Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), a department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for help in developing state-of-the-art satellite towns worthy of a federal capital. The call was made recently by STDD Coordinator Obinna Ogwuegbu, who was leading an 11-man team on […]
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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 […]
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 Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has chosen to decrease the price of.ng domains by almost 40% in order to support Nigeria’s Digital Economy, which is being championed by the federal government. “The 40 percent reduction in the price of the.ng domain will support the government’s agenda for the growth […]
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 […]
The Commission has also pledged to speed up the deployment of reliable internet infrastructure that is accessible to all Nigerians. This will also improve consumers’ access to the resources they need to conduct seamless digital financial services, regardless of where they are or what their circumstances are. The promise was […]
The Federal Government issued a Circular with the number SGF/6/S.19/T/65 on the 18th of April 2006, instructing all Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) that are seeking to embark on any IT project to acquire clearance from NITDA. The Federal Government, in order to reinforce NITDA’s Clearing House mandate, issued another Circular […]
