In order to continue implementing the e-Government Master Plan and the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy through the National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021-2024), the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has launched the 2022 eGovernment Service-Wide Capacity Building Program, which […]
Year: 2022
In order to promote the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR’s agenda of diversifying the nation’s economy, experts from various industries have converged to harness the abundant opportunities in the exploitation and exploration of local content development to boost the country’s national economic growth. This was discussed at the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has invested more than N500 million in telecom-related research at Nigerian universities. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, announced this during a Regional Roundtable with academia, industry, and other stakeholders in Kano. He also stated that the NCC plans to build two […]
Seizes tons of opioids, rubber solution, skunk, meth in Kaduna, FCT, Sokoto, Anambra At least two women and six men have been arrested by NDLEA operatives for attempting to import hundreds of cocaine pellets into Nigeria and export thousands of Tramadol 255mg tablets, among other illicit drugs, to Europe via […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, is clearing the city’s waste backlog, primarily through massive night operations. The operations, which take place between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., are personally coordinated by the Authority’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, and have seen the clearance of waste indiscriminately dumped at some […]
Following the fifth Student Union Leadership Summit held at Kwara State University in Malete, Kwara State, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engineer Gbenga Adebayo, received recognition. The honour was presented to him during the KWASU Students Union Lecture, with the theme “Education, Youth Development, […]
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy praised the late Sheikh Abubakar Umar Maigona, an Islamic scholar and member of the Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, who died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage. Pantami stated that his late friend, who has […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is dedicated to fostering an environment that would allow Nigerian innovators and Blockchain technology to flourish. During the 2022 Blockchain Developers’ Summit held in Abuja, NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa CCIE reaffirmed the Agency’s position on cutting-edge technologies. Over 1,500 people listened to Inuwa […]
According to Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the implementation of the service-wide Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution, spearheaded by the Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation, will result in an annual saving of about N4.5 billion in Naira, which […]
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) busted a fake Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) centre in Jobi Fele Way, Alausa Business District, Alausa, Ikeja, following a tip-off, painstaking background check, and verification. Five people working at the center were arrested for forgery and impersonating CAC officials. Gloria Ukaegbu, 28, Omolere Kayode, 30, […]