Technology

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), IGP Solomon Arase (retd) will lead other dignitaries to grace the 2023 National Security Conference of the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) scheduled to hold in Lagos. The event will hold at the Civic Centre on Ozumba Mbadiwe Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday, September 21, 2023, under the Chairmanship of the distinguished PSC boss. Arase will also give the keynote address at the event. This will be the third edition NAOSNP is organising the National Security Conference as...

National Coordinator, Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), Yakubu Musa delivering the Director General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa,  keynote address at the Innovation Support Network (ISN) Gathering 2023. To accomplish sustainable innovation, all players in the ecosystem must work together because it cannot be completed by one person or organisation. This was contained in a speech delivered by the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, at the Innovation Support Network (ISN) 2023 Annual Gathering with the theme “Unlocking Potential: Collaborating for Growth...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off activities for the third edition of its Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon as part of giving expression to its Strategic Vision Plan 2023-2025, which is to encourage the development of new technologies and indigenous content through cutting-edge research. The goal of this initiative is to stimulate sustainable economic growth and development in Nigeria. Disclosing this in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Reuben Muoka, the Commission, therefore, has invited Tech Hubs, and Innovation-Driven Enterprises (IDEs) in Nigeria to enroll...

L-R: Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications  Commission (NCC), Reuben Muoka; Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists, Kano Chapter, Aminu Garko; Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, NCC, Ubale Maska; Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta; Head,  Women and Children Department, Nasara Radio, Aisha Abdulmalik and Head of Station, Rahma Radio/TV Abuja, Nafiu Yahaya,  during an interactive session with media stakeholders in Kano at the weekend (Saturday, September 16, 2023). The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said the national target to achieve 70 percent broadband penetration by 2025 is receiving renewed attention,...

…TO PARTNER NITDA ON LOCAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu, and the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad have agreed to work together to deploy NASENI Solar resources and other renewable energy technologies, to increase electricity supply to Nigeria’s rural areas.  This commitment was the outcome of discussions between the two chief executives in Abuja on Friday, September 15, 2023, when the EVC/CEO of NASENI visited the Rural Electrification Agency...

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa with Dr. M.M. Tripathi, the Director-General of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), India. In a significant move towards bolstering collaboration in the realm of digital economy in order to fulfill President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of creating one million digital jobs for Nigerians by 2025, the Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, represented by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, met with Dr....

Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr Khalil Halilu. The new Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu, has charged the management team to commit fully to the new direction being charted for the agency.  Halilu stated this on Monday, as he began receiving operational briefings from the agency’s management and senior staff. He reiterated that under his watch, NASENI will run an open-door system that welcomes ideas and suggestions.  “We will learn from...

L-R: Country Manager and Managing Director, LM Ericsson Nigeria Limited, Peter Ogundele; Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta; Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria-Ghana and Cameroon, Annika Hahn; Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, NCC, Ubale Maska and Director, Special Duties, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde at the workshop engagement for regulators in the West African region organized by Ericsson and Swedish Programme for ICT in Developing and Emerging Regions (SPIDER) at the NCC’s Annex Office, Mbora, Abuja. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta,...

In a heartwarming event that highlighted the importance of fostering digital literacy and innovation among young minds, Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasised the agency's unwavering commitment to empowering the youths to shape Nigeria's destiny through technology. Inuwa said this during the closing ceremony of NITDA STEM Bootcamp for Kids organised by the Agency in collaboration with Future Map Foundation, which brought together enthusiastic students between the ages of 12 - 16 from various schools across Jigawa State. He said, the...

L-R: Lagos Zonal Controller, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Henry Ojiokpota; Assistant Director, Financial Services, NCC, Chika Anohu; Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, NCC, Adeleke Adewolu; Head, Compliance Monitoring, NCC, Isa Olatinwo; Executive Secretary,  Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria, Gbolahan Awonuga and Ibadan Zonal Controller, NCC, Dr. Olubunmi Bamijoko, during NCC’s quarterly meeting of Telecom Industry Working Group on Multiple Taxation and Regulations in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it remains committed to its regulatory role of continually implementing requisite reforms to strengthen the communications sector in Nigeria. The...