By Funmilola Gboteku The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive study on competition in the telecommunications sector to address concerns around market dominance and ensure fair, effective and sustainable competition. NCC said this during a stakeholders’ forum on the Study of Competition in the Nigerian Telecommunications IndustryContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Abuja, Jan. 8, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have drawn up a framework to address consumer complaints arising from unsuccessful airtime and data transactions. The NCC’s Head of Public Affairs, Nnenna Ukoha said this in a statement onContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze The umbrella union for e-hailing drivers, Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) on Thursday decried double VAT deductions on the trip fares of one of its members, inDrive. The Vice-President, AUATON, South-West, Mr Kolawole Aina, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in LagosContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Data & Knowledge Information Privacy Protection Initiative (DKIPPI), reiterated the importance and necessity of data privacy and protection for countries, Nigeria inclusive. The President, DKIPPI, Mr Tokunbo Smith, stressed this while addressing newsmen at a news conference to usher in the 2026 DataContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Federal Government, in collaboration with Clergywealth Cooperative Society Limited, is set to train no fewer than one million Nigerians on digital literacy skills. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
Gov. Zulum introduces digital learning in rural Fikayel, Balbaya By Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday inaugurated secondary schools in rural communities of Fikiyel and Balbaya with students encouraged to learn with digital tablets in class. The governor inaugurated the three blocks of 20 classrooms and aContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Toyin Philips, Artificial Intelligence (AI) research expert, says AI is changing scientific practice through its tools, which support literature mining and meta-analyses. Philips, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, said this has been achieved by screeningContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been ranked among 2025 top three Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government by Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR). The NCC’s Head of Public Affairs, Nnenna Ukoha made tuis known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. UkohaContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson A material engineering expert and researcher, Dr Kazeem Abubakar, says the potential and opportunities existing in Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) can be harnessed if the government provides policy support and required infrastructure. Abubakar, also Assistant Director of Research at the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), said thisContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi A researcher, Dr Kolawole Aremu, has called for immediate public health action to curb the rapidly rising spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the country. Aremu, Research Associate,Trans-Saharan Diseases Research Centre, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
