According to the Nigerian Data Protection Regulations (NDPR) Performance Report 2021, 8000 jobs have been created through the NDPR initiative which has necessitated the need for the establishment of the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), a full-fledged parastatal saddled with the responsibility of regulating and protecting data considering its value. […]
Year: 2022
Tasks member states on increased collaboration Nigeria has passed over the mantle of leadership of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) to the Republic of Guinea after successfully piloting the activities of the Assembly as Chairman for the past year. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of […]
CP Moronkeji Adesina takes charge in Ekiti State IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the assignment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG John Ogbonaya Amadi as Ag. DIG Department of Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and DIG representing the South-East geopolitical zone. The IGP has also directed that CP […]
Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC, a leader in Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) recently passed the PECB ISO 27001certification audit for its Information Technology (IT) and cybersecurity framework and policies. This certification has placed Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC as the foremost Nigerian firm in the FMCG sector to be presented […]
On behalf of the Federal Government, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). As of date, over 125 Million SIMs […]
This year’s Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT) awards/lecture series, which will take place on May 28, will focus on the Impact of Blockchain Technology in a Digitalized Nigeria. The BoICT Distinguished Lecture Series, now in its 13th year, is largely recognized as the most prominent annual event accessible […]
. As NDLEA records largest cocaine seizure at Port Harcourt airport; arrests 7 drug dealers in Kano No less than 9.5 million tablets of pharmaceutical opioids: Tramadol and Exol 5 worth over N5billion have been seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, to Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department. DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, was appointed to the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant […]
Rallies Stakeholders for Synergy, Evaluation on NDEPS As Danbatta says “NCC raised $563.1M for FG through 3.5GHz auction; 80 million Nigerians have broadband access Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commended all agencies in the communications and digital economy sector for their dedication […]
Association of Licensed Telecomms Operators of Nigeria has given the federal government a seven-day deadline on Tuesday to urge Kogi state to open some of their facilities that had been closed for many days. The companies believe that if the facilities are not unlocked within seven days, they would be […]