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- 17 Jun 2020
ITREALMS Digital Rights Series: Abimbola Junaid Says Nigeria Needs Deliberate Policy to Skill-up Girl Child
Abimbola Junaid, a United Kingdom (UK)-based parliamentary aide and development actor has said that Nigeria needs deliberate policy to skill-up the girl-child in a digital era. Junaid made this known…
- 7 Jul 2026
PIN Engages 1,300 Stakeholders Across Africa to Advance Digital Rights, Inclusion
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a pan-African digital rights and inclusion organisation, says it has engaged more than 1,300 stakeholders across 11 African countries through a series of forums, training…
- 19 Nov 2025
Group Deepens Digital Rights Advocacy in Ghana Through Judicial Training and Policy Dialogue
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading pan-African non-profit organisation that advocates for digital rights and inclusion, is collaborating with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative…
- 14 Mar 2025
FG Seeks Stakeholders’ Collaboration to Bridge Digital Gap
The Federal Government has called for collaboration among stakeholders to bridge the digital divide in Nigeria, as it launches a series of flagship projects aimed at boosting digital inclusion.…
- 6 Jun 2023
NITDA Takes IT Policy Formulation Approach to London Blockchain Conference
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), showcased Nigeria’s Innovative IT Policy Formulation Approach at the just concluded London Blockchain Conference. NITDA led the…
- 28 Dec 2023
US, AfDB Partner to Boost Africa's Digital Transformation
The US Commercial Service and the African Development Bank have launched a new strategic partnership to promote digital transformation throughout Africa. This engagement, announced on the margins of…
- 3 Sept 2020
Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA): An Enabler of Digital Transformation in the Public Sector
By Mubarak Umar As Nigeria, through National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), under the supervision of Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy tends to prioritise the use of…
- 21 Oct 2020
Ecobank Applauded Over Its Innovative Digital Technology
Experts and industry stakeholders at the Ecobank forum have applauded the banks huge investment in innovative digital technology. With proper engagement, transparent exchange rate and a pan African…
- 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…
- 14 Jan 2022
Nigeria's Socio-economic Development Hinges on ICT Adoption, Utilisation - Danbatta
The adoption and utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is synonymous with empowerment, as it transforms processes efficiently acting as an enabler of effectiveness in…
- 26 May 2021
FG Reaffirms Commitment for Implementation of National eGovernment Master Plan
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR is very passionate about the implementation of National…
- 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…
- 3 Aug 2021
Heirs Insurance, Heirs Life Deliver on Promise to Help Customers Purchase Insurance in 5 Minutes
Digital insurance companies, Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA), have confirmed that customers are now able to purchase insurance policies from their websites,…
- 28 Aug 2022
How desirable is 5% Excise Duty on Telecom Services?
By Ibrahim Dan Halilu The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has thrown Nigeria into another controversy amidst plans to launch the 5G network, which is expected to…
- 19 May 2017
ICT Stakeholders List Ways to Creating Billion Dollar Firms in Nigeria
In a bid aimed at supporting the government and leaders in technology in their efforts at driving the change needed to be seen in the Nigerian technology industry, various key Stakeholders in the…
- 17 Jan 2021
Paradigm Initiative Opens Portal for DRIF21 Registration
Paradigm Initiative has announced the opening of registration for the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum, 2021 starting on Monday, January 18th to Thursday, February 18th, 2021. DRIF21 will run from…
- 20 Jun 2022
Meta Launches Digital Training for NGOs Across Anglophone West Africa
Meta has officially launched the Meta Non-profit training program, a digital capacity building program for 1,500 non-profit personnel across Anglophone West Africa. L-R: Oluseyi Oyebisi, Executive…
- 1 Aug 2024
NCC Partners NITRA On ICT Growth Conference 4.0
As the industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), prepares for its stakeholders engagement event, the fourth edition of the NITRA ICT GROWTH CONFERENCE,…
- 24 Mar 2022
NANS Gives MultiChoice 7-Day Ultimatum to Reduce Prices of GOtv, DStv Subscriptions
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone D (South West) has given a 7-day ultimatum to MultiChoice Nigeria Limited to reverse the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages or risk having all…
- 9 Jul 2015
Winners Emerged in ITU Telecom World 2015 Young Innovators Competition
ITU has announced the two winners of the second ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition challenge, the Conflict Challenge. They will take part in ITU Telecom World 2015, taking place 12-15…
- 5 Mar 2023
NISS Seeks Collaboration with NCC to Improve National Security
National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and…
- 2 Jun 2026
AVEVA Brings AI, Digital Twin Revolution to Nigeria’s Industrial Sector
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, will host the first edition of AVEVA Day Nigeria, on 11 June 2026 at the EKO Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. AVEVA Built around the theme, “Driving the…
- 19 Jul 2021
Forum Seeks End to $2.6bn Telecom Capital Flights
Business Metrics Nigeria, a business and tech-dedicated news platform is assembling IT experts across public and private sectors to fashion out ways to stem over $2.6bn spent by telecoms operators in…
- 27 Apr 2016
StarTimes Emerges Best Pay TV Operator at BoICT 2016
Africa’s frontline digital television platform, StarTimes continues its winning streak by clinching the Best Pay TV Operator in Nigeria award at the coveted Beacon of Information and Communication…
- 3 Nov 2021
ONSA Engages Telecom Stakeholders on Cybersecurity
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), engaged the stakeholders in the Telecommunication sector to discuss the implementation of Nigeria’s National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS)…
- 22 Sept 2025
InnovateAI Lagos 2026 to Champion Responsible AI Across Africa
AI in Nigeria, the nation’s leading force in artificial intelligence advocacy and development, today announced the third edition of its flagship annual conference, InnovateAI . The 2026 conference…
- 7 Nov 2018
FG to Punish Defaulters of EO3, IT Clearance Directives
President Muhammadu Buhari, has vowed to deal with defaulters of the Executive Order 003 (EO3) and has also directed the National Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA) to report any…
- 16 Mar 2022
FG Engages TikTok on Data Transparency & Online Safety
Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called for the need to entrench transparency, laws, and regulations in social media usage to ensure a safer digital space,…
- 19 Apr 2020
Nigeria Now A Fertile Ground For Startups To Thrive, Says NITDA Boss
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has described Nigeria as a fertile ground on which Startups could explore to thrive and…
- 25 Sept 2022
Blockchain, Cybersecurity Stakeholders Gather for Cyberchain Abuja 2022
Stakeholders in Blockchain technology as well as cybersecurity are preparing for Cyberchain Abuja 2022 holding on October 22, 2022. The conference, fourth in the series of Cyberchain national tour…