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S Mobile Tech Hub Opens Registration to Entrepreneurs in Southeast

⁠ ⁠500 successful candidates to get starter-packs ⁠ ⁠Rolls our Free Data, Airtime to Civil Servants, Students, others S Mobile Tech Hub, an offspring of S Mobile Group has open applications to technology entrepreneurs in the Southeast Nigeria. S Mobile…

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National Privacy Awareness Campaign’ll safeguard personal data—Olatnuji

Pursuant to uphold the principles outlined in the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), 2023, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), is set to introduce the pre-inaugural National Privacy and Digital Awareness Campaign on…

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NITDA, e-Village, in Synergy to grow Nigeria’s Entrepreneurship ecosystem

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to partner with the Entrepreneurship Village (eVillage) in fostering technology innovations and inclusivity in the country. This was made known when the DG NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE received the Chief Executive…

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Why NCC Adopted Theme for 2024 World Consumer Rights Day

The the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr. Aminu Maida has given insights on why the Commission adopted the theme for the 2024 World Consumer Rights Day as “Fair and Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Consumer”. Speaking…

Just in: Nigeria’s Inflation Soars To 31.70% in February

Nigeria’s headline inflation rose by 180bps in February to 31.70% y/y (January: 29.90% y/y). The outturn is 50bps and 40bps higher than Cordros’ (31.20% y/y) and Bloomberg’s median consensus (31.30% y/y), estimates, respectively. Similarly, on a month-on-month basis, headline inflation…

Tin Can Customs Command Seeks Gov., stakeholders’ Support in free Port Access Road

The recent clearance of articulated vehicles lining the ever busy Mile 2 to Tin Can Port via a joint effort of the State Governor, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Tin Can Customs Command and other stakeholders has been commended by the…

Tin Can Island Port Customs Surpasses Target, Hits N240.3bn in 2 months 14 days

The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Tin Can Port Customs Command, Mr. Dera Nnadi has announced the generation of over N240.3bn between January and March 14, 2024, saying the feat means that the Command has surpassed set revenue generation target…

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Undersea Cable Cuts Hit Data, Voice Services in Nigeria, Other W’African nations

A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire,…

FG, Brazil, German Bank to facilitate Green Imperative Scheme in Nigeria

The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Government and German Deutsch Bank Group as financiers of a facility of 995 million euros for the Green Imperative Programme. The programme will provide mechanization hubs across the 774 local…

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ALTON Alerts Nigerians on subsea Cable Cuts, Service Disruptions

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has informed the general public on behalf of some of its members that some subscribers may be experiencing challenges with accessing data services and low Internet speed: this is due to…