The Federal Government on Monday restated its determination to anchor major ongoing economic growth agenda, including the diversification of the nation’s economic base, on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tools and solutions. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Communications, Mrs. Nkechi Ejele, made this disclosure at the opening ceremony of the sixth Regular […]
The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), in collaboration with Facebook and Digivate 360, has trained about 50 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on growing their businesses leveraging digital media. The training which was held in Lagos at the Facebook NG Hub, attracted participants from various sectors of the SME value chain nationwide. Commenting on the […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Thursday said that it raked in about N13 billion into the Federation Account through the implementation of its IT clearance policy which was flagged off two years ago. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, while making the disclosure during an interactive session with journalists […]
Britain’s data protection watchdog on Thursday confirmed that it had fined Facebook 500,000 pounds (645,000 dollars) for “serious breaches of data protection law’’ in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Information Commissioner’s Office stated that the fine followed an investigation that found Facebook processed the personal information of users unfairly “by also allowing application […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised the Nigerian public to be wary of monetary and other offerings on the cyberspace, saying that most of such promises are laden with risks. The Director General of the agency, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, in a statement pointed out that the need to enlighten Nigerians on […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, on Thursday urged state governments to invest in the implementation of broadband policy of the Federal Government. The industry regulator gave the charge at a one-day stakeholders’ broadband engagement forum held in Kano. Danbatta noted that state governments had a vital role to play […]
The Executive Vice Chairman the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, on Tuesday hinted that the commission was considering the best technology solutions to block call masking/refilling in the country. Danbatta, who disclosed this during the commission’s 99th edition of consumer outreach programme with the theme ‘Using Information and Education as Tools for Consumer […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hinted that it is working on the modalities for new regulations to address the menace of cybercrimes and technology threats in the nation’s financial system in view of the risks to the banking sector stability. The apex bank pointed out that the need for robust monetary regulations that […]
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Wednesday assured that the Federal Government would continue to formulate policies that will promote the diversification of the nation’s economic base in view of the far-reaching socio-economic benefits of the initiative for the country. Shittu made the remarks at this at the opening session of the 15th International Telecommunication […]
Instagram, the world’s largest sharing photo social media application, shut down in the early hours of Wednesday for almost 30 minutes, shocking billions of users worldwide, before coming up moments later. The hiccup came barely a few days after co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resigned as the head of the social media network due […]