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- 30 Aug 2021
NITDA Affirms Stakeholder Engagement in Re-Enacting the NITDA Act, 2007
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has began to rally ICT stakeholders and the general public on the process of repealing and re-enacting the NITDA Act, 2007 which is…
- 26 Apr 2018
NCC Remits N49.7b to Govt in First Quarter of 2018
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 (FRA 2007), remitted N49,792,870,113.00 (Forty-nine Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety-two…
- 22 Sept 2008
First Inland Bank Boosts Productivity with New Messaging Platform
First Inland Bank has announced the adoption of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 as part of its commitment to simplifying the work process and increasing productivity. First Inland Bank has a…
- 5 May 2016
FDI Dips to N140Bn as Investors Flee Nigeria
Total foreign investment inflows to Nigeria fell 54.34 percent to $710.97 million in the first quarter of 2016, the lowest level since 2007, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS…
- 4 Jan 2016
FG Sets up Panel to Probe Allegations against NITDA’s Chief
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications has set up a committee to probe alleged breach of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and financial abuse in the National Information Technology Development…
- 29 Sept 2008
Nigeria Has 4,000 .ng Domains - Report
Nigeria sat on the periphery of the world’s Internet space in 2007 recording only 4,000 domain names according to World Internet Statistics, a report prepared by Miniwatts marketing Group.…
- 27 Jan 2016
FRC Commends NDIC on Audit Compliance
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has commended the Management of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) for compliance with the submission of its audited financial statements of 2007-…
- 25 Feb 2021
NITDA Mulls Review of its Act to Align with Digital Economy Ideals
Mallam Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, on Wednesday, presented a proposal for the realignment of ‘NITDA Act 2007’ with the tenets…
- 2 Apr 2012
NITDA’s Projects Stimulating Economy, Says Angaye
The National Information and Technology Development Agency ( NITDA) which before 2007 grappled with paucity of funds which hindered its ability to implement its policy objectives and goals has begun…
- 30 Aug 2018
MTN Nigeria Denies Illegal Repatriation of $8.1Bn
MTN Nigeria, has denied its involvement in the illegal repatriation of dividends worth $8.1bn between 2007 and 2015. Funso Aina, public relations manager, on Thursday, acknowledged the receipt…
- 22 Aug 2013
Forex Time Bags Best Newcomer 2013 Award
Forex Time Ltd (FXTM) has been awarded ‘Best Newcomer 2013’ by the World Finance Awards, following the launch of the forex broker early this year. The World Finance Awards were created in 2007 to…
- 8 Nov 2017
Experts Seek Improved e-Channels Security, Banks Lose N237bn In 10 Years
By peter oluka Fraudsters, especially through the electronic payment channels have stolen about N237 billion since 2007 from Nigerian banks. This was made known on Monday by the Niyi Yusuf, country…
- 30 Mar 2009
Glo Adds New Features to Voice SMS Package
Globacom has announced the addition of four new features to the Voice Short Messaging Service (Voice-SMS), which it pioneered early 2007. An official statement from the company listed the five new…
- 17 Jul 2015
₦11.56 Trillion Excess Crude Fund Develops Wings in 8 Years- Premium Times
At least N11.55 trillion or $84.52 billion expected revenue into the coffers of the nation’s Excess Crude Account for the eight-year period from 2007 to 2014 are unaccounted for, according to…
- 19 Apr 2016
Banks, New Naira Notes and ‘Owambe’ Parties
The habit has been with Nigerians for decades. It is not about to change soon. However, in 2007, financialtechnology magazine in its maiden edition published a two-page story on the illegal…
- 4 May 2018
NCC Suspends Operating License of COSON
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in line with the provision of Regulation 19 (2) of the Copyright (Collective Management Organizations) Regulation 2007 has suspended the Operating License of…
- 14 Mar 2021
DG Urges Senate to Repeal NITDA ACT to Boost Digital Economy
Dr. Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on both chambers of the National Assembly to repeal the NITDA Act of 2007 as Nigeria moves…
- 13 Jan 2019
NITDA to Enforce Compliance on Use of Public Internet
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to enforce compliance with the Public Internet Access (PIA) Regulation, issued pursuant to Section 6 of the NITDA Act 2007, in line…
- 14 Jul 2008
HP Saves $3.5b from Printing Optimization
Hewlett Packard has said it saved an enormous sum of $3.5 billion at the end of last financial year, 2007; for optimizing the usage of printing and imaging solution technology. Emmanuel Eze, lead,…
- 14 Jul 2008
Maltina Dance All Returns Bigger, Bolder
Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced the second season of ‘Maltina Dance All’ reality TV programme at a press conference held recently at its headquarters. Launched in 2007, the huge…
- 9 Mar 2017
Airtel Touching Lives Gives Succour to Paraplegic Man
Airtel has donated a fully stocked shop to the family of Oladimeji Adekunle, a former airline flight attendant who became paralysed from the waist down after a car accident in 2007. In addition, the…
- 25 May 2015
AfDB Sees Africa's GDP Growth Nearing Pre-crisis Levels
African economies will grow 4.5 percent this year and 5 percent in 2016, approaching levels last seen before the 2007 global financial crisis, as economic prospects improve worldwide, the African…
- 20 Sept 2013
Dell Captures Top Position of Worldwide PC
Dell moved ahead of Samsung in the worldwide PC monitor market for the first time since 2007, shipping more than 5.0 million units in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), according to the International…
- 6 May 2016
CSCS Bags ISO Certification
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has been awarded ISO 2007:2013 Certification by the British Standard Institute (BSI), a leading organisation in audit management systems and processes.…
- 3 Dec 2017
Nigeria, Others to Account for Half of 115m new Subscribers by 2020 - de Morais
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is an entrepreneur and innovation specialist with a deep interest in African socio-economic development. In 2007, He founded Quantum Global Group, an international group…
- 7 Jul 2008
SEC Launches e-Allotment
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched e-allotment in the Nigerian Capital Market (NCM) which hit N1.94 trillion in 2007. e-allotment is an electronic (automated) capturing of…
- 25 May 2009
N20:The Most Mutilated Nigerian Currency Note
In February 2007, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released for public use new designs of the Nigerian currency. The redesigned denominations were the N5, the N10 naira, the N20, N50 and newly…
- 16 Mar 2009
Global Financial Crisis: What It Holds for Nigeria Telecoms Sector
When the global financial crisis started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008 in United States of America and Europe, little did people know that it will spread to developing…
- 27 Dec 2013
Study Shows Consumers Willing to Pay for App That Respects Privacy
Ever since the iPhone came out in 2007, the going rate for many of the most popular apps has been exactly $0.00. Invariably, consumers pay nothing. But of course, nothing is free. Instead, consumers…
- 9 Mar 2009
Joclems Technologies Distributes SoftWin Antivirus Products
Joclemns Technologies Limited has entered into distributorship agreement with SoftWin Company in 2007 and became a distributor for Bitdefender products in Nigeria. Clement Nnedu, managing…