Former NBC Boss, Kawu Defends PhD Thesis at NDA
It was pump and congratulation galore as immediate former Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Is’haq Moddibo Kawu successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Farmer-Herder Conflicts and National Security in Nigeria: An Analysis of Reportage by Nigerian Press…
Monarch Backs Clamour for Telecom Infrastructure Protection
The advocacy for telecom infrastructure protection across the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has received royal blessings and support of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, who has urged every citizen in Nigerian to take responsibility for…
NITDA Opens One Million Developers Training Registration Portal
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, is calling interested Nigerians to apply for its much-awaited training programme on software development (NITDA Developers Group, NDG). The project which would…
Minister @ Ogun Summit, Vows to end Imports of Telecom Parts soon
Minister of the Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reaffirmed Federal Government’s determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications products, especially where production in Nigeria is possible. Ogun,Nigeria’s Silicon Valley -Pantami Pantami,…
Startup Ecosystem: DG NITDA Engages Key Stakeholders in Lagos
In view of the fact that Lagos State has continued to maintain itself as a viable community with the strongest unicorn of innovation in the Nation, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has reiterated the…
NCC Restates Commitment to Fund Research as VCs attend Roundtable
Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, has restated the commitment of the Commission to commit more funds to research and prototypes resulting from grants from the Commission to the academia. This is coming…
Prices of drugs to crash as Konga Kares, Med-Direct Africa partner
Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant and Med-Direct Community Pharmacy, a 21st Century online retail pharmacy have announced a partnership to support the free delivery of highly discounted, quality drugs and medications to millions of Nigerians nationwide starting from Monday, August…
MTN Unveils Home Broadband Services, Slashes Price by half
Nigeria’s leading technology company is expanding broadband services to millions of homes across Nigeria. MTN Nigeria Communications PLC Wednesday announced its launch of Home Broadband services to accelerate broadband penetration in alignment with the Federal Government’s plan to achieve over…
Pantami, Danbatta Commit to Indigenous Telecom Content Drive
Minister of the Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reaffirmed Federal Government’s determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications products, especially where production in Nigeria is possible. Pantami, who spoke at the…
MTN Nigeria’s Q2 22 report maintains strong earnings
MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) released its H1 22 unaudited results after the close of trading on Friday (29 July). The group reported Q2 22 EPS of N4.16 (+24.2% y/y), culminating in H1 22 EPS of N8.92 (+28.0%). An interim dividend…
