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- 1 Aug 2017
Niger Signs MOU to Make Minna Data Hub
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Council on City Data (WCCD) to make Minna a Local Data Hub on Sustainability Solutions. Bello signed the agreement…
- 11 Feb 2022
Galaxy Backbone Resolves Completely Service Outage @ Customer Environments
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) reports that the outage experienced by some of its customers earlier reported has now been completely resolved. Professor Muhammad Bello Abubakar, the managing director and…
- 11 Oct 2021
NAICOM Reinforces Policy to Insure All Public Buildings
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has reinforced the need to embark on measures to enforce government’s policy on insurance of public building in the country. Alhaji Sabiu Bello Abubakar,…
- 25 Mar 2022
MAAN Commends Unity Bank for Supporting Maize Farmers
Nigerian maize farmers under the auspices of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), have commended Nigeria’s agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc for its role in facilitating the financing of…
- 16 Sept 2021
SHELT Global Partners Galaxy Backbone to Deliver Cybersecurity Solutions in Nigeria
SHELT Global Limited has announced a new partnership between Galaxy Backbone Limited, a public enterprise of the Federal Government of Nigeria, and its wholly owned entity in Nigeria, Cyber Immune…
- 2 Feb 2025
First Trustees to Host 7th Annual Islamic Estate Planning Clinic
First Trustees Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc. and a leading provider of bespoke trust solutions for individuals, corporate entities, and government organisations, is pleased to announce…
- 17 Apr 2013
FG Sets Up Amnesty Committee for Boko Haram
Federal government has named a 26 member panel headed by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, minister of Special Duties, to engage key members of Boko Haram to fashion out the best way to tackle the Islamic…
- 25 Nov 2022
We Have Almost Covered the Country with Our Connectivity Rollout- Galaxy Backbone
Galaxy Backbone, an information technology and shared services provider of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has said that it has almost covered the 36 states of the federation and the FCT Abuja,…
- 18 Sept 2024
CBN Appoints New Board of Directors for Keystone Bank
Central Bank of Nigeria has reconstituted the board of directors of Keystone Bank. The move announced on Wednesday, is part of the apex bank’s strategy to ensure sustained growth for the financial…
- 6 Sept 2021
Pantami Becomes Professor of Cyber Security
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has been elevated to the rank of Professor of Cybersecurity. Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami Pantami had applied during a…
- 28 Jul 2021
Cloud Computing: Important in Fostering Digital Economy Growth – DG NITDA
Cloud Computing has been referred as the essential way of delivering services especially in database, networking, artificial intelligence and analytics over the internet, to offer faster innovations,…
- 10 Jun 2021
Galaxy Backbone Partners DataSixth Consulting to Deliver Cyber Security-as-a- Service (SECaaS)
As the cybersecurity threat landscape becomes more complex, organizations are struggling to keep their data and applications secure. Galaxy Backbone and DataSixth (a pure-play MSSP) today announced…
- 26 May 2021
Prof. Abubakar, Galaxy Backbone MD Bags Excellence in Public Service Awards
At the just concluded 2021 Businessday Excellence In Public Service Awards which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Galaxy…
- 3 Jan 2020
Muhammed Abubakar Resumes As Galaxy Backbone CEO
In an attempt to strengthen the vision of the Federal Government and the Ministry Of Communications & Digital Economy to create a digital economy in the nation, President Muhammed Buhari, GCFR,…
- 29 Jul 2021
NITDA to Use Cloud Computing Policy to Support Galaxy Backbone
NITDA to Use Cloud Computing Policy to Support Galaxy Backbone National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has promised to influence the implementation of the Nigeria Cloud Computing…
- 11 Jun 2015
Niger Asks Babangida to Refund N2.9Bn
Niger State Government has asked former Governor Babangida Aliyu to refund N2.9 billion, taken as loan on the eve of Aliyu’s departure. A statement by Dr Ibrahim Dooba, chief press secretary to the…
- 11 Oct 2022
GITEX 2022: Nigerian Startups Qualify for Semi-Final Pitch Competition in Dubai
Nine Nigerian technology innovators and startups have booked their spots in the semi final of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition organised by North Star Dubai, at the Gulf Information…
- 31 Mar 2021
NEXIM, Afreximbank Mobilise $50m Funding for SMEs
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank has announced its partnership with African Export-Import Bank to mobilise the sum of $50m to support Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria. NEXIM announced in Abuja…
- 9 Aug 2021
NITDA DG Extols Benefits of Web in Driving Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the web is the backbone of the digital economy. As it serves as a pathway to…
- 21 Nov 2021
Cameroun Seeks to Model Nigeria’s E-Government Success Story
A delegation from the Ministry of Public Service &Administration Reforms in Cameroun recently visited Nigeria to inspect the depth of the E-government implementation in Nigeria developed and…
- 28 Jul 2020
ATCON Converges Stakeholders On 70% Broadband Target
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has announced date for its inaugural Sectoral Forum aimed at bringing together telecom and ICT stakeholders to brainstorm on meeting…
- 10 Jun 2020
Lawan Charges SEC on Efficiency, Investments
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure efficiency in the discharge of its duties in order to attract local and foreign…
- 14 Jul 2022
As IoT beckons, Pantami Assures of Proactive Regulation
Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on Thursday in Lagos assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the…
- 11 Apr 2016
CBN Ready to Create Jobs through Local Production
Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured genuine investors of cooperation and support toward self-sufficiency in local production of essential goods and the economic…
- 17 Jun 2021
Galaxy Backbone Partners DataSixth to Deliver Cybersecurity Service
Galaxy Backbone, the government agency responsible for delivering connectivity services to public and private organisations, has partnered DataSixth Consulting to offer cybersecurity as a service.…
- 13 Sept 2013
UBA Foundation Donates Incubators to UNTH, AKTH
UBA Foundation, the corporate social platform of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to the development of Nigeria's health sector especially in the area of improving and…
- 23 Sept 2021
Galaxy Backbone Inks Paternership with SHELT on Cybersecurity Solutions
SHELT Global Limited has announced a new partnership between Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) and its wholly owned entity in Nigeria, Cyber Immune Limited. Galaxy Backbone is a public enterprise of the…
- 25 Oct 2022
AfriTECH 2.0: Outstanding Individuals, Organisations to be Honoured
Outstanding individuals and organisations in Africa shall be honoured as part of the activities lined up for this year’s Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) in Lagos, Nigeria. AfriTECH 2.0 is…
- 6 Dec 2022
ALTON, GALAXY, IXPN Drum Support @2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
The trio of Galaxy Backbone Plc, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have drummed up support for the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste…
- 17 Jun 2015
EFCC Swoops on Ex-Govs over Allegations of Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have decided to swoop on some immediate past governors in the country, with their constitutional immunity stripped, according to National Mirror.…