Innovation

By Omobayo Azeez   Electronic payment solution provider, Interswitch Nigeria , has listed a new bond valued at N23 billion at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday. The callable senior unsecured bond, with a tenor of seven years, at a fixed rate of 15 per cent, is part of a N30 billion debt issuance […]

By Omobayo Azeez As teledensity peaks at 95.71 per cent Total active telephone subscriptions in Nigeria have recorded traction by 5.69 per cent to hit 182.70 million at the end of November, 2019. The uptrend recorded represents 9.83 million additional telephone users who came onboard networks of various service providers between January and November, 2019 […]

The Nigerian telecommunications sector has finely woven into the socio-economic fabric of the country. Its regulation, which is the prime responsibility of the Nigerian Communications Communication (NCC) as provided for by the Nigerian Communication Act 2003 (NCA 2003), plays a pivotal role in how the sector fares. In this report, OMOBAYO AZEEZ x-trays some activities […]

By Omobayo Azeez   The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has restated the need for National Frequency Management Council (NFMC) to regain its autonomy in accordance with the provisions of the Act establishing it. Pantami said this in a statement signed by the Uwa Suleiman, Special Adviser to minister’s recently in […]

By Omobayo Azeez   There is need for government to create an inclusive digital economy that will formalise the informal economy, boost growth and productivity, experts, including the president, sub-Saharan Africa at Mastercard, Raghav Prasad, have said. Prasad, who expressed his position while making a presentation at the Nigerian Digital Economic Summit held in Abuja, […]