Fearing the likely negative impact of the proposed telecommunications tax bill on a large chunk of telecoms subscribers and the economy as a whole, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), the umbrella body for all telecoms companies in the country, has advised...

The Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, has said 70 percent of cyber attacks carried out by hackers in Nigeria’s Information Communication Technology (ICT), space were successful. According to him, studies carried out by the ministry showed that 3,500 cyber attacks unleashed in the country...

Retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme will from early next year enjoy a minimum pension payment irrespective of the balance in their Retirement Savings Accounts. The Chairman, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria, Mr. Eguarekhide Longe, disclosed this to our correspondent in an exclusive interview. “The minimum...

The fall in the value of the naira against the United States dollar is impacting negatively on Nigeria’s water sector, as the Federal Government on Tuesday declared that the development had made it practically difficult for the different arms of government to deliver water...

• 1.61m struggle to fill 10,500 vacancies • Senate seeks emergency declaration on joblessness • Summons labour, productivity minister As the number of the unemployed in the country continues to rise due to downsizing in the productive and services’ sectors, the Federal Government may find it difficult...

With over N144 billion ($362 million) spent on its building and more on the construction of ground station infrastructure, the country’s communications satellite is still idle in the ongoing switchover from analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) broadcasting. The reason: there is no backup to...