Telecom subscriptions hit 195.1m in July
…Adds 2.88m subscriptions in one month By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s active telecommunications subscriptions rose by 2.88 million in July 2026 to 195.11 million, up from 192.23 million recorded in June, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The increase represents a monthly growth of about 1.5 per cent, while the country’s teledensity rose from 88.67 […]
NCS to create 1m jobs through call centres, BPOs in five years
With youths unemployment surging by the day across the nation at geometric progression, the Nigerian Computer Society, (NCS) at the weekend disclosed that plans were underway for the creation of over one million jobs through call center development, Business Processing Outsourcing, (BPO) among others.
Job Creation: FG links 1007 youths to prospective employers
The Federal Government has not been more serious on its creation of job promise than last week in Lagos, when in collaboration with the Outsourcing Initiative of Nigeria, ODIN, it linked about 1007 unemployed graduates to prospective employers.
Nigeria’ll surpass 105m lines by Dec, Ndukwe predicts
Former Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Engr Ernest Ndukwe at the weekend described the explosive growth that occurred in the Nigerian telecom sector in the past twelve years as partly the handiwork of ICT media professionals.
Brainfriend empowers Lagos teachers with ICT tools
No fewer than 45,000 teachers in the Lagos state will benefit from the first phase of computer ownership scheme powered by BrainFriend educational software solution.
NITDA gets powers to certify local PCs for govt
The federal government last week, armed the National Information Technology Agency of Nigeria ( NITDA) with more teeth to perform its functions as the Agency now has the sole authority to clear all locally made information systems before they are purchased by Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.
