TECHDIGEST – Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT ), has commended the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami on his appointment to Chair the 2022 World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum by the International Telecommunication Union, (ITU).

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‘Since the Hon Minister’s assumption as the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, the focus and direction of the industry on the Nigeria economy has changed to a more fruitful, impactful and growth’, said Managing Director, NIGCOMSAT Ltd, Dr. Abimbola Alale, while felicitating with the minister on behalf of the Board, Management and Staff, of the communication satellite company.

‘This was due to his diligent, hard work and passion in the Information and Communication Technology industry. There couldn’t have been any better choice to lead the Forum Session recognizing the tremendous impact of Pantami’s leadership in the ICT industry in the country,’ added Alale.

She believes that recognizing Pantami to chair such important global event cannot be unconnected to his role and policies in the growth and contribution of the ICT section to the Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a statement released in Abuja by NIGCOMSAT’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Special Project, Dr. Adamu Idris.

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TECHDIGEST – NIGCOMSAT Ltd has successfully trained staff of the Defence Space Administration (DSA) at NIGCOMSAT Ground Control Station, Abuja. The training focused on building capacity for the growth of space technology in Nigeria.

The Managing Director, NIGCOMSAT Ltd, Dr. Abimbola Alale, said the participants had the benefit to be trained by some of the best satellite engineers in this part of the world.

Accordioning to a statement by General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Special Project, Dr. Adamu Idris, “the managing director reiterated the determination of the company to positively impact on human development in the country.”

Alale, who was represented by the Executive Director, Technical, Prof. Abdu Jafaar Bambale, said staff of the DSA are now in a better state of knowledge to apply communication satellite technology to improving their daily professional tasks.

‘It is my expectation that you will apply the knowledge and skills acquired from this training in furtherance of your careers and achieving the overall mission of the Defence Space Administration’, she Alale.

Chief of Defence Space Administration, Rear Admiral Nnamdi Muogilim, represented by the Director, Policy, Planning and Research, Major General Musa Danmadami, expressed gratitude for the training and said the collaboration between NIGCOMSAT and the DAS was the first of its kind between the two agencies hoping for more synergy.

According to him, the DSA will not achieve its complete mandate without the cooperation of NIGCOMSAT Ltd.

Certificates and awards were presented to participants at the end of the closing ceremony. The Dr. Abimbola Alale Award for overall best trainee, went to Alawuye Joshua Jide.

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TECHDIGEST – Prof. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has unveiled two new subsidiary companies created from the Nigerian Communications Satellite {NIGCOMSAT).

They are the Satellite Infrastructure Company (SIC) and the Satellite Broadband and Broadcasting Company (SBBC).

The new firms were unveiled to stakeholders and channel partners at the just concluded NIGCOMSAT Stakeholders’ Forum, with the theme: ‘‘NIGCOMSAT Ltd: The Present and The Future.’’

This is contained in a statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Special Project, Mr. Adamu Idris in Abuja on Tuesday.

Pantami said the SIC would provide satellite upstream services such; as Transponder Leasing, In-orbit-Testing (IoT) services, and Carrier Spectrum Management (CSM) services.

He added that the SBBC sought to provide satellite downstream services such; as broadband internet services and broadcasting services, amongst others.

The managing director of NIGCOMSAT, Dr Abimbola Alale said it was repositioning itself for potential opportunities and risks, hence,” the creation of operational structures, to facilitate its business aspirations.

“As we strive to achieve our vision to be the leading satellite communication solutions provider in Nigeria and Africa, NIGCOMSAT in 2020, obtained approval to form two subsidiary companies (SUBCOs).”

Alale said the stakeholders’ forum would afford NIGCOMSAT an opportunity to take stock of its achievements in the preceding years.

She said: ‘ it was also the perfect avenue for channel partners and stakeholders in the telecoms industry to review NIGCOMSAT’s performance and operations.

“NIGCOMSAT is a key player in the Nigeria National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020-2025), as published by the Federal Ministry of communications and digital economy and launched by President Muhammadu Buhari.

” The forum, thus, highlighted the contributions of NIGCOMSAT Ltd. as a national digital economy service infrastructure, providing satellite communication solutions to an array of customers.”

Speaking on the contributions of NIGCOMSAT Ltd. in the past years, Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo extolled the operations of the company,

He urged its debtors to strive to pay up within the stipulated time for all the services rendered.

“Satellite operations are key to telecommunications growth in the country, so NIGCOMSAT Ltd. should be guided to succeed by all stakeholders,” he said.

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TECH DIGEST – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Saturday advised the Nigerian youth to develop their skills and drive innovation and entrepreneurship in the space sector.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Saturday advised the Nigerian youth to develop their skills and drive innovation and entrepreneurship in the space sector.

Pantami gave the advice at the closing ceremony of Hackathon Actinspace Competition organised by NIGCOMSAT Limited in Abuja.

The minister, who was represented by the Managing Director, Galaxy Backbone, Prof. Mohammed Abubakar, said the competition’s focus was critical to the needs of the space industry and humanity.

“Its gives us great opportunity to become major participants in the growing global digital economy thereby making ICT not just an enabler but a catalyst for economic growth,’’ he said.

Pantami said the competition targeted the creativity of the participants and also sharpened their entrepreneurial initiatives.

He said the various teams that took part in the competition where challenged to conceive and design innovative services and products derived from space technologies and space acquired data.

The minister advised the youth to develop specialised skills in order to empower themselves, saying it would enable them in building a workforce and establishing startups for the communication industry.

He advised the six teams and 25 participants to work hard as they have demonstrated capabilities in different projects.

The Managing Director of NIGCOMSAT, Dr Abimbola Alale, said the competition had made the participants to be more creative and to bring out the best in them.

Alale said the digital skills could drive the nation’s digital economy.

She said there was a need to expand and domesticate the satellite ecosystem in Nigeria.

Mrs Alma Okpelefa, Chairperson, Local Organising Committee, said although the space technology appeared a bit abstract, the competition was meant to make the participants to understand the benefits of the sector.

Okpelefa, who named the winning group as Team Astromania from Kaduna State, said it would represent the country in France next year at a global contest.

The leader of the winning team, Mr Lamba Emmanuel, a student of telecommunication engineering of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, advised the youth never to be discouraged but rather to continue to learn new ideas.

He said the team sought to harness car and satellite data to create a sort of Automatic Identification System (ADS) consisting a space segment and a ground station segment.

Newsmen report that Actinspance is an international competition targeted at students of tertiary institutions, IT startups and entrepreneurs to utilise space technologies to create solutions that improve everyday life.

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