The Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional bodies in the engineering field in the country, has presented an award to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in recognition and appreciation of its support of the activities of the academy towards enhancing economic development. The NAE is a […]
Year: 2021
The Chief Web Advocate at the World Wide Web Foundation, Nnenna Nwakanma, has counselled Nigerians to stop ethnic fight and target the 8 billion market space in digital economy. She made these calls at the 2021 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), held at the Golden […]
The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE revealed that COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation journey faster, more dramatic and disruptive, giving opportunities for more convenient online presence with less disturbance, Digital innovation and Internet Economy for drive to Digital Economy” Abdullahi […]
Following the Senate investigative hearing which gave the Fifth Generation (5G) technology a clean bill of health, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugurating a committee to develop the Information Memorandum (IM) for the auction of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band which will […]
Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria plans to invest N640 billion naira ($1.5 billion) over the next three years to expand broadband access across the continent’s most populous country, in line with the federal government’s 2020-2025 National Broadband Plan and in support of MTN Group’s strategy. The resident and chief executive officer, […]
The Executive Director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa, Mrs. Nkem Nweke, has applauded the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Communications Satellite (NigComSAT), saying it’s paves the way for digital cooperation, especially on frequency spectrum management for the forthcoming fifth generation networks (5G). […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the opening of its portal for entries for the 2021 National Essay Competition amongst undergraduates of tertiary institutions in the country. The easy competition, which is tagged “5G Technology: Opportunities and Challenges”, is part of the commission’s efforts to create awareness ahead of […]
GITEX is here again! Another glorious opportunity awaits our young Startups and Hubs across the country as they apply for the Pitch Deck for GITEX Future Stars organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).The Agency has opened a portal for application for sponsorship of Nigerian startups to the […]
As part of its initiatives and ongoing strategic programmes for media engagement, 9mobile held the second edition of its capacity-building training workshop for News reporters with a focus on the use of analytics/data journalism in telling compelling stories. With over 50 practitioners drawn from different news desks in attendance at the […]
As 36 Notorious Criminal Suspects Are Arrested In Sustained Anti-Crime Operations Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a criminal syndicate responsible for recent economic sabotage and vandalism of rail tracks in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country. The arrest of the suspects follows deliberate efforts by […]