19 results
- 9 Oct 2024
Google, Partners Ministry of Arts, Del York Academy to Empower Young Nigerian Creatives
Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy (FMACCE), in collaboration with Google, has launched an initiative to empower 2,500 young creatives to scale this number 10,000 across Nigeria through a…
- 29 Apr 2013
IoT Reaching Tipping Point-Report
Applications of Internet of Things (IoT) in public sector focused on transport, security and environmental monitoring domains, according to new International Data Corporation (IDC) Government…
- 23 Oct 2014
DMO Stops Banks from Lending to State Govts
Debt Management Office (DMO) has stopped the commercial banks from lending to the state governments as well as local governments across the country. Timothy Odaah, chairman of Commissioners of…
- 16 Jan 2015
IDC Reveals IaaS Vendor Market Leaders, Contenders in EMEA
A new IDC MarketScape report from IDC Government Insights shows that the cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market is growing rapidly in the EMEA government sector, with both global and…
- 17 Apr 2015
50% Govt Agencies to Depend on 3rd Platform Technologies by 2020- IDC
By 2020, more than 50% of government agencies with direct citizen engagement missions will direct at least 25% of their programmatic budget to 3rd Platform technologies and IoT, according to IDC…
- 16 Sept 2015
Nigerian Health Tourism & Part Data Ought to Play
The tale of the decrepitude of the Nigerian health sector is one now told by many pundits, health writers, professionals, and other activists; it is a fable that you all already know. But this is not…
- 23 Feb 2016
New IDC Government Insights TechScape Examines Role of Robotics in Government
The potential to apply autonomous or semi-autonomous machines to enhance the safety, precision, and efficiency of government services, particularly in defense and intelligence, public safety,…
- 1 May 2016
TSA Controversy an Unnecessary Distraction - Obaro
Mr. John Obaro, managing director, Systemspecs, the Information Technology firm that manages the Treasury Single Account (TSA) being implemented by the federal government of Nigeria. Obaro was at…
- 24 Nov 2008
Internet Activities in Nigeria: Ethics and Best Practice
The Internet is those set of networks or machines that uses the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol suite (TCP/IP), connected through gateways and sharing a common name and address (RFC…
- 16 Nov 2016
Spectranet Celebrates Convergence of Lifestyle with New Campaign
To buttress the strong positioning as a foremost 4G LTE brand in the country, Spectranet has launched Phase 2 of its marketing campaign. The campaign celebrates technology as an enabler of a quality…
- 15 May 2017
8 Types of Trolls You May Encounter on Social Media
A troll is someone who posts inflammatory or off-topic messages on social media. These trolls take advantage of the social media freedom they have to do whatever they like which is usually in bad…
- 29 Dec 2017
WhatsApp will stop working on many smartphones from Jan 1
Many Smartphone owners will have to buy newer gadgets if they want to continue using WhatsApp chat as the app is about to stop working on a range of old smartphones. On New Year’s Day,…
- 4 Jan 2018
Five UNN students seek N100m funds to expand solar energy project
By peter oluka Five University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) students scaling several hurdles,embarked on ‘alternative energy grid’ project and now seek more funding to expand, even beyond Nigeria.…
- 8 Jan 2018
Five UNN Students Seek N100m to Expand Solar Energy Project
Five University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) students have defied odds and embarked on ‘alternative energy grid’ project. Nwangele Godwin Chukwuemeka; Okereke Kingsley; Esumeh Aaron; Udeh Isaac…
- 22 Jul 2018
Banks Fight Dirty on Social Media after Sterling Bank Poke
An ugly war has erupted on the social media as banks in the country now take turns to swing jibes at competitions. It all started after the Sterling Bank Plc new advert campaign which was…
- 24 Aug 2018
HURIWA Seeks Probe of NBC DG, Claims Buhari Blackmailing Media
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), a non-governmental organization, has accused the Alhaji Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of being a…
- 9 Sept 2018
NBC Plans Review of Broadcasting Code to Check Fake News, Hate Speech
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it is reviewing the broadcasting code to address emerging challenges like hate speech and fake news. Dr. Igomu Onoja, its Zonal Director in charge of…
- 4 May 2016
IDC Health Insights Expands EMEA Analyst Team
The International Data Corporation (IDC) Health Insights on Wednesday announced Jonas Hedegaard Knudsen joins as Research Director in the IDC Nordic office. Most recently, Jonas served as CIO for New…
- 8 May 2014
IDC Insights Counsels Governments on Leveraging Social Media
A recent survey by International Data Corporation (IDC) survey highlights that 40% of local government executives and 30% of central government executives indicated that the authority they work for…