Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria plans to invest N640 billion naira ($1.5 billion) over the next three years to expand broadband access across the continent’s most populous country, in line with the federal government’s 2020-2025 National Broadband Plan and in support of MTN Group’s strategy. The resident and chief executive officer, […]
The Executive Director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa, Mrs. Nkem Nweke, has applauded the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Communications Satellite (NigComSAT), saying it’s paves the way for digital cooperation, especially on frequency spectrum management for the forthcoming fifth generation networks (5G). […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the opening of its portal for entries for the 2021 National Essay Competition amongst undergraduates of tertiary institutions in the country. The easy competition, which is tagged “5G Technology: Opportunities and Challenges”, is part of the commission’s efforts to create awareness ahead of […]
GITEX is here again! Another glorious opportunity awaits our young Startups and Hubs across the country as they apply for the Pitch Deck for GITEX Future Stars organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).The Agency has opened a portal for application for sponsorship of Nigerian startups to the […]
As part of its initiatives and ongoing strategic programmes for media engagement, 9mobile held the second edition of its capacity-building training workshop for News reporters with a focus on the use of analytics/data journalism in telling compelling stories. With over 50 practitioners drawn from different news desks in attendance at the […]
As 36 Notorious Criminal Suspects Are Arrested In Sustained Anti-Crime Operations Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a criminal syndicate responsible for recent economic sabotage and vandalism of rail tracks in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country. The arrest of the suspects follows deliberate efforts by […]
. Marwa Hails President Buhari’s Support For Agency’s Work Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has approved the immediate promotion of 3,506 officers and men to their next ranks, thus breaking the jinx of long years of stagnation in the […]
Citizens’ participation in digital cooperation for enhanced multi-stakeholder governance in a digital economy, would engender public policy designs and inclusion of citizenry, according to chief executive officer, Wisdom Computer Technologies, Mr. Francis Uzor, at the 2021 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), which held weekend at […]
As part of efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to grow the nation’s economy through digital technologies, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has today presented to the public, the Nigeria Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup Policy (NDIESP) […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme […]