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- 20 Nov 2024
Flymate Travel Unveils Visadoc App to Enhance Travel Convenience
Flymate Travel Limited, a pioneering travel solutions provider, has launched Visadoc, a cutting-edge travel app designed to streamline and enhance user experiences worldwide. Visadoc simplifies…
- 22 Oct 2023
CBN to Sanction Banks Hoarding Dollars
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is about to probe and sanction Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), that are currently sabotaging government’s effort to halt the free fall of the naira in a bid to strengthen…
- 8 Jul 2021
FG Mulls National Gaming Act to Replace National Lottery Act
The Federal Government says all machinery has been put in motion to repeal the National Lottery Act (NLA), 2005. It said that after the repeal of the Act, it would be replaced by the National Gaming…
- 9 Dec 2025
COUCH 2025 Grand Finale Highlights Student Breakthroughs, Secures Government Pledge for University Research Commercialization
Coderina Education and Technology Foundation , in partnership with the National Universities Commission (NUC) , successfully hosted the Grand Finale of the Coderina University Challenge (COUCH) 2025…
- 3 Aug 2021
FG Trains Kano State Executives Council Members on e-Governance, Digital Transformation
The Federal Government has kick-started a pioneer programme to train Members of Kano Executive Council on e-Governance and Digital Transformation. L-R: Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice…
- 21 Oct 2019
NCC, Galaxy Backbone, i-naira Support #MoDiTECH2019
Mobile and Disruptive Technology Forum (#MoDiTECH2019) will hold coming Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Lagos under the theme: Power of Digital Services. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 26 Jan 2026
DHQ Indicts Brigadier General Abubakar Sadiq, 15 Others in Alleged Coup Plot againt Tinubu
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has made public the full names of 16 officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria indicted by a Special Investigative Panel over alleged serious misconduct, including an alleged…
- 10 Oct 2019
UBA Rewards 20 More Customers in Final Draw of Wise Savers Promo as 80 Customers Win N120m
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, has again rewarded another 20 customers who have emerged winners in the final draw of the UBA Wise Savers Promo, winning N1.5…
- 9 Sept 2021
Digital Media, Enabler of Digital Economy Development — DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has referred Digital Media as one of the key enablers of Digital Economy, according to…
- 24 Jul 2017
Police to Set Up Anti-Piracy Unit in All States
The Nigeria Police is to set up anti-piracy unit in all the 36 states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory to combat the piracy of intellectual property in the country, the…
- 22 Dec 2008
GGSTC Kano Emerges Winner of ICT Quiz Competition
Government Girl’s Science and Technical College Kano has emerged the winner of this year’s ICT annual quiz competition organized by the Centre for Information Technology…
- 7 Mar 2012
Glo N1Bn SIM Registration Promo: Petty Trader, 8 Other Winners Collect Cheques in Abuja
It was excitement all the way for nine lucky Glo subscribers who have registered their SIM cards on the Glo network as they received cheques of N1 million each on Wednesday in Abuja after emerging…
- 15 Dec 2019
Task of Advancing ICT Industry, a Collective Responsibility – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has declared that the onerous task of expanding the frontiers of growth in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…
- 1 Sept 2017
Indo-Africa ICT Expo & Summit to Explore Africa’s ICT Future
As new technologies and innovations emerge and become ubiquitous and demanding, African communications ministers led by Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s Communications Minister, and Mrs. Ursula…
- 19 Aug 2020
NITDA Identifies University As Key Stakeholder in Achieving Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has disclosed that the Agency has identified university as a key stakeholder in achieving…
- 30 Mar 2022
Senate Asks Pay-TV Providers to Slash Tariff
The Senate has asked all cable television service providers to immediately review their bouquet prices downwards, in tandem with the prevailing reality of the economic situation in Nigeria. Ahmad…
- 22 Sept 2024
FintechNGR Unveils Line-up of Local and International speakers for Nigeria Fintech Week 2024
The Fintech Association of Nigeria, an industry-led organization that represents and promotes the interests of the fintech sector in Nigeria, has announced a line-up of high-profile local and…
- 24 Sept 2015
Rector Commends Etisalat Over Youth Initiative
Prof. Dalhatu Yahaya, rector, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, has lauded Nigeria’s leading telecommunications operator, Etisalat for its commitment to the development of Nigerian youths through its…
- 28 May 2018
Future World Film Brings Challenges of Niger Delta to Fore
Senate President, Olusola Saraki at the weekend assured Nigerians that the long awaited PIB law will be ready before the end of this legislative season. While giving the status of the bill which has…
- 13 Jul 2026
Innovation Takes Centre Stage as The Gathering on 100 Pitchathon Rewards Kano’s Young Founders
Young entrepreneurs took centre stage at The Gathering on 100 in Kano as the popular Pitchathon concluded after a three hour competition on Saturday, July 11, at the Meena Event Centre. Innovator…
- 29 Sept 2020
FG Awards Cash Prizes Worth N16.5m to Winners 0f Nigeria @ 60 Challenge
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has awarded prizes worth N16.5million to nine Nigerians who emerged winners of the Nigeria @60…
- 6 Oct 2015
Kano State Government Lauds Etisalat’s Adopt-A-School Initiative
The Kano State Government has commended Nigeria’s leading innovative telecoms operator, Etisalat Nigeria over its Adopt-A-School initiative, a pan-Nigeria intervention programme aimed at improving…
- 8 Nov 2023
NITDA Gives Laptops to Outstanding Learners of its Cohort 2 COURSERA Programme
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has presented laptops to top ten learners of the cohort 2 NITDA-COURSERA…
- 4 Aug 2026
NITDA Sets New Standards for Cloud Infrastructure with National Sovereignty Initiative
In a bold move to strengthen Nigeria's digital sovereignty and the digital economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has formally unveiled the National Sovereignty Cloud…
- 9 Sept 2018
Phone Addiction Causes Poor Academic Performance — Medical Expert
The addiction to mobile phone from early age could lead to poor academic performance, skiving of class, sleep disturbances and mental problems in more serious cases, Dr Tijjani Haruna, a medical…
- 16 Dec 2016
Kano State Boosts Fight Against Corruption
The Kano State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice organised this year's International Anti-Corruption Day. The event was attended by many government representatives…
- 14 Jun 2016
Ministry of Environment, Etisalat Commemorate 45th World Environment Day
The Federal Ministry of Environment in partnership with Etisalat Nigeria commemorated the 2016 World Environmental Day with a symbolic planting of trees among other activities geared at creating…
- 11 Mar 2022
John Asein, DG NCC, Others Bag ANA Patriot Award
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has honoured Dr. John O. Asein, the Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), with the ANA Patriot Award in appreciation of his enduring and…
- 26 Jan 2024
Anambra Bags Multiple Technology Awards @National Innovation and Digital Economy Council Meeting
Anambra State has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, securing an incredible four prestigious awards during the ICT peer review session at the 11th National Council on Communication, Innovation…
- 3 Oct 2024
FG Hopeful Thuraya’s Relaunch in Nigeria Will Boost Fight against Insecurity, Others
Thuraya, a leading provider of satellite communication solutions, has officially relaunched its services in Nigeria, a move the federal government hope will help in the fight against insecurity,…