While giving a keynote talk at the Nigeria ICT Week, Kashifu Inuwa, director general of NITDA, CCIE, critically highlighted the nation’s route to a digital transformation in order to achieve National Social and Economic Development. The event, which was organized by NITDA, NEPC, NASS, and CFA and hosted at the […]
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Microsoft Corporation, an American global technology company that makes computer software, personal computers, and related services, will open its first African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos today. Software engineering solutions are intended to be delivered to Africa from the centre, which is a $100 million investment by the multibillion-dollar corporation. […]
The new line will also stop in Nigeria, Namibia, and South Africa, with future extensions to neighboring nations. According to Google, an undersea cable that would increase internet speeds for millions of Africans landed in Togo on Friday, the latest phase in a multi-year project to bring cheaper access to […]
Nigeria’s planned 5G wireless network is predicted to bring speeds up to ten times faster than today’s 4G LTE networks, but 5G could also imply millions of new mobile phone towers. Do you want a cell phone tower or a network base station in your area? Many people respond with […]
The proposed NITDA Bill 2021 is causing a lot of buzz in the business because of its potential for overlapping and overwhelming effects on some functions, which industry analysts fear will cause severe frictions in the sector if not removed or simplified.. Deep-seated concerns about the proposed National Information and […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun the deployment of a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system as part of its vision and strategy to promote promptness, effectiveness, and efficiency in the processing of emergency call services through the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC). This increase in emergency response agency capacity comes shortly […]
Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, has received a finished Information Communication Technology (ICT) Centre from the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC). According to reports, the University is one of four geopolitical zones to benefit from the NCC’s generosity, with the University of Port Harcourt (South South), Federal University of […]
6GWorld is lucky to have an Advisory Board that represents a diverse range of viewpoints and opinions from around the globe. We didn’t anticipate the breadth and range of discussion among the participants, but here are some of the important thoughts and themes that emerged, many of which you won’t […]
At the launch of Rated-Artisan Services Limited, a wholly-owned Nigerian software solutions provider, Prof Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, was represented by Babangida Abdullahi Gilo, Head, Corporate Liaison and Advocacy Unit, National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR). He praised the efforts of the Startup […]
Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard has stated that her country is committed to providing Nigerians with free educational information and programs. She stated that investing in people to help them develop their abilities through the Mission’s network of American Spaces in Nigeria is […]
