The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has set a four-point agenda for African governments to implement in order to enable Africa achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063. The ECA, in its Economic Report on Africa released on Sunday at the Conference of Ministers and distributed by the […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Friday stated that it was set to begin the enrolment of Nigerian adults and children in South Africa into the National Identity Database (NIDB) for the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN). Specifically, it hinted that the South Africa NIN enrolment exercise scheduled to hold at 205 […]
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday launched the free wifi zones in Wuse 2 market of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT – Abuja. The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, quoted the Vice President as describing the occasion as “a very exciting day […]
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 […]