The European Union (EU) has announced intentions to invest roughly 850 million euros in Nigeria’s digital economy over the next three years as part of its Gateway Initiative. This information was revealed by Her Excellency Margrethe Vestager, the Union’s Executive Vice President, during a working visit to the Honourable Minister […]
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The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has voted to go on a one-month warning strike to press its demands on the government, following lengthy debates that lasted into the early hours of Monday. According to a source at the meeting in Lagos, the […]
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Monday that Abba Kyari, a suspended top police officer, is a member of an international drug cartel. Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police and former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has also been proclaimed wanted by the NDLEA for […]
Professor Umar Danbatta, NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), revealed this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Commission’s head office in Abuja by a team from the upper echelon of the Management of National Economy, a media organization. Danbatta said NCC is firmly committed to […]
The name of Lagos State Polytechnic has changed to Lagos State University of Technology, Ikorodu. The National Universities Commission presented Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu with a certificate of honor today in Abuja. Dr. Oluremi Olaleye, Rector of LASPOTECH, thanked the governor for the renovation. “Lagosians are thrilled because the gesture would […]
The 11-digit NIN was planned to be replaced by the Digital Token or Virtual NIN tokenization for all purposes. This will help to safeguard an individual’s data privacy even more by using an encrypted, coded representation (“disguised”) of the NIN in day-to-day transactions rather than the actual NIN itself. In […]
Globacom Limited (Glo) has reached an agreement with Ceragon Networks Limited, an Israeli network equipment supplier, to expand its nationwide broadband coverage in Nigeria. Ceragon will provide Globacom with a customised solution that covers long-haul rural areas, high-capacity metro, and the access network as part of this multimillion-dollar deal, allowing […]
The National Identity Management Commission has announced that its National Identity Number Verification Service is unavailable due to service provider maintenance. On Saturday, the NIMC published a press statement headlined “NIMC NIN verification service momentarily unavailable.” “The National Identity Management Commission wishes to warn the general public that its NIN […]
Mafab Communications Limited is a Nigerian telecommunications company that was established on July 8, 2020 and is licensed by the Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) to provide and operate Local Interconnect and International carrier services. Mafab Communications is run by Dr. Musbahu Mohmmed Bashir. He is a northern Nigerian man from […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR (NDPB). Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has requested it (Pantami). The NDPB was founded in accordance with international best practices and will focus on data protection and privacy, among other […]
