The National Information Technology Development Agency has indicated its willingness to form an alliance with the Land Forces Simulation Centre Nigeria, a formation of the Nigerian Army to establish a simulation Centre for the military. The NITDA Director General, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi disclosed this today when he hosted the […]
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According to the 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index compiled by blockchain data analytics firm, Nigeria ranked highly among other countries where cryptocurrency adoption was quite significant. The capital market and investment regulator on Monday said digital assets provide alternative investment opportunities for the investing public and it therefore becomes essential […]
The National Association of State Assembly Legislators (NASAL) has honoured Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) and chief executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), with a National Service Excellence Award for his transformational leadership in deepening access to telecommunications services across state constituencies of Nigeria in the […]
The federal government on Monday met with stakeholders across sectors in Abuja to deliberate on the data protection bill 2020. The bill is created by the federal government through the Legal and Regulatory Reform Working Group (LWG) which was constituted in March in furtherance of the government’s implementation […]
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, last weekend,hosted an interactive session with senior media chiefs from the mainstream and online media community where he gave impressive accounts of his stewardship as the Chief Telecoms Regulator in the last five years. The event, held […]
Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman Zinox group of companies recently, urged the Federal Government to declare October 1, 2020, as Nigeria’s technology independence day. He made made this call in a recent virtual chat with technology correspondents. The recommendation was based on the giant strides recorded by Nigeria in Information and […]
Companies and business organizations operating in the country have been urged to comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). ESET Nigeria, which made this call, said compliance with the NDPR will impact data protection governance, information systems and security configuration, as well as Documented Policies & Processes. ESET emphasised […]
Despite the economic impact of the CORONA VIRUS also known as COVID 19 pandemic, Nigeria’s telecommunications and information services sectors remain the enablers of growth, with N2.3 trillion or 14.30 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribution in the second quarter of 2020. According to The Guardian, the sectors’s contribution to […]
THE FUTURE IS NOW Before the global covid 19 pandemic, virtually everyone have some degree of apprehension about robots and artificial intelligence Though their beliefs may have been probably shaped by the bleak depictions of the technology in science fiction, their discomfort was strengthen by permissible concerns . Some of […]
The federal government of Nigeria has re-affirmed that it has no immediate plans to privatize the country’s satellite communication asset, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat). Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, mentioned this week in Abuja, during a media interaction, he emphasized on the importance […]