The Nigerian Air Force, has said it would strengthen its strategic partnership with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in order to contain emerging 21st Century security challenges. The Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who said this during a courtesy visit to the commission’s Executive Vice Chairman,Professor Umar Danbatta, in Abuja, […]
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The Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun State, has set up an $8 million World Bank-assisted information and communication technology (ICT) driven-knowledge park, tagged African Centre of Excellence ( OAU ACE). This is even as the institution is calling for more participation from the private and public sector to tap into the potential of the […]
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Technology solutions provider, Huawei disclosed recently that 53 per cent of Nigerians are yet to have access to the Internet. Managing director, Huawei Nigeria, Mr. Frank Li, stated this during a media conference organised by the company in Lagos. The event focused on the impact of ICT development on the Nigerian economy. Li also noted […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated 18 member inter-agency committee to deepen the impact of research and development on the telecommunications sector. According to the commission, the mandate of this committee is primarily to evaluate research submissions to aid the growth of the sector beyond where it is now. The committee, whose membership is […]
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Worried that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which houses the three arms of the Federal Government, does not have the best of telecommunications infrastructure, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, recently led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the FCT Minister, Muhammed Musa Bello, […]
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The Federal Executive Council has approved the establishment of the proposed Information and Communications Technology University of Nigeria. The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this at the opening of a two-day summit on Smart Cities in Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday. The implementation committee of the proposed university submitted its report to the Minister […]
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Experts have said that the growth of the Information and Communications Technology in Lagos State is being threatened by the rise in insecurity in the state. They said on Friday that the insecurity challenges, such as the Ikorodu killings and kidnapping, were also a threat to its Gross Domestic Product of $136bn. In April 2017, […]
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Technology firm, Cisco, and Unites Academy Foundation have lamented that girls are disadvantaged in information communication technology (ICT) space because they are often not encouraged to take up courses in Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM) fields which are hugely male dominated. They said platforms such as the second edition (Southwest regionals) of the National […]
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Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, has said that the ministry would leverage on information and communication technology (ICT) to rejuvenate the Nigeria’s economy as well as encourage online jobs through the implementation of various initiatives. The minister stated this recently in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Ife Youths Economic Summit […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja said it would build a one billion dollar ICT company to boost indigenous technology. The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo made this known in his opening address at the 2017 Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition. The theme of the event is “the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Getting Africa Ready”. According […]
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President and Managing Director, Ericsson Nigeria, Rutger Reman, has advised stakeholders in the information communications (ICT) space in Nigeria to close ranks and ensure the success of mobile money in the country. He said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Communications Technology Ministry, deposit money banks (DMBs), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other […]
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Key stakeholders in the insurance and the Information Communication Technology industries would converge in Lagos on March 23, this year to discuss how to further use Information Communication Technology (ICT) to deepen insurance penetration in Nigeria. The conference being organised by Pinet Informatics Limited in collaboration with major stakeholders in the two industries is tagged […]
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