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 […]
After several months of lockdown in Nigeria, the Lagos State government are set to reopen schools in September. The Lagos State governor , Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this during a press briefing held on Saturday, 29th August 2020. He said tertiary institutions in the state will re-open from September 14. While […]
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 Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, InfoGraphics Nigeria Limited and Partner, iX Consults, Mr. Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, has taken over the mantle from Dr Yele Okeremi as the new President, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). He becomes sixth President of ISPON, after the CEO of PFS Solutions, Dr. Yele […]
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 […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted critical regulatory actions that have been taken by the Commission to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of service (QoS) delivery by the networks to telecom consumers. Danbatta listed these […]
Mr Remi Afon,President of the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN),recently, highlighted some counter measures that can be used to curb cybersecurity crisis in Nigeria and indeed Africa. Afon mentioned specifically that there are user awareness strategies that organisations can actually use, such as training employees on how to […]
