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- 11 Nov 2020
Pantami, Dr Omobola Johnson, Aboyeji, Others to Speak at MTN’s Scholarships Event
Dr Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, will join Dr Omobola Johnson, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and other seasoned professionals at MTN Foundation’s scholarships event on…
- 9 Feb 2017
Gov. Ambode Includes Omobola Johnson in 12-Member Advisory Committee
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor has selected Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology under fomrer President Goodluck Jonathan as one of the…
- 15 Dec 2017
Omobola Johnson Seeks Equal Opportunities for Career Women
Omobola Johnson, former Minister of Communications Technology and Chairperson, Alliance for Affordable Internet, has called for equal opportunities within the work force. She made this known at the…
- 6 Jul 2018
Omobola Johnson among New Speakers as GSMA Announce Date for 2018 Mobile 360 Series Conference
The GSMA on Thursday announced additional speakers participating in the Mobile 360 - Africa conference, which will take place 17-19 July 2018 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda. …
- 31 Aug 2015
A4AI Names Johnson, Former CommTech Minster New Chair
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has announced that Dr. Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology of Nigeria, has joined A4AI as its Honorary Chairperson.…
- 3 Sept 2018
Johnson, Ex ICT Minister Joins World Wide Web Foundation Board
Dr Omobola Johnson, former minister of Communication Technology, has been appointed as the newest member of the World Wide Web Foundation Board of Directors. Web Foundation is working for a…
- 18 Apr 2015
Johnson Commends NiRA, Registrars on .ng Domain Name Impacts
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has commended the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and the Registrars for their resolves to exploit the uniqueness of the .ng…
- 8 May 2015
Keri, Emuophedaro Advocate for More Female ICT Professionals in Sector
Yemi Keri, managing director, Edo State ICT Agency and Ufuoma Emuophedaro, editor-in-chief and convener, Girls in ICT (Nigeria), joined Dr. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology and…
- 5 May 2015
Johnson, Others Seek More Women, Girls in ICT Sector
Dr. (Mrs.) Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology and other guests at eBusiness Life Girls in ICT Day 2015 unanimously called for the removal of barriers before women and girls…
- 6 Aug 2014
Minister, Juwah, Others Endorse ICT Media Centenary Award
Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications Technology and Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have described the ICT Centenary Award…
- 9 Nov 2014
FG Connects 111 Communities to Telephony Services at Igbo Olodumare
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has commissioned one of the several Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) deployed across the South West region by Odu’atel through subsidies…
- 23 Dec 2014
Johnson, CommTech Minister, Others Visit Etisalat @ ITU World 2014
Dr. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology at the recently concluded ITU world conference in Doha visited the Etisalat Stand shortly after Speaking during the official opening of the…
- 30 Jan 2015
Johnson @ Stakeholders Forum, Lays out Plans to Privatise NIGCOMSAT
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has said that the ICT industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the last three and a half years and revealed plans to privatise Nigerian…
- 24 Mar 2015
Nebo, Johnson Back Omatek Moves to Cut Nigeria’s Power Consumption By 85%
Professor Chindu Nebo, minister of Power and his counterpart in the Ministry of Communication Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson, on Monday described as iconic, the moves by Nigeria’s integrated…
- 25 May 2019
Omobola Seeks for Digital Revolution and End to Arbitrary Charges
Dr. Omobola Johnson, Former, Minister of Communications Technology has urged the Federal Government to put in place robust digital revolution framework to sustain the gains of the telecom revolution…
- 17 Nov 2015
Johnson to Join Affordable Internet Coalition Meeting in Lagos
Omobola Johnson, former minister of Communication Technology, will open a meeting of stakeholders working to increase access to affordable Internet in Nigeria. The Alliance for Affordable…
- 10 Jun 2014
Johnson, Juwah Commend DigitalSENSE Africa on IG4D, IPv6 2014
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, and Dr. Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have commended the management of…
- 11 Mar 2015
ISPON Honours Johnson, Minister of ComTech for Excellence
Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has presented an Award of Excellence to Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, in recognition of her role in initiating…
- 9 Aug 2014
FG to Cut Taxes for Telcos
Federal Government is planning to reduce taxes on telecommunications infrastructure to encourage firms to spend more on their networks, Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications…
- 24 Oct 2014
ICT Helped Contain Ebola Virus in Nigeria — Minister
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, said on Thursday that Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) were instrumental to the containment of Ebola Virus in Nigeria.…
- 29 Apr 2019
Experts Reiterate Call for Indigenous Software Development
Experts and policy makers in the software sector have called for the country to engage its teeming youth population in IT related field, particularly the software sector so as to create sustainable…
- 6 Mar 2015
Meet Select Top Nigerian Women In Technology Space
Celebrated on March 8th around the world, International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the giant strides attained by women in their various fields of life. Women are often…
- 23 Mar 2014
FG Prioritises ‘Broadband Nigeria’-Johnson
Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, said that the federal government prioritises broadband infrastructural development because it’s aware of the fact that high level of broadband…
- 15 Jul 2014
CWG Leads Consortium to Deliver NgREN
Dr. Jonathan Ebele Goodluck, President of Nigeria, recently commissioned the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), the first of its kind in West and Central Africa, built by a consortium…
- 19 Mar 2012
A Flawed Policy Draft, an Optimistic Johnson
By now Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of communication technology would have realized that the Nigerian ICT terrain is trodden with several booby-traps and uncertainty; such as can make a lily…
- 22 Sept 2014
NCCT Urges NIPOST to Leverage PAV for Services
The National Council on Communication Technology (NCCT) urged the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to leverage on existing Public Access Venues (PAV) infrastructure around the country to deploy its…
- 13 Nov 2020
MTN Foundation Awards Scholarships to 360 Young Nigerians
MTN Foundation has awarded scholarships to 360 university students at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, in Lagos. The scholarships were awarded under the MTNF scholarship schemes made up of the MTNF…
- 22 Apr 2013
Johnson, ICT Minister Launches iDEA
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology at the weekend launched the National ICT Incubation Programme tagged Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator…
- 21 May 2014
Johnson to Declare Open NIGF
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, has confirmed participation at the forthcoming third Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) to be hosted at MUSON Centre, Onikan Lagos.…
- 25 Nov 2015
A4AI Seeks Removal of Barrier to Broadband Access, Affordability
Information Technology Industry stakeholders at the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in Lagos, on Tuesday, were unanimous in their views that deliberate efforts must be made to…