The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) met with stakeholders from the Lagos State Software and Innovation ecosystem to discuss ways to strengthen the country’s digital economy by increasing ICT contributions to GDP and promoting indigenous content through the purchase of indigenous IT products and services. The event aimed at […]
The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA), Mr Ibrahim Odumboni has charged residents of Apapa and its environs, on pro-active steps towards ridding the environment of illegal dumpsites, and total eradication of reckless waste disposal practices. He also urged them to raise a formidable waste policing team, […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has assuaged fears about safe flight operations as a result of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile network rollout, stating that there is no cause for concern. This comes on the heels of the recent significant cancellation of foreign flights to the United States following the […]
Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications services provider, has announced a partnership with Spotify, a global audio streaming service, to provide music fans in Nigeria with daily complimentary data to access the Spotify platform. Airtel Nigeria has announced a partnership with Spotify, a global audio streaming service, to provide music fans in […]
Further to the announcement of 30 November 2021, MTN Nigeria has announced the successful completion of its series 1 offer for sale of 575 million shares to Nigerian investors. In a statement released by the company secretary,Uto Ukpanah, she stated: Offer was 139.47% oversubscribed, activating the allocation of an additional […]
Seizes 22 UK, France, Portugal passports at MMIA Three trans-border drug traffickers were apprehended by NDLEA operatives while attempting to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa State, to the Cameroon Republic, while over 1,500 kilograms of imported Loud and other illicit substances were intercepted in raids across […]
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has warned freshly trained personnel of the anti-narcotics body about the risks of jeopardizing the country’s renewed war on drug abuse and trafficking. Marwa issued the warning on Saturday, January 29th, 2022, during the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), again, has been informed of a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices. TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that targets mobile devices. TangleBot equally gains control of the device […]
As part of its efforts to promote digital inclusion, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has pledged to continue providing equitable chances to the vulnerable, particularly people living with various forms of impairments in the country. This guarantee was given by the NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, at the […]
In commemoration of this year’s International Day of Education, Nigeria’s telecom provider and youth-friendly brand, 9mobile, has announced its Future-CEO initiative, aimed at stimulating the interest of young students of secondary school age in business and leadership. According to 9mobile, the initiative aligns with the brand’s CSR commitment to education […]
