The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been honored with the “Excellent Service Delivery and Accountability Award” by the Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON) in acknowledgement of his exceptional work, particularly his dedication to ensuring strict […]
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The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has emphasized the need for authority and control in mining and data usage to maximize data value and reduce associated costs and risks. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of NCC, made this assertion during his keynote address at the Nigeria Digital Sense Forum, […]
Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, has revealed the ‘Solution Electronic Identification Card’ for state employees in an event held at the Head of Service (HOS), Conference Hall in Awka, featured a demo-presentation of the state’s ‘Solution E-ID card’. The Head of Service (HOS), Barr. Theodora Igwegbe, in her opening […]
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) in Enugu established a six-member technical committee responsible for overseeing and supervising the implementation of a 10-kilometer broadband installation by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) within the university. During the inauguration of the committee in Agbani, Enugu State, Prof. Aloysius-Michaels […]
The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) has elected new officials to manage its affairs for the next three years in a landmark election conducted through electronic voting (e-Voting) on Thursday May 27th, 2023 under the supervision of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council. The election, which was […]
Gozy Ijogun, a successful female tech entrepreneur, has been appointed as the CEO of Task Systems Ltd. With a Chemistry degree from University College, London, and a Master of Science degree in Accounting, Organizations, and Institutions from the London School of Economics, she embarked on changing the digital landscape […]
Once again, stakeholders within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector have voiced their opposition to the proposed amendment of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Bill. This bill aims to establish legislation granting NITDA the authority to oversee the administration, implementation, and regulation of Information Technology Systems and […]
ALTON has made a submission signed by the Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and Executive Secretary, Gbolahan Awonuga to an invitation from the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on ICT and Cyber Security for a public hearing on the Bill for an Act to repeal the […]
A report from the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) reveals that 31 percent of civil society organizations (CSOs) in West Africa encountered a digital security breach within the last year, with 25 percent of those incidents happening multiple times. Nigeria had the highest proportion of these attacks at 10.75 […]
In an announcement made by Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of WhatsApp, and the WhatsApp team on Tuesday, he states that it is now possible for WhatsApp users to use their WhatsApp accounts on up to four different and separate phones. Beginning today, users can have the option to log […]