Startup Act Will End Youth Harassment,  Says Pantami The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Pantami, says the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council, chaired by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would stop law enforcement agencies from harassing youths carrying laptops. Pantami disclosed this...

Pantami Rejects Implementation of 5% Excise Duty in Telecoms Sector The minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, has kicked against the federal government’s plan to implement a five percent excise duty on telecommunication services in Nigeria. He made this known in Lagos at the...

NIPOST Enhances Operations With Electronic Banking   The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) yesterday launched its e-Debit Card, agency banking platform and 27 cargo logistic vehicles to improve its service delivery nationwide. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who launched the innovations, said the development was...

Apple Stakes $1bn For Nigerian App     An application developed by a young Nigerian has been bought by Apple for $1 billion, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami said yesterday. Pantami, who did not give details of the deal, however, expressed optimism that...

USSD Disconnection: Emefiele, Danbatta, Pantami Meet Telcos, Banks Today         Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, will on Monday meet banks and telecoms operators over...

National Identification and the Fight Against Insecurity In Nigeria By Inyene Ibanga       The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy jolted GSM subscribers back to reality when it ordered Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards without valid National Identification Numbers...