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- 21 Dec 2022
TestNigeria 1.0: Pantami says Quality Software Will Give Nigeria’s Digital Economy Competitive Edge
Effective software quality assurance in the Nigerian Digital Economy will greatly impact the digital economy's accelerated growth, says Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of…
- 7 Jul 2025
Nnamani, CEO Digital Realty Nigeria Bags Digital Economy Icon of the Year @ Digital Innovation Awards in Ghana
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, Managing Director of Digital Realty Nigeria, has been honoured as the Digital Economy Icon of the Year at the 2025 Digital Innovation Awards (DIA), held at the Labadi Beach…
- 12 Feb 2023
NCC Commits to Developing Digital Skills for Realization of Digital Economy
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to developing digital literacy skills required for the realization of full digital economy in Nigeria. Mrs. Freda Bruce-Bennett,…
- 16 Jun 2021
Pantami Bags NITRA’s Prestigious Digital Economy Driver Award
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has bagged the ‘Digital Economy Driver Award’ in recognition of his efforts in positioning Nigeria’s digital economy sector…
- 11 Dec 2022
Pantami Seeks Ministry of Digital Economy Across States
Professor Alli Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged state governments to create a ministry of digital economy in order to boost economic growth. Pantami stated…
- 16 Jun 2021
NDSF2021: Citizens Participation Enhances Digital Cooperation in Digital Economy says Uzor
Citizens’ participation in digital cooperation for enhanced multi-stakeholder governance in a digital economy, would engender public policy designs and inclusion of citizenry, according to chief…
- 10 Jul 2024
FG Targets N18.3Bn Digital Economy by 2026 with New eGovernance Bill - Tijani
Bosun Tijani, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the digital economy sector is projected to generate up to N18.3 billion by 2026 with the proposed Nigerian Digital Economy…
- 23 Oct 2019
FG Changes Ministry of Communications to Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Communications as Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Isa Pantami, Minister of…
- 28 Jan 2021
NIN Registration will Help Nigeria Curb Crime, Achieve Digital Economy – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has hinted that the ongoing registration of National Identity Number would help Nigeria to curb crime and criminalities as…
- 15 Oct 2020
FG Committed to Fast-track Nigeria’s Digital Economy – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-emphasized the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy…
- 13 Jan 2022
B2B E-commerce: Consolidating Nigeria’s Digital Economy Blueprint
The Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. In recent years, the government and other stakeholders have woken up to the possible contribution of the…
- 23 Jan 2023
Nigeria Rallies ICT Stakeholders in West Africa to Regional Digital Economy Conference
Policy makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from January 31 to 1st February for the Digital Economy Regional Conference to…
- 1 Feb 2021
Digital Economy Grows Faster Than Other Economies – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has said that Digital Economy is growing at bigger rate faster than the rest of the…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Taps Digima to Head New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the…
- 15 Oct 2020
FG to Fast-Track Nigeria’s Digital Economy as Danbatta Urges Operators to Settle Huge Interconnect Debt
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-emphasized the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy…
- 4 Aug 2020
Pantami Seeks Shift to Skill, not Certificate to Boost Digital Economy
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has advocated for shifting of focus from certificate to skills education for the actualisation of Nigeria’s digital economic drive. Dr…
- 28 Sept 2022
Digital Infrastructure: Critical for Growing Nigeria’s Digital Economy
In order to harness the global digital economy estimated at $11.5 trillion (which translates to about 16 percent of the global economy), the federal government has said Nigeria's digital economy will…
- 25 Oct 2020
Pantami, Industry Stakeholders Restate Commitment to Digital Economy
Dr lsa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and industry stakeholders have re-emphasized their unflinching commitment to support the drive by the Federal Government to…
- 6 Jan 2020
Group Says Hike in RoW charges will derail digital economy progress
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers (DEMS Volunteers’) has described as unpatriotic, unimaginable and counter-productive, the supposedly hike in the prices of the Right of Way (RoW) for…
- 30 Oct 2019
Digital Economy Will Make Nigeria Globally Competitive – NITDA DG
Kasheem Inuwa, Director General of the National Information and Technology Development Agency, NITDA says the digital economy when implemented will make Nigeria globally competitive. Inuwa made the…
- 22 Sept 2021
Digital Entrepreneurship Crucial to Sustainable Digital Economy — DG NITDA
Digital entrepreneurship has been described as a crucial element necessary in ensuring sustainable digital economy because through innovations in technology, people have been able to shop and sell…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Creates New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
In continuation of its renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally…
- 9 Sept 2021
Digital Media, Enabler of Digital Economy Development — DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has referred Digital Media as one of the key enablers of Digital Economy, according to…
- 5 Dec 2021
World Bank says Underdeveloped Broadband Infrastructure Hampering Nigeria’s Digital Economy
The World Bank says Nigeria’s digital economy plan is being continually hampered by an underdeveloped fixed broadband infrastructure. The global bank disclosed this in its ‘Nigeria Development…
- 27 May 2015
Smile Communications Says Nigeria Well-Positioned for Digital Economy
Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, the 4G LTE broadband provider of choice, has described the Nigeria’s digital economy as huge, and will impact virtually all segments of the economy. 'Digital…
- 1 Dec 2019
FG Launches National Digital Economy Policy
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the National Digital Economy Policy, initiated by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The unveiling was performed during the e-Nigeria…
- 18 Oct 2022
Imo Unveils Digital Economy Agenda
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has unveiled Imo Digital Economy Agenda (IDEA) 2022 – 2026 that is anchored on six strategic pillars aimed at highlighting his plan to ensure the digitalisation of…
- 28 Sept 2021
Danbatta, Others Extol Benefits of Data in Development of Digital Economy
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Office (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that real value can only be driven from data when…
- 17 Sept 2025
Krishnan Emerged Digital Economy Personality of the Year @ ADE Awards
Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive for West Africa at Africa Data Centres (ADC), has been named the Digital Economy Personality of the Year at the 10th Africa Digital Economy Awards. The…
- 6 Dec 2019
Minister Urges States, LGs to Implement FG’s Policy on Digital Economy
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged states and local governments to implement Federal Government’s policy and strategy aimed at developing a digital economy for…