To promote the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Agricultural Sector development (ICT4D) and foster equal access to digital technologies, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed the agency’s dedication to delivering sustainable solutions for smallholder farmers in the […]
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, emphasized the pressing need for the adoption and implementation of Blockchain policy and technology in Nigerian institutions. He highlighted the growing distrust in governance due to the manipulation of government processes by corrupt individuals. Inuwa asserted […]
The Environmental Special Offences Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has handed down fines and community service penalties, to 40 environmental offenders, found guilty of indiscriminate waste disposal. The presiding magistrate underscored the gravity of the offences and impact on the environment, subsequently imposing a fine of ₦30,000 on each offender, […]
NIRA President Highlights Remarkable Growth and Impactful Collaboration By; Apanisile Tiyinloluwa On the vibrant evening of November 17th, the 6th edition of the .ng Awards unfolded, shining a spotlight on exceptional individuals and organizations that have significantly contributed to advancing the .ng brand, symbolizing Nigeria’s distinctive online presence and shaping […]
As the holiday draws near, fraudsters are on the prowl for whom to defraud using dubious shopping websites and posing on social media platforms as customer support agents of legitimate businesses to steal your identity. While activities of online fraudsters are more sophisticated and are posed to spike during the […]
Courtesy of another season of its customer reward program, Glo Smartphone Festival, Glo subscribers, are to enjoy free bundled data for the next six months. The festival which is tagged “Gloworld Black Friday” runs between November 16 and 30. Globacom, in a press statement issued in Lagos on Monday, stated that […]
In a move to ensure Nigeria Payments System gets more global recognition and is domestically utilised across the country, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, has restated the need for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Financial Institutions in the country […]
The Director General, of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE has predicted that Nigeria’s digital transformation future would be “brighter and also offers hope of being prosperous.” The NITDA’s boss expressed this optimism in Lagos while delivering his keynote address titled “Implementing a National Digital Transformation […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has set machinery in motion to enforce data subjects’ rights and promote trust in Nigeria’s digital economy ecosystem. In its Guidance Notice titled: GUIDANCE NOTICE ON THE FILING OF DATA PROTECTION COMPLIANCE AUDIT RETURNS (CAR), the Commission advises data controllers and processors to file compliance […]
President, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigerian, Gbenga Adebayo; Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ubale Maska; Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Aminu Maida; Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, NCC, Adeleke Adewolu; and President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, Tony Emoekpere, at NCC EVC’s interactive session […]