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- 29 Nov 2020
4IR to Create More Jobs than it Takes Over
Byron Clatterbuck, chief executive officer of SEACOM, has urged society to look into the brighter side of fourth industrial revolution (4IR) than focus on the millions of jobs it will displace.…
- 25 Oct 2020
Africa Remains Tech Colonies, says 4IR Commissioner
African countries largely remain technology colonies, due to the large number of technological-intensive services that are still outsourced from international countries. This was the word from…
- 27 Apr 2025
Afe Babalola University Partners with New Horizons to Integrate 4IR Skills into Academic Curriculum
The institution has been lauded for its rapid ascent in academic rankings and its dedication to producing socially relevant graduates since its establishments in 2009 by legal luminary Aare Afe…
- 5 Feb 2023
Developing Countries Must Be Proactive in-order to Compete in the forthcoming 4IR - Pantami
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on member nations of the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) to be proactive in pursuance of the…
- 10 Mar 2020
Nigeria Banks Risk Exclusion from 4IR over Slow IPv6 Adoption
As Nigeria is aiming to remain competitive in the emerging fourth industrial revolution, experts have identified slow adoption of internet protocol version six (IPv6) by mobile operators as a…
- 11 Nov 2019
Nigeria Risks Exclusion from 4IR Over Low IPv6 Adoption
As Nigeria is aiming to remain competitive in the emerging fourth industrial revolution, experts have identified slow adoption of internet protocol version six (IPv6) by mobile operators as a…
- 26 Nov 2020
MTN is Leading the Charge for Africa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution- Dr. Ndukwe
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, chairman, MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, has highlighted the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on the African continent, noting that it has the potential to…
- 8 Nov 2020
Economic Diversification, Ethical Leadership Panacea to Nigeria’s Economic Crisis – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/ceo, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has underscored the centrality of economic diversification and ethical leadership at all levels of…
- 18 Jul 2019
NCC to Review Numbering Plan- EVC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has started the process of reviewing existing Numbering Plan (NP) in the telecoms sector, according to Prof Umar Dambatta, executive vice chairman/CEO, NCC.…
- 24 Mar 2024
NDPC Chief, Olatunji, Spotlights Data Protection's Role in Digital Economy
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), shed light on the significance of data protection in the digital economy during the recent pre-launch…
- 24 Apr 2018
Multilateral Development Banks Present Study on Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Rapid technological progress provides a golden opportunity for emerging and developing economies to grow faster and attain higher levels of prosperity. However, some disruptive technologies could…
- 28 Jan 2021
NITDA Tasks Education Stakeholders on 4th Industrial Revolution Curriculum
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged stakeholders in the education sector to ensure that the curriculum of schools…
- 24 Apr 2019
Using Blockchain To Re-Tool Nigeria’s Economy, By Chimezie
Africa is home to 16.3 percent of humanity but home to less than one percent of the world’s billion-dollar companies and only about four percent of global GDP. Africa cannot afford, nor does it have…
- 10 Jun 2024
African Development Bank, Intel to Train Millions in AI
The African Development Bank and technology firm Intel have partnered to reshape Africa's digital ecosystem, with the goal of training 3 million Africans and 30,000 government officials in artificial…
- 14 Aug 2025
NDPC, Bauchi State Partner to Boost Data Governance
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and the Bauchi State Government have inked a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Data Governance with the goal of strengthening data security and…
- 17 Nov 2022
NSSEC Teams Up with Coderina to Equip Teachers with Coding Skills
The recent partnership between the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission (NSSEC) with one of Africa's Leading EdTech Not for Profit; Coderina Education and Technology Foundation, is…
- 20 Apr 2022
Great Heights Academy Commissions Security Devices
Great Heights Academy, an Islamic girls’ school based in Abuja, in collaboration with Information and Communication Technology giant, New Horizons has again recorded a technological milestone. The…
- 28 Nov 2019
Terragon Seeks Govt Support for Growth of Data Science in Nigeria
Ayodeji Balogun, co-founder and chief operations officer, Terragon Group, has urged government to partner with the private sector in order to fashion out 21st century curriculum that would prepare…
- 14 Jan 2022
Nigeria's Socio-economic Development Hinges on ICT Adoption, Utilisation - Danbatta
The adoption and utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is synonymous with empowerment, as it transforms processes efficiently acting as an enabler of effectiveness in…
- 4 Mar 2022
5G will Revolutionise Nigeria's Creative Industry – Danbatta
The current efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyse the innovativeness and creativity of the…
- 20 Mar 2022
Emerging Technologies Veritable Tool in Combating insecurity – Prof. Pantami
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has reiterated that the use of emerging technologies in combating insecurity remains a veritable tool which…
- 4 May 2022
5G Spectrum: NCC Issues Final Letters of Licence Awards to MTN and Mafab
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz…
- 9 May 2022
MTN Expresses Readiness to Deploy 5G ahead of Timeline
MTN Communications Nigeria (MTN Nigeria) Plc has said it was ready to roll out the fifth generation (5G) services ahead of the timeline contained in the Information Memorandum (IM) prepared by the…
- 15 Nov 2022
5G Auction Driven by Pursuit of Better Quality of Life, Not Revenue – Danbatta
Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said in Lagos, Tuesday, that the efforts by the Commission to timely auction available…
- 4 Dec 2022
Telecom Policies Enhancing Digital Access, Media and Knowledge P.roduction – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that diligent implementation of various telecommunications policies, strategies and regulatory…
- 20 Dec 2022
ABC Graduates 105 Blockchain Programmers in its first cohort of Blockchain Programming Training
The Africa Blockchain Center, the premier center of excellence for blockchain development in Africa, has today announced the graduation of its first cohort of 105 blockchain developers under its…
- 27 Feb 2023
Ericsson Named Leader in ABI Research Sustainability Assessment
ABI ranked more than 80 telco vendors and suppliers based on the two key areas of implementation and impact. The assessment provided a matrixed view of the ecosystem of companies that can best…
- 5 Apr 2023
UNICCON Group Launches SmartAfri Labs to Drive Africa’s Inclusion in Blockchain
The UNICCON Group of Companies has launched its blockchain technology - SmartAfri Labs, to drive the inclusion of Africans and adoption of the specialized technology in the region. Speaking during…
- 11 Apr 2023
Ericsson, Smart Africa Digital Academy Boost Digital Skills Across Africa
Ericsson and Smart Africa Digital Academy announce the digital upskilling of 100 policy makers and regulators across 19 African countries on the topics of emerging technologies to promote and boost…
- 1 Oct 2023
Data Centre Stakeholders Rally Behind Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum 4.0
The fourth edition of the Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF 4.0), organized by Business Remarks and themed “Mainstreaming Data Centres in the Nigerian Digital Economy,” is set to take place…