Elon Musk revealed in a tweet on Friday, May 27 that Starlink, his space exploration company’s satellite internet service, has been licensed in Nigeria. This announcement comes three days after Musk responded to a tweet about the service’s introduction in Africa. “Yes, first African countries to be named soon,” he […]
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Bimbo Abioye, Group Managing Director, Fintrak Software Limited, highlighted during the presentation that FinTrak software delivers customized state-of-the-art company transformation solutions that smartly combine efficiency with crucial information required for management decision-making. He stated, “Through automated strategic and digitized policy controls, FinTrak Credit 360 software has been able to improve […]
With the significant impact of blockchain technology on the nation’s digital transformation by using it as a platform to sustain the country’s digital economy, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE joined experts from other parts of the world in upscaling blockchain technology to […]
As nations around the world commit to promoting policies that will make data more available for research and development, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, said that NITDA is working to deliver its mandate of developing the Nigerian digital sector by building a regulatory instrument […]
Set to strengthen strategic collaboration with NIM The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has once again reiterated its stance on professionalizing its workforce and strengthening collaborations with strategic partners such as the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in order to enhance operational efficiency. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC Prof. […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the 2nd Edition of its Village Square Dialogue (VSD) would take place Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Kano State, as part of the telecoms sector regulating Commission’s planned, multistakeholder consumer outreach initiative. According to ConsumerConnect, The NCC announced the forum on its corporate […]
The Ministry of Education has begun five-day robotics and coding training workshop for Federal Unity College coaches (FUCs). The program is in collaboration with the Coderina Education and Technology Foundation and the Technology and Service Education Development’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme. The coaches gathered on Monday at Queens College […]
To avoid potential cyber vulnerabilities, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has recommended telecom customers and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) end-users to always enable automatic update features for AVAST and AVG antiviruses. This was featured in recent advice issued by the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), the Commission’s […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has re-echoed the need for key players in the sector to create value within the digital economy using data to enhance the process. Prof. Pantami said this while launching the World Development Report 2021 in Abuja. The Minister who […]
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) is slated to begin ranking Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Offices (IPTTOs) around the country in order to foster demand-driven research and propel Nigeria into the comity of technologically independent nations. The establishment of IPTTOs in the Nigerian knowledge institutions across […]