Communications
28 Feb
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed plans to enroll between 20 million and 25 million NINs by the end of 2024 through its five-point agenda.
14 Feb
The deployment of mobile broadband in Nigeria may have cut the level of extreme poverty by 1.5 per cent.
9 Feb
Nigeria LNG Limited has concluded another edition in the series of #NLNGChangeYourStory workshops, focusing on arming women journalists with cutting-edge digital communication and social media skills for reporting gender-based issues.
7 Feb
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), created 10,123 new jobs in 2023. According to NDPC, this was through the various activities in the country’s data protection industry.
24 Jan
Anambra State government mulls the establishment of an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in the state.
17 Jan
India, which is now the most inhabited nation on earth, currently boasts of over 1.1 billion registered mobile connections, the vast majority of which are active, according to the latest market statistics from the country’s
17 Jan
A technology innovation centre, Co-creation Hub, is set to provide $700,000 in grants to tech startups based in Edo State through its Innovation Challenge and Support programmes.
25 Oct 2023
Global communications platform, Truecaller, has expanded its operations in Nigeria with the appointment of OgochukwuOnwuzurike, as the country manager.
16 Oct 2023
As Nigeria’s digital economy agenda gathers steam, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) said it has become highly imperative for further investments in the data centre segment of the telecoms sector. With over $1 billion data centre investment seen thus far, largely in Lagos, NCC noted that more data investment is required to further deepen the…
16 Oct 2023
Technology firm, CDIAL, has unveiled indigenous mobile, a revolutionary app designed to celebrate linguistic diversity, empower multilingual communication, and preserve cultural heritage. The indigenous mobile currently supports five key languages - Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Pidgin, and Standard English. According to the Founder of CDIAL, Olayinka Iyinolakan, said, "Indigenous Mobile is not just another mobile app.…
11 Oct 2023
The Association for Information and Communication Technology on Local Content (ICTLOCA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have partnered to promote data protection and local content in Nigeria's ICT sector.
4 Oct 2023
The previous administration had an extended cold war with Twitter (now X), which climaxed in 2021 when the government axed its operation in the country. Less than two years after the battle of wits, GODWIN IJEDIOGOR writes that the micro-blogging platform has become a medium of choice for top officials of the same government, raising…
4 Oct 2023
Nigeria startup, SquirrelPR, joined other stakeholders to discuss the impact of disinformation in Africa at the recent US-West Africa Tech Challenge held in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire. SquirrelPR is a media relations tool that grants organisations open access to a network of credible newsrooms/journalists across the world to fight disinformation or brand misrepresentation. Disinformation and misinformation…
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The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgment in a petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylvia, against the declaration of Douye Diri as the governor of the state in the November 2023 election.
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Various fibre cuts may have cost affected telecoms operators, especially MTN and Airtel, about N27 billion ($23 million) in repairs last year. To reduce the cost of the operations of the firms, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Works
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