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- 11 May 2017
MainOne Discusses Economic Recovery, Growth Plan at 2017 IOD Fellows’ Luncheon
The prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria recently hosted at its annual Fellows’ Luncheon themed “2017 Budget Implementation and Challenges” with ‎Funke Opeke, CEO MainOne,…
- 15 Mar 2017
IIM Annual Lecture to Address Economic Recovery & Growth In Nigeria
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) has announced plans to engage various stakeholders, as the Institute seek to provide support for the successful implementation of the national economic…
- 10 Mar 2017
ERGP 2017- 2020: How FG Can Achieve 7% Economic Growth- Otunuga
Following the unveiling, on Tuesday, the much expected Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020, Lukman Otunuga, research analyst at FXTM has admonished the Government on critical measures…
- 6 Mar 2017
FG Switches to Science, Technology & Innovation for Economic Recovery
The Nigerian Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) will be driven by Science, Technology and Innovation, with the youths being targeted to deliver the Plan success, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma,…
- 10 Feb 2021
Regulating Local Content is Transforming Nigeria’s Economy - DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that regulating indigenous content development and adoption is one of the…
- 5 Apr 2018
NITDA Trains 100 Women in ICT
As part of its continuous efforts aimed at supporting the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Information Technology Development…
- 19 May 2017
FG Urges Islamic Bank to Support Implementation of ERGP
The Federal Government has appealed to the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to help fund the current administration’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). Of particular interest in this regard,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 May 2018
Shittu Advocates Synergy Among ICT Institutions
Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, has advocated the need to strengthen the weak framework in the ICT sector in order to foster synergy among existing ICT institutions. Shittu spoke…
- 24 Oct 2018
FG Reaffirms Commitment to Driving Productivity with Technology & Innovation
The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to use Science, Technology and Innovation to drive productivity in all sectors of Nigerian economy. Mr Bitrus Bako, Permanent Secretary, Federal…
- 8 Dec 2021
Danbatta Assures of Pervasive Broadband Penetration in all 774 LGAs in Nigeria
There is a holistic, strategic plan being conscientiously implemented to address the infrastructure deficit in the telecommunications sector with the objective to bridge the digital divide which had…
- 8 Apr 2019
NDIC Saves 6,000 Jobs in Defunct Skye Bank
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said the corporation was able to save 6,000 workers from being dismissed from defunct Skye bank (now Polaris) as a result of poor handling of the…
- 2 Feb 2020
Pantami @ FUT Minna 29th Convocation Lecture, Calls for Utilisation of Public, Private Data
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister for Communications and Digital Economy, is the distinguished Nigerian invited to deliver the 29th Convocation Lecture of the Federal University of Technology,…
- 26 Jul 2018
Shittu Pledges Nigeria’s Commitment to Digital Economy
Dr Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications has said that Federal government is committed to support the growth of digital economy in the country. He gave this assurance at the…
- 16 May 2018
NITDA Fosters Digital Inclusion through Specialized ICT Training for Persons Living With Disabilities
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has commenced a specialized ICT Training for Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs), as part of its mandate to develop and regulate…
- 14 Dec 2019
NITDA Commences ICT Training for South West Women
In pursuit of renewed thrust for leveraging the Digital Economy for National Economic Development, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced the South West Zonal…
- 27 Mar 2018
NITDA Awards 92 Postgraduate Scholarships for 2017/2018 Year
As part of its mandate of developing and regulating the Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has awarded 92 scholarships for…
- 2 Mar 2019
Victory hands Buhari second chance to lead Nigeria
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst. The people of Nigeria have decided to grant President Muhammadu Buhari another chance to restore and stabilize the economy. Although there was a combination…
- 16 Dec 2017
FG Plans N180bn Investment on National Science, Technology Roadmap
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, has said that the Federal Government is committed to investing N180 billion to ensure successful implementation of the National Science,…
- 19 Mar 2019
Stakeholders Reiterate Need For Development of Local Content in the Financial Sector
Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have reiterated the need for the use of Nigerian software in the financial sector. They made this call at the ongoing…
- 19 Aug 2021
Kashifu Inuwa’s Extraordinary Two Years As DG NITDA
By Mubarak Umar Two years have gone, and it was just like yesterday, President Muhammadu, GCFR, approved the appointment of Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
- 19 Sept 2018
FEC Approves Implementation of Strategic Roadmap for Digital Identity Ecosystem
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the immediate commencement of the implementation of a strategic roadmap for a new Digital Identity Ecosystem in Nigeria. FEC at its meeting, held on…
- 2 Jul 2019
FG Launches New Tax ID, Widens Dragnet
Federal Government has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria InterBank Settlement System (NIBBS), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), to cooperate with the Joint Tax…
- 9 Feb 2019
Pension Fund Assets Hit N8.6trn – Dahir-Umar
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says total pension fund assets have grown to N8.63 trillion as at December 2018. Ms Aisha Dahir-Umar, its Acting Director-General, disclosed this at the…
- 22 Sept 2017
EU–Nigeria Forum to Explore Investment Opportunities in ICT, Agribusiness
The European Union-Nigeria Business Forum will expose attendees to investment opportunities in the information and communication technology (ICT) and agricultural sectors in Nigeria. During a press…
- 21 Aug 2022
Kashifu Inuwa: Three Years of Changing the Fate of IT in Nigeria
By Mubarak Umar Three years? Yes, three years as the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and it is heartwarming to note that growing corps of…
- 25 Nov 2019
Minister Respond to ALTON’s Call, Seeks Customs ‘Concession’ on Fuel Ban at Border Areas
In response to Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) letter seeking his intervention over Nigerian Customs Service ban on fuel supply to border areas which is…
- 20 Aug 2020
Stanbic IBTC Partners United Nations on Women Empowerment
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has disclosed that it recently partnered the United Nations on an initiative to provide seed funding for women across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the Federal…
- 12 Jun 2020
Op-ed: NCC: Giving Digital Boost to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Next Level Agenda
On June 12, Nigeria will be celebrating “Democracy Day” and Twenty-one (21) years of uninterrupted democratic rule. And the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) riding on its mandate to connect…