At the first Google for Africa event today, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, announced a plan to invest $1billion over 5 years to support digital transformation in Africa. The investment will include the landing of the subsea cable Equiano which will enable faster internet speeds and lower connectivity […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has not disqualified children below the age of 18years from getting Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) as published by some media reports purporting that the Commission is developing a regulation to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting the SIM. This was […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC Professor Umar Garba Danbatta at the public enquiry, highlighted three key regulatory instruments developed to address challenges of the ever evolving Communications industry and to further strengthen the market structure. The speech which was delivered by the NCC Executive Commissioner, […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has said that the establishment of Computer Emergency Response and Readiness Team (CERRT) would reduce cyber attacks and make Nigeria’s cyberspace safer. Pantami made this assertion during the inauguration of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) CERRT, saying the project was strategically built in line with […]
Reaffirming its customer-centric focus, Smile Communications Nigeria, the multiple award-winning broadband services company, is introducing three new, exciting International SmileVoice ONLY call plans, expanding the reach of its popular SmileVoice service. First among the variants is the 3-day validity plan that includes 23 minutes of talk time at the attractive […]
Huawei has recently unveiled the Ocean Protect Data Protection Solution, which covers both Disaster Recovery (DR) and backup fields to offer comprehensive protection for diversified types of data throughout the lifecycle. This belongs to the Huawei All-Flash Data Center Solution to build the fast, green, reliable, and intelligent infrastructure for […]
. Recovers Imported Liquid Cannabis From Final Year Uniport Student, Cocaine Hidden In UniUyo Degree CertificateA suspected fake soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA while conveying drugs, ammunition and communication equipment to bandits in Kaduna. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the suspension on Twitter’s operation in Nigeria has been lifted. The president disclosed this in his Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day broadcast obtained by TECHlife media According to President Buhari, while efforts were ongoing to prevent further misuse of social media, the suspension of Twitter operation […]
In line with its commitment to inspire and support the aspiration of young Nigerians, Nigeria’s youth telecom brand, 9mobile recently organized a career counselling session for students of Akande Dahunsi Senior High School in Ikoyi, Lagos. The one-day session which targeted students going into SS1, had in attendance, the Director […]
As we are aware, the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (2020-2030) launched in December 2O19, was developed to reposition the Nigerian Economy in order to unlock the many opportunities that digital technologies provide towards the diversification of the Nigerian economy and to transform Nigeria into a leading global digital […]