In further confirmation of its contribution to the growth of Nigeria’s digital economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has won the 2022 African Public Relations Awards Certificate of Excellence in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the 25th of May 2022. The annual African PR award, which recognizes Superior Achievements […]
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Over 16,000 applications submitted for 30 spots in the inaugural Bootcamp programme Following the successful selection of the top 30 startups shortlisted in December 2021 for the Bridge to MassChallenge (B2MC) Nigeria Bootcamp, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and MassChallenge is pleased to announce Negs Empire, Dozzy Agricultural […]
As NCC’s Second Telecoms Leadership Summit takes place in Lagos In keeping with its tradition and commitment, the Nigerian Telecoms Leadership Summit will engage with stakeholders in the telecom ecosystem in order to pursue proactive regulatory interventions aimed at ensuring an enabling operating environment and improving the investment climate in […]
The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, in collaboration with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), established an ambitious goal of reaching 70% broadband penetration by 2025. This aim is noteworthy because broadband penetration now stands at 42.27 per cent, requiring the Ministry to more than double broadband penetration in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a new tax on phone calls in the country to pay for free healthcare for the vulnerable group. This is despite recent initiatives by telecommunications firms to raise their service prices due to an unfavourable operating environment. The telecom tax of at least […]