is used."

Nigeria: Over 87,000 Subscribers Port in 10 Months - NCC

By Emmanuel Okwuke

Latest official statistics released the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Wednesday, indicate that more than 87, 887 telephone lines ported from one network to another in the first 10 months of the launch of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme in the country.

The figure comprises porting in and out and of all the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) networks which include: MTN, Airtel, Globacom and Etisalat.

FG, stakeholders seek co-ordinated approach on cyber security

Written by Daniel Obi

As fraud and insecurity increasingly become more IT based globally, government and other industry stakeholders came together  in Lagos yesterday to fashion out a workable blue print to protect Nigeria from cyber security vulnerability.

To the organisers, which included the Office of the National Security Adviser, Federal Ministry of Justice, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), observed that the cyberspace has ushered in new opportunities and security challenges, as wars are now fought and won in the cyberspace, which has also become a highway for fraud and other crimes.

Nigeria: Only Improved Connectivity'll Bring Internet of Things to Nigeria

Written by Prince Osuagwu

Those who base their mobile power on the strength of voice penetration, are living technology from the rear end. Much as revenue from voice genre of mobile business has turned many economies around, facts are emerging everyday, that data seems to be the future.

Nigeria, as one of the countries which ubiquitous voice penetration spurned its history from a pariah telecommunications nation to one of the frontline mobile economies of the world, seems not oblivious of this fact.

Even in the euphoria of being recognised as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world, the sector was also thinking of ways to sustain the tempo and at the same time leapfrog to the future, in the ever dynamic technology world.

Telecoms operators connect 63m Nigerians to the Internet

Written by Adeyemi Adepetun

BETWEEN 2001 and now, over 63 million Nigerians have been connected to the Internet.

The Minister of Communications Technology Dr. Omobola Johnson, disclosed this information at the closing out session of the 2014 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum held in Lagos, yesterday.

NIGF is a coalition formed among the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, the Information Technology development Agency of Nigeria (NITDA) the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), as the Nigeria Internet Registration Council of Nigeria (NIRA).