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NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorIf the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and broadband sectors could be heading for a major capacity boom by 2028. That prospect received a major boost at the weekend after the Federal Executive […]
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ICT sector stakeholders see panacea in ICT summit on National security emergency

ICT sector stakeholders see panacea in ICT summit on National security emergency

If submissions by different stakeholders in the ICT sector can be depended upon, there could be a possible ICT panacea for the recurrent and rising wave of kidnaping and other related crimes after deliberations at the proposed stakeholders’ summit on Information and Communications Technology in National Security Emergency to hold September this year.

Samsung graduates 50 students on skill acquisition

Samsung graduates 50 students on skill acquisition

The Samsung Real Dreams last Friday graduated the third set of its students numbering 50 students in web design, video editing and print graphics program graduated from the School of Media and Communication at Pan African University, Lagos.

Our schools must be remodelled for ICT learning, by Adokpaye

Our schools must be remodelled for ICT learning, by Adokpaye

BY any standards, Government College, Ughelli Old Boys Association (GCUOBA) must be one of the most active old students associations in the country. It is one of those schools whose old boys (most of them respected elder statesmen and accomplished individuals) retain an active interest in all matters concerning their alma mater.

Juwah lauds Ndukwe’s leadership of NCC, pledges continuity

Juwah lauds Ndukwe’s leadership of NCC, pledges continuity

NEW Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah has paid tributes to the achievements recorded by the past leadership of the Commission and pledged to continue all the laudable programmes and projects already initiated by the Commission while initiating new ones along the line.

Street traders , okada riders threaten free movement at Computer Village

Street traders , okada riders threaten free movement at Computer Village

While the activities of street hawkers along the streets of Computer Village Ikeja still disrupt t free movement of goods and persons despite ban by the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, Okada riders have also constituted a threat , Vanguard CyberLIFE finding can reveal.

Multiple taxation tasks investors, by ALTON

Multiple taxation tasks investors, by ALTON

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication of Nigeria, (ALTON) has again raised alarm on the impact of multiple taxation on telecom operators in the country, saying that multiple taxation which serves as a disincentive to investor has been a key challenge.

‘ICT can save film industry’

‘ICT can save film industry’

A leading institute in ICT studies in the country; Digital Bridge recently held a stakeholders forum at the institute’s Lagos campus with Nigerian film makers and producers.

Stakeholders to mark 50 Years of ICT

Stakeholders to mark 50 Years of ICT

An ICT stakeholders event to commemorate the Golden jubilee celebration of the country and the start off of ICT in the country is already underway.

‘Excessive regulation, cause of business unease’

‘Excessive regulation, cause of business unease’

Leading provider of mobile phone network in the country; MTN, has said that multiple regulation and taxation are adding to a number of other environmental bottlenecks currently faced by mobile phone operators in the country; which are alien in other operating environments and which now dim operators’ joy.