20 individuals will leave with funds and training totalling N68 million (N68,000,000) to advance their hustles. MTN Nigeria formally launched a new campaign dubbed MTN Pulse “Blow My Hustle” as part of its mission to promote young, enterprising Nigerians. In the past, the mobile operator (MTN Foundation) launched various initiatives […]
Year: 2022
The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to media reports of unilateral implementation of the recently approved 10 per cent upward tariff adjustments for some voice and data services by the service providers, on their networks. The consideration for 10 per cent approval for tariff adjustments […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Nigeria Startup Bill into law. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy announced this in a tweet on Wednesday, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari signed. Pantami tweeted, “His Excellency, @MBuhari has just assented to Nigeria Start-up Bill. It has now become Nigeria Start-Up […]
All Nigeria State Governors are set to discuss how to empower the citizens with the latest telecoms technologies as they partake in the maiden edition of Broadband Technical Awareness Forum for Governors (BTAF), put together by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and slated for Thursday in Abuja. The programme, which takes […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has discovered, through social listening and environmental surveillance that a fraudulent letter, titled: “Certificate of Site Ownership”, for clearance of “Mast Transmission Antenna”, is being circulated by some unidentifiable individuals, and purporting that the letter was issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The fraudulent […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Google Nigeria is announcing the launch of a Google Hustle Academy Bootcamp, 2022. The Bootcamp is aimed at providing free online training for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to promote career skills and improve business operations, thereby helping small […]
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE has described the 2022 edition of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) as the best outing for Nigeria given the visibility, participation, magnitude of benefits and number of startups brought to the annual tech event. Inuwa said […]
Despite the beehive of innovations at 2022 GITEX, a Nigerian Startup, Shap-Shap has clinched the trophy as the winner in the Mobility and Logistics Innovation category in the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition. The CEO, Khalil Halilu who was among the two Nigerian startups to enter the final stage of the […]
The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, has called on residents to join the fight against plastic pollution, by bagging and containerising their waste. Odumboni made the call in his office on Friday, highlighting the dangers and health implications of indiscriminate waste disposal, especially plastic […]
As part of activities hosting the 2022 edition of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) and in recognition of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)’s excellent services at the Annual Tech Show, GITEX, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has honoured the Agency with the prestigious “Most Valued Partnership Award”. […]