The Federal Government’s commitment to fostering the growth of young start-ups in Nigeria’s information, technology, and communication (ICT) sector has been reaffirmed by Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. He made the promise after opening the Nigerian tech innovators’ pavilion at the 2022 Gulf Information […]
Panellists at the just concluded NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0, have emphasized the need for an urgent review of Nigeria’s state of infrastructure so as to position the country to massively reap the benefits of a digital economy as obtained in some developed nations of the world. Themed ‘Creating a […]
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), in partnership with Friesland Campina (FC) WAMCO, has trained over 30 potential dairy entrepreneurs in Gombe for the North-East zone on cutting-edge dairy production techniques as part of its initiative to promote dairy entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Speaking at the one-day sensitization […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a high-impact threat to Windows operating system, the Blackbyte Ransomware, which has the capacity to bypass protections by disabling more than 1,000 drivers used by various security solutions. The NCC-CSIRT said the BlackByte ransomware gang, which is using […]
The Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said that it has become imperative to implement legislations that will ensure the protection and confidentiality of citizens’ data as part of the government’s responsibility to protect the lives and property of Nigerians. Prof. Pantami made […]
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its commemoration of the 2022 edition of the Customer Service Week scheduled to be globally celebrated on 3 – 7 October 2022. The event themed: “Celebrating Service” will be marked across its FBNBank subsidiaries in […]
The proper administration of elections contributes immensely to the growth of democracy and civic development, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, has said. Inuwa stated this today in Abuja while delivering a paper at a hybrid symposium of the Nigeria eGovernment Summit 2022 themed: “Promoting […]
Driving around Lagos, the commercial metropolis of Nigeria, one cannot help but notice the concrete actions taken by the Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration to establish environmental sustainability in the state. Following the T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda’s blueprint, which Mr Governor unveiled as soon as he took office in 2019, the state has […]
…As Chris Uwaje Chairs the Event The Second Edition of the Nigeria Information Telecommunications Reporters Association (NITRA) ICT Growth conference has continued to gather momentum, as more stakeholders’ companies indicate interest in actively participating in the event. Added to the NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0 partners’ list are the nation’s […]
For his exceptional stride, leadership and contribution toward the growth and advancement of Information Technology in Nigeria, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been recognised and honoured as the “African Information Technology ICON of the Year 2022 by the African Achievers Awards Summit held […]