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- 8 Jun 2026
NCC Appoints Princess Emiko to Lead Digital Bridge Institute Transformation Drive
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has appointed Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the governing board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), a move that…
- 6 Oct 2018
NCC Inaugurates New Governing Board of DBI
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has inaugurated its governing board on Friday 5th October 2018. Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye who delivered the Keynote address on behalf of the Minister of…
- 3 Jul 2025
DBI, Miva Open University Partner to Advance Digital Innovation, Education
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) and Miva Open University, Abuja, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote digital technology and academic excellence in computer science and…
- 20 May 2025
DBI Clocks 21, to Train 5m Workers
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), the training arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it plans to train not less than five million workers in two years. Mr David Daser,…
- 20 Feb 2014
NCC Sponsors 5,135 ICT Administrators’ Training, 139 Tertiary Institutions in DBI
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in pursuance of relevant sub-sections of its mandate, sponsored and monitored a train-the-trainer programme organised by the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI)…
- 4 Mar 2025
FG Launches Global Certification Programme @ DBI
Federal government has launched the Digital Bridge Institute DBI global certificate licensing programme. The launch which took place at the DBI Lagos Campus, South west Nigeria on Tuesday, is seen as…
- 27 Jan 2025
DBI Partners US based SBTS Group to Equip Nigerian Youth with Digital Skills
In a move to create thousands of job opportunities within and outside Nigeria, the Digital Bridge Institute has entered into a transformative partnership with a United States based SBTS Group LLC to…
- 2 Apr 2025
FG Trains 49 Persons with Disabilities in IT Skills
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), has trained and graduated 49 persons with disabilities (PWDs) from a nine-month IT programme aimed at bridging Nigeria’s digital divide. The graduates, comprising 24…
- 19 Sept 2016
DBI Kano Gets Technical Board’s Nod to Run as Innovation Enterprise School
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Kano has got approval to operate as an Innovation Enterprise Institution. This was conveyed to DBI by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)…
- 9 Feb 2025
DBI, US-Based Partner SBTS to Create 50,000 Jobs
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has partnered with US-based SBTS Group to create 50,000 immediate job opportunities and upskill over five million Nigerian youths by 2030. Mr. Daser David, president…
- 4 Sept 2018
DBI Boss Urges African Govts to Invest in ICT Skills for Economic Growth
Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, administrator, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has called on African governments to launch an aggressive intervention in the ICT sector by investing in digital skills to…
- 14 May 2018
DBI Boss Wants Government to Invest in ICT Skills
Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, administrator of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Nigeria’s foremost ICT capacity building institute, has canvassed more investment by governments at all levels in the…
- 26 Jul 2010
ICT Hold Key to Succesful 2011 Elections - Stakeholders
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), the capacity building arm of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and its counterpart abroad have called for the use of new media technology and…
- 23 Oct 2018
DBI to Train Over 2,000 Primary, Secondary School Teachers
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) is focusing on training over 2000 primary and secondary school teachers and administrators before year end. This is buoyed by the success recorded with the…
- 25 Jun 2012
Africa @ the Outskirts of Internet Development- Akwule
Prof. Raymond Akwule, president, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), has said that Africa and indeed Nigeria with little or no contributions to core Internet development are the outskirts of the…
- 5 Oct 2018
Huawei Donates N100m ICT Equipment to DBI to Build Capacity
Huawei, an ICT company, has donated N100million ICT equipment to the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) to boost capacity building. Speaking during the ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja, Dr Ike…
- 7 Feb 2019
DBI Chief Wants Major Investments in ICT Skills
Dr. Ike Adinde, administrator of Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), has called for significant investment in skills of the workforce to make them key drivers of the economy. Adinde made the…
- 9 Oct 2018
NCC Appoints Omo-Ettu Chairman of DBI
Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, chairman, board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has inaugurated the new board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in Abuja with Engineer Titi Omo-Ettu as…
- 15 Aug 2017
Reps Committee Alleges DBI Keeps N1.2Bn Secret Account, Calls For Audit
The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications has threatened to sanction Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, the director, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), for alleged violating the federal…
- 10 Jan 2023
NCC Opens Portal for Annual ICT Innovation Competition
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has invited Startups, Tech Hubs, Investors and the ICT ecosystem to the Commission’s Annual ICT Innovation Competition. A statement issued and signed by…
- 24 Jul 2017
ICT Can Curb N1.5tri Expended on Education Tourism– Shittu
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has said that recent commitment of the federal government to the development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) can drastically reduce the huge…
- 26 May 2025
SBTS Group CEO Evelyn Lewis Named Among Nigeria’s Top 50 Digital Economy Leaders for Youth-Focused Tech Initiatives
Evelyn A. Lewis , CEO of SBTS Group , has been named one of Nigeria’s “50 Most Valuable Personalities in the Digital Economy” by IT Edge News.Africa , recognizing his visionary leadership in digital…
- 15 Aug 2021
Digital Literacy Training: Danbatta Charges Nigerian Youths on Skills Application
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has charged the Nigerian youths, who participated in the nationwide digital literacy training…
- 10 Nov 2015
NCC Donates Four CBT Centres to JAMB
In order to augment facilities for smooth conduct of Computer Based Tests (CBT) by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has built and…
- 18 Oct 2023
New NCC Boss, Maida Commits to President Tinubu's Vision on Digital Economy
Dr. Aminu Maida, the new Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said he would align the Commission's regulatory focus to achieve the promises of President…
- 17 Oct 2019
NCC Planning Sensitisation for Nigerian Child on Safe Use of Internet - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the Commission is coming up with an awareness project which is aimed at sensitising the…
- 20 Apr 2010
Building Capacity to Sustain Telecom Growth
The telecom sector is presently undergoing speedy transformation on account of explosive growth and rapid infrastructure development. The liberalization of telecom sector along with increased…
- 28 Aug 2018
Danbatta, NCC Boss Calls for Policies to FastTrack Digital Growth
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on stakeholders in the telecommunication sector to put in place right polices to fast track digital…
- 16 May 2025
Governor Hyacinth Alia Named Among Nigeria’s Top 50 Digital Economy MVPs for 2025
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has been named among the "50 Most Valuable Personalities (50MVPs) in Nigeria’s Digital Economy 2025," a prestigious recognition celebrating…
- 5 Apr 2021
Digital Infrastructure and Literacy Key to Reaping Transformational Benefits of ICT – Prof Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational…