The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle SIM-related fraud and strengthen consumer protection in Nigeria’s digital economy.

Active Mobile Subscribers Drop by 5.4m Due to NIN-SIM Linkage The total active mobile subscriptions in the country dipped by 5.4 million or 2.4 per cent, settling at 219 million in the first quarter of 2024, data obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission has shown. In...

National Prosperity: Digital Agenda for Ideal Social Media Gains, by Hashim Suleiman     It does not need too much echoing to recognize how much the surge in social media participation has been since the ascendance of Dr Isa Ali Pantami unto the headship of NITDA and...

A Rejoinder on Call On Pantami to Resign, by Mohammad Dahiru Lawal         It was in July 2019 when the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) convened a maiden Social Media Influencers Summit in Kano, where media managers, experts, influencers, online publishers and entrepreneurs from...

How We Enrolled 210,000 Nigerians On ICT Courses With 600 Interventions – Dr Pantami       Agencies under the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has enrolled over 210,000 Nigerians on Information and Communication Technology Courses and undertaken over 600 interventions to build the capacity of citizens...

MTN Loses 5m Users, Records N385.2bn Revenue In Q1, 2021       MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has reported a profit after tax of N73.75bn for the first quarter of 2021, up 42.35 percent from N51.74bn in the same quarter of last year. The telecommunications company said its profit...