Nine technology companies and innovators from Nigeria have secured berths in the semifinals of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition, which is being held at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in the United Arab Emirates and is being organized by North Star Dubai. Supernova Challenge is the biggest pitch competition […]
Month: October 2022
The NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, stressed that Nigeria is doing well in the Fintech sector and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), particularly with the use of the developmental regulation strategy and enabling policies toward co-creating the tech ecosystem.. At the ongoing GITEX 2022’s side event, the Digital Finance Summit, […]
The Federal Government’s commitment to fostering the growth of young start-ups in Nigeria’s information, technology, and communication (ICT) sector has been reaffirmed by Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. He made the promise after opening the Nigerian tech innovators’ pavilion at the 2022 Gulf Information […]
Panellists at the just concluded NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0, have emphasized the need for an urgent review of Nigeria’s state of infrastructure so as to position the country to massively reap the benefits of a digital economy as obtained in some developed nations of the world. Themed ‘Creating a […]
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), in partnership with Friesland Campina (FC) WAMCO, has trained over 30 potential dairy entrepreneurs in Gombe for the North-East zone on cutting-edge dairy production techniques as part of its initiative to promote dairy entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Speaking at the one-day sensitization […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a high-impact threat to Windows operating system, the Blackbyte Ransomware, which has the capacity to bypass protections by disabling more than 1,000 drivers used by various security solutions. The NCC-CSIRT said the BlackByte ransomware gang, which is using […]
The Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said that it has become imperative to implement legislations that will ensure the protection and confidentiality of citizens’ data as part of the government’s responsibility to protect the lives and property of Nigerians. Prof. Pantami made […]
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its commemoration of the 2022 edition of the Customer Service Week scheduled to be globally celebrated on 3 – 7 October 2022. The event themed: “Celebrating Service” will be marked across its FBNBank subsidiaries in […]
Pantami, Danbatta, NGF, Operators, Others to Lead Dialogue Organisers of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) have concluded plans to dissect issues around the formulation and effective implementation of the National Dig Once Policy in Nigeria to boost fibre deployment across the country. The summit, powered by Business Metrics Nigeria, is […]
Nigeria was re-elected as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency that oversees global telecommunication operations, earlier today, in clear recognition of the critical role Nigeria plays on the global telecom stage. Nigeria will return to the Council from 2023 to 2026. The […]