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NITDA chief harps on gender digital job creation

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has said that promoting and supporting digital job creation for female folks in the country is a crucial step that would foster inclusivity and bridge the tech gender…

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Future of digital progress bright in Nigeria—NITDA DG

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE has predicted that the Nigeria’s digital transformation future would be “brighter and also offers hope of being prosperous.” The NITDA’s boss expressed this optimism in Lagos while delivering…

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Excellent quality of service non-negotiable in telecom industry – Maida

The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has said that quality of service in the telecommunications sector is non-negotiable as he called for industry collaboration to make this a reality. Maida, who…

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MTN Nigeria hosts Capital Markets Day, makes progress in 2025 Strategy

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) held its Capital Markets Day at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on November 14th and 15th, 2023. The ICT company also announced progress on achieving its ‘Ambition 2025’ Strategy, and the emerging opportunities…

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NITDA equipts outstanding learners at Cohort 2 Coursera Scheme

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE has presented laptops to top ten learners of the cohort 2 NITDA-COURSERA Training Programme who were the first to successfully complete their professional certification. The DG…

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MoMo Partners with Kwik Delivery to Deepen Payment System

MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB), a leading financial institution, and Kwik Delivery, a prominent logistics and warehousing company in Africa, are excited to announce their strategic partnership to facilitate seamless payments using MoMo for deliveries by Kwik. The partnership…

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Buy iPhone 15 models, get free data, Glo tells customers

Telecommunications firm,  Globacom, has promised a whopping 18GB free data for six months  to every customer who buys iPhone 15 models from any of its one stop shops across the nation. Said Glo, “We are excited to offer the much-coveted…

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NCC Underscores Role of ICT in Fighting Financial Crimes

As Maida gets inducted into Hall of Fame Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance, regulatory compliance, and secure data processing, just as…

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The hurdles to digital economy

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore With unbelievably poor infrastructure and critical disengagement of access to the internet and other telecommunications services,building a digital economy may be herculian. Less than 50% of Nigeria,s population has access to adequate telecommunications infrastructure as internet connectivity…

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Jubilations at KongaTV goes live with confidence

The formal launch of KongaTV, Africa’s pioneer buyers and sellers TV platform with the mission to promote commerce and entertainment democracy, has ignited a wave of enthusiastic reactions as it went live to a global audience on Monday, November 6,…