The secret of the success of the telephone revolution in Nigeria is the federal government’s support for the commission and a robust national policy on ICT Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, revealed that the success of the liberalisation of the telecoms sector in Nigeria was due to the total support…
The Broadband Big Bang
Having achieved 96 per cent penetration in voice telephony, NCC is now concentrating on the development of broadband that has immense potential for all sectors of the economy and personal life In a valedictory interview with TELL in 2010, Ernest Ndukwe, former executive vice chairman of NCC, after 10 years of pioneering the telecoms revolution…
NCC: The Evolution of Change
From 400,000 fixed lines in 2001 to 134 million in 2014, telecoms has become the game changer in Nigeria The telecommunications revolution dates back to 2001 when the first auction for GSM licences was held in Nigeria by the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC. The commission was set up by Decree 75 of 1992 while the…
APC Receives Tambuwal
Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of House of Reps, was officially received by the party at its extra ordinary convention today in Abuja. The four presidential aspirants were sworn to a code of conduct. Atiku Abubakar was not present. John Oyegun, national chairman of the party explained that the former vice president was out of the country.
APC Concludes Convention
The APC has concluded its non-elective national convention in Abuja. At the event the party ratified all proposed amendments on manifestoes , waivers for new members to contest for party tickets and the modified open ballot system it wants to use for primary election.
Land Swap Gives Opportunity for Growth
– Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory What are your assessment and appreciation of the land swap policy? The land swap policy is an innovative way of bringing the private sector into an area that hitherto only government had taken on, which is the provision of district infrastructure. You…
The Attraction of Investors
The FCT administration provides lots of incentives and the required enabling environment that make its offer irresistible The first phase of the land swap programme is oversubscribed. Over 40 investors, local and international, applied to participate out of which 15 were selected for the 16 districts in the phase one. That is about 300…
Land Swap in Other Climes
Other countries have used the Land Swap Initiative to build critical infrastructure at various times in their history The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is not the first government to formulate the land swap policy. Research showed a litany of governments that have resorted to the initiative to fund critical infrastructure over the years across the…
‘More Countries Are Adopting Land Swap Policy’
Farouk Sani, lawyer and co-coordinator of Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre, an agency of the FCT administration that promotes and facilitates private sector investment and public infrastructure, explains the concept and execution of the policy in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor; and Chinenye Eseke, reporter. Excerpts: What is…
We Want a City that Works
John Chukwu, permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration is a seasoned technocrat and head of the efficient bureaucracy that supports the land swap policy. He examines the policy and its implementation in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor, and Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor We are looking at the land swap policy…
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