Tag: Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy

Suspension of SIM card registration has rendered 2m youths jobless – Association

Aminu Imam

About two million Nigerian youths have been rendered jobless by the recent suspension of sale, registration and activation of SIM cards by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The Arewa Telecom Operators Agents and Simcard Dealers Association (ATOASDA), made the claim while addressing a press conference in Kaduna yesterday. The telecomms dealers, who noted that they were aware of the Federal Governments intention to address security challenges through linkage of National Identity Number, (NIN), with mobile numbers and suspension of new SIM cards registration, they fear that, rendering…

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Cost of data subscription reduces by over 50% from Jan. 2020 rate – Ministry

Aminu Imam

The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has disclosed that the average cost of IGB of data has reduced from the January 2020 cost of N1, 000 to N487.18 in November 2020, indicating a 51.3% reduction. This disclosure was made in a press statement issued by the Technical Assistant on Information Technology to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Femi Adeluyi, based on the Report of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which was submitted to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy ,Ali Pantami. The NCC report revealed…

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