30 results
- 19 Jul 2020
Softcom Advocates for Human-Centred Technology to Meet SDGs in COVID-19 Era
Softcom Limited, an indigenous and innovative technology company, has recommended the use of human-centred technology to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in this COVID-19 era.…
- 12 May 2020
NITDA Urges Industry Experts to Prepare for Post COVID-19 Era
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has urged Nigerian technology experts to get ready for new innovations and ideas after the world…
- 12 Jun 2020
Surviving As a Private University in COVID-19 Era- The AIT Experience
The thought of the above adage is illustrated by the case of the private university sector in Ghana. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the survival of the universities in this sector, which employs…
- 3 Jul 2020
NITDA Rolls out Policies to Retain 100 Thousand Jobs, Creates Additional 30 Thousand Jobs for Post Covid-19 Era
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has put numerous efforts in creating an enabling environment for the purpose of cushioning the effect of the pandemic and creating more…
- 19 Aug 2020
Telecom Services Playing a New “Super-Utility Role” in the COVID-19 Era - Agusto & Co
The global evolution from voice and short message service (SMS) to data services has continued to disrupt traditional telecommunications business models globally. This has been amplified during the…
- 14 Jul 2020
ATCON Hosts Sectoral Virtual Forum to Address Post COVID-19 Telecom Needs
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to organize a Sectoral Virtual Forum that would address the need of telecom and ICT Consumers in the…
- 24 Apr 2020
Smart Automation is silver lining in Post Covid-19 crisis-DG NITDA
Mallam KashifuInuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) declared that in every crisis there is a hidden opportunity, and the opportunity in this…
- 24 Jun 2020
Post COVID-19: Nigerian Youths Must Leverage on Skills to Contribute to Digital Economy – DG NITDA
Nigerian Youths have been advised to join hands with government and other relevant stakeholders to acquire necessary digital skills in order to be self-reliant during the post COVID-19 era. Mallam…
- 27 Oct 2020
Innovative Forum: NITDA Commends NITRA, Highlights COVID-19 Recovery Programmes
Following the successful conclusion of the Innovative Forum organised by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) to draw a roadmap towards COVID-19 recovery in the ICT…
- 25 Oct 2020
Working from Home Remains the Best Approach to Curb COVID-19 - CWG’s Head of HR
Mrs, Tinu Adeyemi, Group Head, Human Resources & General Services at CWG PLC, has claimed that amid the global COVID-19, working from home remained the most effective approach to help curb the…
- 19 Oct 2020
Telcos Accelerate Standalone 5G Deployment to Meet COVID-19 Induced Demand- GlobalData
Internet has emerged as a critical lifeline for people and businesses across the world in 2020 as the COVID-19 crisis led to the rise in remote working, virtual schooling, online socializing and…
- 30 Apr 2020
Adoption of Digital First, Best Approach to Tackle Post COVID-19 Challenges- NITDA Boss Says
KashifuInuwaAbdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has stated that the best approach towards post COVID-19 world is to think Digital First. He…
- 26 Apr 2020
NITDA Vows to Support Tech Community Hack COVID-19 Out of Nigeria
MallamKashifuInuwaAbdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has promised to offer full support to tech community in Nigeria to enable them innovate on…
- 25 Jun 2020
COVID-19: DG NITDA Urges Financial Institutions to Improve Lending Access to SMEs
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has called on financial institutions in the country to increase lending access to Small…
- 27 Apr 2020
ADI Plans Virtual Seminar on Macro-economic Policy Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
The African Development Institute (ADI), jointly with anchor economic policy think-tanks and universities in Africa, including the African Economic Research Consortium, will host a virtual seminar on…
- 6 Jul 2020
COVID-19: FG Grants 60% Debt Relief to Broadcast Stations
Federal government has approved 60 percent debt forgiveness for all debtor broadcast stations in the country to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on the industry, according to Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 28 May 2020
COVID-19: Jumia Partners International Breweries, Unilever to Increase Consumers Access to Food, Beverage Products
Jumia, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce platform has partnered with global beverage company International Breweries and global consumer goods maker Unilever to make consumer goods and beverage products…
- 21 Jun 2021
COVID-19 Accelerates Innovation, Digital Transformation — DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), revealed that COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation journey faster,…
- 27 May 2020
COVID-19: NBC Fines 3 Radio Stations over False Claims
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three stations over broadcast of invariable content on COVID-19 and also sanctioned 28 others for other violations against the Nigeria Broadcasting…
- 25 Sept 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic is Fast Tracking Nigeria’s Digital Economy- Minister
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the digital economy will contribute more than 45% of the nation’s GDP, as the contribution of the ICT sector…
- 3 Jan 2021
Medical Expert Urges Nigerians to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine
Professor Adekunle Ajayi, chief medical director, Federal Teaching Hospital( FETHI), Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has advised Nigerians to accept the COVID-19 vaccine whenever it is available. The health…
- 7 Jul 2020
COVID-19: IHS Nigeria, TechQuest STEM Academy Partner to Empower Teachers, Students with Digital Skills
IHS Nigeria and TechQuest STEM Academy have partnered to train 1000 teachers and students across Nigeria in July 2020 under its Mission-T Program. The one-month training will offer…
- 10 Apr 2020
COVID-19: MeCAM Urges Parents to Keep Children Indoors
The Media Centre Against Child Malnutrition (MeCAM Nigeria) has urged parents and guardians to desist from any action capable of endangering their family members at this time of battle to curb…
- 5 Jun 2020
Over 14,000 Students Enrolled to NITDA Academy Even With COVID-19 Pandemic – Says Inuwa Abdullahi
In the wake of Coronavirus pandemic and its socio-economic impact globally, over 14,000 active students are learning from 47 different courses cut across emerging technologies such as cloud…
- 5 Oct 2020
UK Firm Urges African Businesses to Move Beyond Coping with COVID-19
TEXEM UK, an international consulting outfit, has called on business and public sector executives and leaders of organisations from Nigeria and other African countries to look for ways of surviving…
- 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…
- 12 May 2020
DBN Urges MSMEs to Reinvent Business Model for Sustainability
In the light of prevalent economic realities of COVID-19 on businesses across the globe, Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has advised Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the country to…
- 14 Oct 2020
Information Technology Pivotal for Achieving Digital Nigeria– DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that Information technology is connecting billions of people by providing them…
- 19 Aug 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Receives Distinguished Award from ATCON
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has received a Distinguished Award from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).…
- 16 May 2021
Polaris Bank Unwraps New Digital Bank
With the rising opportunities in the e-payment systems accelerated by the COVID-19 era sweeping across the world, there are indications that Polaris Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading retail franchise,…