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- 12 May 2019
Report Says 17 Nigerian States Bankrupt
Economic Confidential on Sunday released its Annual States Viability Index (ASVI) report. It showed that 17 States are insolvent as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2018 were far…
- 28 Aug 2025
NITDA Says AI Key to Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Economy Target
Dr. Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that embracing artificial intelligence (AI) is central to achieving Nigeria’s $1 trillion…
- 17 Apr 2018
Senate Crackdown on Buhari’s Minister Ahead of 2019 Elections
The senate has begun a major onslaught on president Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers ahead of the 2019 general elections in a series of summons, the latest on the list are: Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, minister of…
- 10 Dec 2023
NITDA Defends N225m Investment on AI Research
Dr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that the rationale behind the release of 225 million naira by the Federal Government…
- 15 Aug 2021
Start-Ups in Nigeria can Generate $3Bn Annually- NITDA DG
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general of the Nigeria Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that Nigerian IT start-up environment is capable of generating $3 billion…
- 18 Feb 2019
SIM Swap Fraud Threatens Mobile Money Plan
The rising incidence of Subscribers Identification Module swap fraud in the country has become a major concern for stakeholders in the financial and telecommunication industry. Telecoms…
- 18 Sept 2016
Plagarism: Buhari’s Speech Writer Earns N1.9m
The plagiarism scandal dogging President Muhammadu Buhari for copying parts of US President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech in his recent “Change Begins With Me” speech took another dimension…
- 13 Dec 2022
ALDAPCON Calls for Data Protection Legislation
The Association of Licensed Data Protection Organisations of Nigeria (ALDAPCON) has advocated the need for the principal data protection legislation law to be put in place as the country pursues its…
- 5 Oct 2023
Danbatta Extols Role of Data Centres in a Digital Economy
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has identified Data Centre services as critical in a digitalized economy. He stated this in his keynote speech…
- 29 Sept 2025
SGCG Worries over Data Hoarding in Geoscience Sector in Nigeria
Society of Geophysicists and Computational Geoscientists (SGCG) has warned that data hoarding in Nigeria’s geoscience sector is stifling research, discouraging innovation, and preventing young…
- 29 Sept 2022
GSMA, IBM and Vodafone Establish Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce
The GSMA yesterday announced the formation of the GSMA Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce, with IBM and Vodafone as initial members, to help define policy, regulation and operator business…
- 29 Jun 2015
Diplomatic Council Appoints New IT Leadership Team
The Diplomatic Council (DC), United Nations (UN) registered global Think Tank has appointed two new leaders for the chair positions of its DC Global IT Forum. The top managers Gabriele Viebach and…
- 20 Dec 2021
NCC Sets New Mobile International Termination Rate for Voice Services @ $0.045
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has determined the new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for terminating international calls on…
- 14 Aug 2025
CBN Releases Bank Customers’ Bill of Rights, Obligations
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released Bank Customers’ Bill of Rights and obligations to the public giving customers the right to be informed, right to choose, right to safety, right to privacy…
- 21 Jun 2018
NCC Slashes Mobile Voice Termination Rate by 20%
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a 20% reduction to the cost of national roaming which will mean subscribers will pay less for inter-network calls. The rate for national…
- 5 Feb 2018
Egmont May Expel NFIU, Blacklist Nigerian Credit Cards
Nigerians may no longer be able to carry out international transactions as Egmont Group is considering expelling the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) because of governance issues. …
- 27 Jul 2015
IIM-Africa Links Economic Recovery to Reliable Data, Information Management
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) has declared its plans to bring to the front-burner the need for information management as a tool for economic recovery and business integrity in Nigeria…
- 13 May 2024
Firm Identifies Significant Security Risks in Widely used Cinterion Modems
Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers have detected critical vulnerabilities in Cinterion cellular modems. The discovery showcases flaws that allow a remote unauthorised attacker to execute arbitrary code,…
- 28 Nov 2023
Banks Call for Special Court to Deal with Financial Crimes
Dr Ken Opara, president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has said that there was a need for the creation of a specialised court to exclusively deal with commercial and financial…
- 19 Jul 2017
FG Launches Contract Disclosure Website
Federal government said it is initiating a contract disclosure website to improve transparency and accountability in contracts entered into by public and private enterprises in the country. Mr Chidi…
- 22 Jul 2022
Enterprise Content Management will Save FG N4.5b Annually – DG NITDA
To accelerate the digitisation and the delivery of content services platforms in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in achieving a digital Nigeria, Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National…
- 28 Jul 2022
Kashifu Inuwa says Enterprise Content Management will Save FG N4.5B Annually
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has said that the implementation of enterprise content management (ECM) can save Nigeria N4.5Billion…
- 23 Jan 2017
Only Informed, Prepared Will Survive Cyberattacks with Less Losses- Deloitte
Transitioning from 2016 to 2017, the journey of attaining a secure cyber ecosystem is a long but optimistic one as cyberattacks would continue to grow and only the informed and prepared would survive…
- 10 Sept 2020
NDPR will Change Nigeria’s Digital Economic Aspirations- NITDA DG
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the recently released Nigerian Data Protection Regulations (NDPR) will change the digital economic aspirations of Nigeria.…
- 18 May 2020
COVID-19 Response: Mastercard to Connect 1Bn People, 50m Small Businesses, 25 Million Women Entrepreneurs to the Digital Economy by 2025
The health and economic consequences of COVID-19 have highlighted the critical need to support vulnerable populations, many of whom are disproportionately impacted. In this time of global crisis,…
- 21 Dec 2009
Danger Lurks as Cyber Terrorists Threaten Nigeria
Nigeria is at risk of cyber terrorism and needs urgent framework including laws to stave off premeditated, politically motivated attacks against government, institutions, information and computer…
- 20 Dec 2021
Agbakoba Waxes Worriedly over Illegal Satellites in Nigerian Space
Dr Olisa Agbakoba, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has warned of the dangers posed by a number of satellites in Nigerian space that operating illegally. A satellite is basically a self-contained…
- 29 Oct 2021
NCC Holds Valedictory Forum for Exemplary, Retiring Staff, Osmund Omulu
Members of staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) converged in the Conference Room of the Commission’s Head Office recently, to honour Osmund Omulu, a staff of the Commission, who is…
- 4 Nov 2014
Fraudsters Steal N5Bn from Govt Account in 3 Minutes
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating a case of electronic fraud involving an unnamed state government in Nigeria which reportedly lost over N5 billion in three…
- 22 Apr 2019
EFCC Probes 13 Firms, Others for Fraudulent Capital Market Activities
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing 13 firms and 45 persons for allegedly engaging in fraudulent activities in the capital market. The investigation is part of collaboration…