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- 29 Sept 2008
Galaxy Backbone Gives Access to 12 Million Nigerians
Gerald Ilukwe, director-general of Galaxy Backbone Plc, has disclosed that the company would grant over 12 million Nigerians in the rural and underserved communities in the country, digital access…
- 29 Jul 2021
NITDA to Use Cloud Computing Policy to Support Galaxy Backbone
NITDA to Use Cloud Computing Policy to Support Galaxy Backbone National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has promised to influence the implementation of the Nigeria Cloud Computing…
- 10 Aug 2010
Galaxy Backbone Completes NIMC ICT Infrastructure Project
Galaxy Backbone has completed and delivered the first phase of a nationwide national identity management ICT infrastructure network. Speaking during the commissioning tour of National Identity…
- 20 Feb 2025
Reps Summon Galaxy Backbone over Alleged Financial, Contract Breaches
Galaxy Backbone, Nigeria’s information technology and shared service provider, has been given 72 hours to appear before the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) due to multiple…
- 21 Jun 2026
Galaxy Backbone @ 20, Unveils New Identity
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) has unveiled a new corporate identity, signalling what the organisation described as a new phase of growth and readiness to support the future of digital governance in Nigeria.…
- 14 Jul 2017
Galaxy Backbone Re-Iterates Commitment To ICT Service Delivery Across Agencies
Executive management of Galaxy Backbone led by the Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO, recently played hosts to the leadership of the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 24 Nov 2008
Galaxy Backbone, OSGF Hold 2nd Public Sector ICT Infrastructure Forum
Galaxy Backbone Plc in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) is organizing the second Public Sector ICT Infrastructure Forum for Directors overseeing…
- 4 Sept 2014
NAMA Urges Galaxy Backbone on Efficient Telecoms Service
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has urged management of Galaxy Backbone Plc to ensure efficient telecommunications service delivery at the nation’s airports. Mr Ibrahim Abdulsalam,…
- 5 Nov 2025
Galaxy Backbone Hosts NBMA DG for Strategic Collaboration Visit
Professor Ibrahim A. Adeyanju, managing director/chief executive officer, Galaxy Backbone (GBB) on Wednesday, 5th November 2025, received Dr. Bello Bawa Bwari, director-general, National Biosafety…
- 3 May 2026
NITDA Partners Galaxy Backbone to Deliver Subsidised Cloud Services to Startups
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), has entered into a strategic partnership with Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) to…
- 30 Nov 2009
Galaxy Backbone, NPHCDA Pen Deal on Internet Access
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the Galaxy Backbone PLC, an ICT infrastructure development company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the provision of…
- 31 Oct 2022
NCC, Zoho, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone, others for AfriTECH 2.0
Stakeholders will gather in Lagos, Nigeria, on 09 November 2022 for another edition of Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) sponsored by Zoho Corporation, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone…
- 22 Oct 2019
NCC, Galaxy Backbone, i-naira Support #MoDiTECH2019
Mobile and Disruptive Technology Forum (#MoDiTECH2019) will hold coming Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Lagos under the theme: Power of Digital Services. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 7 Dec 2022
Stakeholders Urge INEC to Partner NCC, Galaxy Backbone, Others to Improve Broadband Connectivity in Remote Areas
Stakeholders in information and communications technology have urged Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to work closely with the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Galaxy Backbone,…
- 16 Aug 2016
NITDA, Galaxy Backbone, Others Participating At 2016 Nigeria Digital Confab
The 2016 Digital Innovation Conference, scheduled to hold in Kano State, had attracted the attention of a good number of government agencies, such as the National Information Technology Development…
- 9 Sept 2015
Kazaure, Galaxy Backbone Boss, Others to Speak @ Innovation Dinner Nigeria
Senior technology executives will convene at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria for the next Innovation Dinner, which will be held on the 16th of September 2015 – with the theme Transform to…
- 8 Mar 2023
How FG Blocked Over 200 Cyberattacks During General Election
Muhammad Abubakar, managing director of Galaxy Backbone (GBB), says the federal government blocked over 200 cyberattacks during the presidential and national assembly elections, according to a report…
- 7 Jul 2017
Pantami Shocked over Non Utilization of Internet Service Point
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the director general, National Information Technology Development Agency,(NITDA) has said that the need for the utilization of the Nigerian Internet Service Point for…
- 30 Mar 2009
Eze, DG of BPP Commends Galaxy
Galaxy Backbone, a wholly independent company with the primary mandate of setting up and operating a unified Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure platform has been commended…
- 28 Jul 2021
Cloud Computing: Important in Fostering Digital Economy Growth – DG NITDA
Cloud Computing has been referred as the essential way of delivering services especially in database, networking, artificial intelligence and analytics over the internet, to offer faster innovations,…
- 30 Jun 2021
NITDA Unveils Nigerian National Public Key Infrastructure
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has begun the process of harnessing the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) which is aimed at promoting e-Government and digital…
- 15 Oct 2012
Nigeria Gets Committee on Unifying Demographic Database
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Committee to midwife the streamlining of a centralised demographic database for the country. Namadi Sambo, the Vice President while inaugurating the Committee…
- 10 Sept 2012
Digital Jewels Aid Three ISO/IEC 27001, Local Firms Move Slowly
Only a handful of Nigerian firms have secured the prestigious ISO/IEC 27001:2005 indicating that most companies and organizations in the country are yet to bring their processes at par with global…
- 8 Jun 2009
SGF, Governors Okay Nicep as Knowledge Economy Platform
Galaxy Backbone Plc has been commended for its commitment to driving national development through the provision of ICT infrastructure and services to rural and underserved communities that would lead…
- 1 Sept 2017
Indo-Africa ICT Expo & Summit to Explore Africa’s ICT Future
As new technologies and innovations emerge and become ubiquitous and demanding, African communications ministers led by Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s Communications Minister, and Mrs. Ursula…
- 9 Aug 2021
NITDA DG Extols Benefits of Web in Driving Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the web is the backbone of the digital economy. As it serves as a pathway to…
- 18 Feb 2022
FG Officially Hands over 5G Spectrum Allocation to NCC
Federal government has officially handed over the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation (5G) deployment in the country to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is coming barely a week…
- 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…
- 11 Oct 2020
NITRA Innovative Forum 2020: ATCON, GBB, NITDA, Spire Join Innovation Train
All is set for the 2020 edition of the annual Innovative Forum being organized by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA). This year’s edition, which will hold as a…
- 4 Feb 2021
Finance Act 2020: NCC, Sister Agencies to Strengthen Collaboration with FIRS
An inter-agency committee set, up by Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to discuss areas of collaboration between the agencies of the Federal Ministry of…