There is some level of speed going on at the National Assembly which is encouraging. The Assembly that is more into somnambulism literally, is working with a most unusual speed to pass the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025, introduced in the life of this administration.  There is so much excitement about the Bill that […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said last week that the new Board has been cleared by the Nigerian Senate to formally commence work at the Commission. The development brought a whiff of good news because the organisation has endured life for over two years under this administration without a Board, quite in defiance of the Nigerian […]

Memories can serve some useful lessons but sometimes can also drive one through the path of forlornness. The brighter ones are very redeeming and can shine light into the heart of darkness. Shakespeare viewed memory as a “powerful, double-edged force, capable of both preserving cherished moments and holding onto pain.” Yes, memories can serve up both […]

I am fascinated by the packaging of Arise News. History is unfolding before our very eyes and we hardly know it. Global TV depends on premium TV programming to attract TV eyes. Everyday, Arise News delivers something substantial, always leaving enough juice to titillate the senses of those who love or hate them. And they come […]

Twenty-Four years after a seismic development in the telecommunications industry, the regulator said on Monday that industry stakeholders can have a better experience only if they can adjust their understanding of modern telecom regulation whose products they were only too happy to put in the public domain.  At the virtual launch of the NCC Public Performance […]

On a day that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, called a roundtable on broadband with the various industry stakeholders, I couldn’t be there but was connected virtually through the same technology that was enjoying appreciable focus and some kind of understandable admiration because of its near infinite possibilities.  I had to demonstrate that the future of […]

In his speech to mark the 65th Independence Anniversary of our great nation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said: “We have experienced a significant surge in growth across every sector of our national life since Independence – in healthcare, infrastructure, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, information technology, aviation and defence, among others.” Let me pick out telecommunications and […]

Having met all the regulatory demands after shelling out $2bn for the purchase of Multichoice, Canal+, last week, made some strategic appointments by way of activating a mandatory takeover of the African pay-TV giant. The field of play is about to change or has it dramatically changed already? David Mignot will serve as Chief Executive Officer, […]

I have had the good fortune of working with Ernest Ndukwe, an engineer, at a very significant moment in my life when history was also being made for our dear nation, Nigeria. The country had been so starved of telecom development that it was assumed a miracle for any such thing to happen in our clime. […]

In a world where distances to jurisdictions can be measured with a flip of the button, happenings between pay-TV operator, MultiChoice and the government of Ghana was keenly followed in Nigeria. In a quirk coincidence, the broadcaster was also having a load of problems in Nigeria and quite a number of people patiently monitored the Ghanaian […]