The authority of the Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO), Osun State, has chosen Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to deliver the 10th and 11th Cohorts of the Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO), to deliver the 10th and 11th Cohorts of the […]
Technology
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, and his counterpart in the Ministry of the Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, will commission a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC) project in Osun State to give concrete expression to the underpinning principles and fundamental philosophy of Nigeria’s emerging digital […]
United Bank for Africa, Africa’s global bank, has announced that plans to honor the 4th anniversary of its flagship artificial intelligence Chabot have been completed, with additional offers expected to further redefine the face of digital banking in Nigeria. “Undertaking the unthinkable by hooking 3 million users in less […]
At his office in Abuja, the Editorial Team of Africa’s pioneer specialized IT media DigiVation Global Network honored the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof. Isa Ali Pantami with the DigiVation Man of the Year Award. Informing the Honourable Minister of his arrival, Editor in Chief Hilary […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given its approval for a N1 billion Digital Park to be built in Ibadan, Oyo State. Professor Adeolu Akande, the Commission’s Chairman, revealed this during a meeting with youth leaders from across the state during an end-of-year session in Ibadan, the state capital of […]
To replace the outdated National Identification Number slip and polycarbonate card, the federal government has created a set of digital tokens. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, stated this at the National Identity Management Commission’s stakeholders workshop on the NIN Tokenization Solution in Abuja. According to him, […]
The new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for terminating international calls on local networks in Nigeria has been set at $0.045 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The revised rate is set out in the Commission’s ‘Determination of Mobile International Termination Rate,’ which […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said that over 70 million people had signed up for the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) registration, with over 15 million people downloading the NIMC’s mobile app. “The NIMC mobile APP allows users to digitally validate their NINs, link their NINs to the SIM […]
According to an official announcement issued by the Agency, ONDI was formed through the successful merger of two of NITDA’s subsidiaries. NITDA merged two (2) of its former Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE) and the Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC), […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has organized capacity building workshops for media executives in the northern and southern divides of the country ahead of the anticipated 2022 rollout of 5G network, as part of efforts to support their continuous professional development as critical stakeholders in the telecommunications industry. The workshops, […]