Story By Uwa Suleiman In furtherance of the implementation of the Digital Economy Strategy, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) Thursday 23rd July, virtually commissioned a number of projects aimed at giving impetus to the Digital Economy drive. Special Guests of Honour, Honourable […]
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The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the reappointment of Umar Danbatta as the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for another five years. Danbatta was confirmed after his nomination was put to a voice vote. The Senate confirmed Danbatta during its plenary today, […]
Ninety-eight per cent (98%) of the total service-related complaints received from telecoms consumers within a 15-month period, spanning January 2019 to April 2020, have been successfully resolved, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said in a report. Besides this declaration, the Commission has reiterated its commitment to ensuring improvement in […]
IBM has appointed Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh to Regional Head for North, East and West Africa – making her the first women to hold the position. Kyerematen-Jimoh will be responsible for IBM’s business in North, East and West Africa. She brings to this role more than 20 years of extensive local and […]
Facebook has announced that 12 African community leaders have been selected to join the Community Accelerator, a six-month programme that aims to equip communities with the training, mentorship and funding they need to grow. As part of the global Facebook Community Leadership initiative launched in 2018, the Community Accelerator programme […]
Trials for the coronavirus vaccine are set to begin this week thanks to a team of researchers working round the clock lead by Oxford University professor, Sarah Gilbert. She is leading the race to finding a vaccine for coronavirus. She is professor of vaccinology at Oxford. She and her team […]
The Infection Prevention and Control Unit of the NCDC, with technical assistance from eHealth Africa, has developed a COVID-19 IPC online course to ensure that Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) training, knowledge, and information is easily accessible to all who need it. This online course is available to the general […]
In a bid to deliver on it’s roles as the government IT regulatory apparatus, the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA has called on journalists to be the agent of change by helping to disseminate information with professionalism using up to date tools and know how. Kasifu Inuwa Abdullahi made […]
In its move to digitise agricultural sector, the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has adopted 130 farmers into the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA) programme to provide Nigerian farmers with means to showcase their farm produce in […]
In continuation of its renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the national digital economy agenda of the Federal Government. The Governing […]