In order to hasten the growth of a digital economy for Nigerians, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is actively working with overseas partners on digital inclusivity. This was communicated by the NITDA director-general, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, during a virtual meeting with Clayton Naidoo, Cisco’s country digital acceleration lead […]
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Following allegations of unlawful disclosure of banking records to a third party and unlawful access and processing of personal data, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has opened an investigation into allegations of data breach by GT Bank and Zenith Bank. In a statement by Babatunde Bamigboye, Head, of Legal Enforcement and […]
A group of Nigerian tech-savvy youths have developed a web-based crypto platform to facilitate seamless and borderless means of accepting cryptocurrency payments globally. Known as Coinazer, the Web 3.0 crypto platform was developed out of the curiosity of a young Nigeria tech-savvy youth to solve a payment problem. Announcing the […]
The Director General of, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has said that the Federal Government will partner with Africa Creative Market (ACM) to train indigenous content creators on emerging technology. According to NITDA, the training will focus on the use of emerging technologies to create talents and […]
In more than seven years, udom Emmanuel has kept Akwa Ibom afloat through massive investment in Agriculture, Healthcare, Education, industrialization, and infrastructure. Udom investment in the Aviation industry turns out to be a commercial success and renewed hope in the ability of states to generate wealth. Established in 2019, Ibom […]
The pervasiveness nature of Information Communication Technology could also be deployed and adopted in the sporting industry, the Director General of, the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, has said. According to him, Africans can leverage Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and other Emerging Technologies to create games with African characters, […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Bill was passed during a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday. Since it has received this historic approval, the Bill will now be sent to the National Assembly as an Executive Bill by the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General […]
By Idris Bakare The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched the Nigerian National Domestic Card Scheme, Afrigo. Launching the card virtually, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele said that transaction charges on all cards would henceforth be paid in naira, except for international transactions. According […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, is set to receive the 2022 Regulator of the Year Award at the highly-coveted Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards. Vanguard Newspaper Limited, the organizers of the event, has said that Danbatta would receive […]
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa has called for collaboration amongst the government, institutions, and the people in order to fully reap the potential of the digital economy. According to the Director General, “digital economy presents wealth of opportunities for the growth and development of […]