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- 30 Aug 2018
Stakeholders Canvass for Concerted Effort in ICT Local Content Development
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector have urged the federal government to do everything in its powers to support local content in ICT. They stated this at…
- 3 Jun 2018
ICT Sector Seeks Policy Implementation to Spur Local Content
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology (ICT) have called for proper implementation of policies to enhance local content development. The executive orders 003 and 005…
- 13 Feb 2024
ICTLOCA Convergence Summit 2024 to Discuss the Future of Sustainable Local Content through Digital Innovation
The Association of Information Communication Technology Local Content (ICTLOCA) has announced the theme for its upcoming Convergence Summit 2024: “Sustaining Local Content with Digital Innovation…
- 4 Apr 2024
ICTLOCA Backs CBN's Forex Policy
The Association for Information and Communication Technology on Local Content (ICTLOCA) has emerged as a prominent voice in Nigeria's digital landscape, advocating for the promotion and development…
- 25 Oct 2015
Stakeholders Blame Access for Poor Local Content Development
Stakeholders in the country’s information and communications technology space have attributed the poor growth in the local internet content to lack of broadband penetration. They said that low…
- 2 Mar 2017
NCDMB Inaugurates ICT Local Content Body
The Nigerian Content Consultative Forum ICT (NCCF-ICT) sectorial working group by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has Inaugurated the ICT Local Content Association…
- 26 Oct 2010
Experts Identify Obstacles to Local Content
Foreign investment into Nigeria's telecommunications sector has hit about $12 billion and this is a strong indication that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is the most vibrant in the…
- 16 May 2018
ICTLOCA Urges Software Developers To Build Economic Indices Tracking System
The Association for Information Communication Technology Local Content (ICTLOCA) has called on the software industry to help postulate solution to building an effective tracking system that would…
- 30 Nov 2017
Shittu at NITMA, Says Local Content Now Matter For Legislation
Mr. Adebayo Shittu, the minister of Communications, has reiterated that the country needs to legislate on matters related to local content in ICT to leverage opportunities in the sector. He made the…
- 18 Jun 2018
PTECSSAN Calls for call for Implementation of Executive Order on Local Contents
Private Telecommunication and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has called for the implementation of the President’s Executive Order on local contents. Oladapo…
- 3 Sept 2018
ATCON Urges FG to Reintroduce Indigenization Policy
Association of telecommunication companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has urged the federal government of Nigeria to reintroduce the indigenization policy in the form of local contents policy if we are to…
- 12 Jul 2023
NITRA Calls on President Tinubu to Appoint Technocrat as Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
Journalists in the Information and Communications Technology sector, under the aegis of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), comprising reporters and editors in…
- 18 Sept 2017
Nigeria Needs Concrete Plans to Leverage International ICT Partnerships- ATCON
The success of local content drive in the telecom and information and communication technology (ICT) in Nigeria would accelerate the progress of the sector, according to Association of…
- 12 Sept 2017
Nigeria Needs Concrete Plans to Leverage Int’l ICT Partnerships- ATCON
The success of local content drive in the telecom and information and communication technology (ICT) in Nigeria would accelerate the progress of the sector, says the Association of Telecommunication…
- 13 May 2014
Ekweremadu, Johnson for 2014 Digital Africa, World Electronics Forum
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate and Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, will lead other delegates to this year’s Digital Africa Conference &…
- 28 May 2021
Rudman Lauds NITRA Role in Advancing ICT Sector
Members of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) have been lauded for their role in the development of Information and Communications Technology, ICT, particularly in…
- 23 Nov 2016
IBM Supports FG's Local Content Policy, Plans- Faulkner
The International Business Machine (IBM) has always been interested in developing Nigeria's indigenous Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem, said Mr. Dipo Faulkner, Country…
- 27 May 2018
Beyond Local Content in Oil & Gas: ICT-Knowledge Export Call
By Chris Uwaje Can Nigeria export het tested Software Application Solutions? Yes, this has been happening unannounced for some time! Today, our innovation potential is weakened by the wedge of global…
- 12 Jan 2009
Local Content will Increase Internet Traffic----Omoniyi
Mr. Abiodun Omoniyi, managing director, Vdt Communications, is an entrepreneur that has contributed a lot in the development of the country through the provision of Information and Communications…
- 1 Nov 2016
AfICTA Targets 1m ICT Jobs Across Africa by 2020
Africa Information and Communication Technologies Alliance (AfICTA) has continued to mediate on how best to create no fewer than 1 million new Information Communications Technology (ICT) jobs by 2020…
- 15 Oct 2014
Okere Advocates Appropriate Local Content in Telecom
Austin Okere, group managing director, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, has advocated the right type of local content policy in the telecoms industry. According to him, “we should not stampede the…
- 1 Dec 2016
NCS Abuja Chapter Maiden Workshop Centers On Local Content
In an attempt to draw government’s attention to its chapter members’ views on how best to improve the economy, the Abuja Chapter of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) will today, Friday, December 2,…
- 30 Jul 2020
NITDA DG Harps on the Role of ICT in Nigeria’s GDP
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has extolled the contributions of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector…
- 14 Jun 2023
IXPN Underscores Benefits of Collaboration, Peering and Local Hosting of Content
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a non-for-profit and membership-based organisation, which provides a platform where networks interconnect directly within Nigeria has highlighted the…
- 15 Nov 2021
Nweke Emerges Team Lead @NCCF-ICT Subcommittee
The Sectoral Working Group (SWG) of the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum on Information and Communications Technologies (NCCF-ICT) has named Mr. Remmy Nweke, founding Editor-in-chief of ITREALMS…
- 14 Jul 2012
ITAN @ Dinner, Tasks CT Minister on Moving Industry Forward
The Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN) has listed job creation and capacity building, eGovernment and local content as some of the key ingredients to achieving the the…
- 24 May 2021
Vintage Confluence, CWG, Medallion Join NITRA Technology Forum Train On Cloud/Data Services
The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has announced more partnerships for its upcoming event, tagged NITRA TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2021. The event, which will hold on Thursday,…
- 14 Jan 2015
Local Internet Hosting Key to Furthering Africa Internet Development- Report
Local Internet hosting has been identified as essential in the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report on Tuesday by the Internet Society. The report by…
- 11 Sept 2016
Forex Scarcity Forces Firms to Host Servers Locally
The high exchange rate of the naira to dollar and other foreign currencies is positively impacting on desire of organizations in the country to host their internet information in foreign countries.…
- 14 Aug 2016
Nigeria Computer Society 49th AGM Raises 15 Key-Point Communiqué
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) held its 26th national conference and 49th annual general meeting (AGM) recently at the NAF conference centre, Abuja, seeking proactive use of Information…