E-procure, IFFMER, and E-xpose took first, second, and third place, respectively, among seven shortlisted innovations that were pitched at the Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Hackathon Demo Day, which was organized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) with technical assistance from the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) […]
Year: 2022
In the last five years, over 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country, raising concerns about the impact of these incidents on the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued an amended Determination of Mobile (Voice) International Termination Rate (ITR) for implementation in the Nigerian Telecommunications Industry effective from September 1, 2022. The ITR for voice services paid for terminating international calls on local networks in Nigeria is now set at US$0.10, from […]
In order to identify and build the teeming talents in Nigeria’s creative industry, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has said that Federal Government will partner with Africa Creative Market to train them on how to use emerging technologies, create talents and boost the […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has concluded plans to unveil the Nigeria Police Public Relations School, Abuja Study Centre Building which construction was concluded under his administration with a focus on building the public relations base of all officers and men to improve the quality of interactions […]
The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, has called on residents in the state to support efforts of the Authority to rid the environment of filth, by paying their waste bills promptly. He said payment for waste services was very crucial to achieving the state’s […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, at the weekend in Gombe, said Nigeria’s march towards attaining 95 per cent digital literacy in 2030 as contained in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (2020 – 2030), now looks more promising than ever. Professor Pantami […]
LAWMA Academy has completed this year’s four-week summer school for students, during which over 100 students from various Lagos State schools were trained on effective waste management and good environmental practices at the Authority’s headquarters in Ijora-Olopa. The Lagos Waste Management Authority’s academic arm is that school. Addressing the pupils, […]
By Uwa Suleiman Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), has today, Friday 26th August 2022, commissioned the Gombe – kaltungo highway in Gombe state North-East Nigeria. Representing the President at the ceremony, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) described the sixty-six-kilometre road as a strategic […]
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy is very excited to hear about the remarkable contribution of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2022. (Q2 2022). This was stated by the National […]