Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Nigerian youths to be in the forefront of embracing and utilization of the ICT as key to the future.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
The adoption and utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is synonymous with empowerment, as it transforms processes efficiently acting as an enabler of effectiveness in operations in every sector of the economy, including commerce, agriculture, health, security and governance.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkafor
The Nigerian Communications Commission has alerted members of the public that a cybercrime group has perfected a new year scheme to deliver ransomware to targeted organizational networks.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and his counterpart in the Ministry of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, will commission a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC) project in Osun State on January 14, 2022.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
After several months of appeals, assurances from the management of Twitter to comply with best practices and coupled with hard negotiations with the Nigerian authorities, President Muhammadu Buhari bent over on Wednesday and lifted the Federal Government's suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
Apparently spurred by the vision, objectives and successes of policies, programmes and projects instituted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to bridge the digital divide and encourage the youth to harness derivable benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the authority of the Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO), Osun State, has picked the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, to deliver 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of the university.
By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai
James Webb Telescope (JWST) has finished unfolding its primary mirror, concluding a series of major steps that took place over the course of two weeks. For the massive telescope, which has taken decades to build, to work, all of those deployments had to be perfect.
By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai
According to reports, Meta has discontinued its custom operating system that was supposed to power upcoming augmented and virtual reality headsets, but its full reasoning and future plans remain unclear.
* As NIN Enrolments Exceed 71 Million
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has announced that the Federal Government has given approval for further extension of the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to March 31th, 2022.
* As NCC Shares Regulatory Experience
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa’s foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a delegation from the Congo-Brazzaville Telecommunications Regulations Authority (CTRA) visited the NCC on a benchmarking tour.
By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai
In a move that gives doctors another weapon against COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first antiviral pill to treat the illness on Wednesday. Pfizer's "Paxlovid" Coronavirus treatment lowers hospitalization and mortality rates for high-risk patients.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
The ongoing policy directions and regulatory measures being put in place by the Nigerian Government towards bridging identified broadband infrastructure gaps shall be sustained in order to facilitate increased access to the Internet by citizens across the country.
