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- 16 Apr 2021
CBN Confirms Obaseki’s Claim that Federal Government Printed N60Bn
Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that the Federal Government printed money to augment March 2021 allocation to states. He argued, just as he did in January…
- 3 May 2021
FIRST LEGO League: 24 Unity Schools Qualify for National Robotics Championship
Twenty-four (24) teams drawn from the Federal Unity Colleges have qualified for the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) National Robotics Championship Competition 2021. Students pitching their works during the…
- 31 Oct 2018
Mojoy CEO Seeks Federal Government SME Support for Computer Village
The Federal Government has been asked to introduce an urgent Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) support programme for businesses in Computer Village, Nigeria's largest technology market cluster based…
- 15 Sept 2008
Federal Government to Initiate e-Visa
The Federal Government is to initiate the use of electronic visa (e-Visa) to check forgery and fraud, said Chukwurah Udeh, comptroller general of Immigration, while addressing newsmen at the…
- 14 Jul 2018
Galaxy Backbone Bags Award for Digital Innovation in Federal Government
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), an Industry-led stakeholder organization, recently concluded their annual .ng awards ceremony. Through the .ng Awards, NIRA seeks to recognize…
- 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…
- 13 Oct 2021
Nigeria Tax Spat Reignites Federalism Debate
A legal battle between the federal government and states over sales tax is fueling fierce debate about federalism in the country as politicians jockey for position before 2023 elections. The spat –-…
- News25 Aug 2026
Fake Agencies, Bloated Government - Why Nigeria Still Needs Oronsaye Report
Nigeria’s latest fake government agencies scandal has moved beyond an embarrassing case of impersonation. These absurd scenarios have exposed something far more disturbing, bringing to the fore the weaknesses in the country’s machinery of government.
- 9 Jul 2019
What to Expect at the 2019 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum
For the past seven years, The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has evolved into an inclusive Internet policy dialogue mechanism contributing to national development. In a bid to Shape…
- 4 Apr 2016
FG Entities to Spend N3.4Bn on Internet Connectivity
In the recently passed 2016 budget of the federal government of Nigeria by the National Assembly, over 892 federal government entities are to spend N3.424 billion on internet connectivity, Nigeria…
- 21 Mar 2016
Technology in Government Summit /Expo'16 In Line with ‘Change Agenda'- NITPCS
IT professionals in Government - Federal, State and Local Governments in Nigeria under the auspices of the Nigeria Information Technology Professionals in Civil and Public Service (NITPCS); an…
- 29 Aug 2026
MTN Pays N7 trillion in Taxes to Federal Government
MTN has disclosed that since Nigeria’s telecom revolution started, about 25 years now, it has paid over N7 trillion in taxes, underscoring not only its immense contribution to the country’s fiscal strength but also its role as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s economic development.
- 7 Jan 2026
NNPC’s $1.42bn, N5.57trn Debt Write-Off and Test of Nigeria’s Fiscal Governance
By Blaise Udunze When the Federal Government approved the write-off of about $1.42 billion and N5.57 trillion in legacy debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to the…
- 29 Sept 2020
FG Awards Cash Prizes Worth N16.5m to Winners 0f Nigeria @ 60 Challenge
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has awarded prizes worth N16.5million to nine Nigerians who emerged winners of the Nigeria @60…
- 14 Jul 2026
FG to Raise N1.2 Trillion via Fresh Bond Offer - DMO
Federal government has reopened three federal government of Nigeria (FGN) bond issues valued at N1.2 trillion for subscription as part of efforts to raise long-term funds from the domestic debt…
- 9 Mar 2016
Shittu Commends MTN Nigeria, Says Lingering Fine Issue Will End
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commended MTN Nigeria on its impressive contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) since its inception in 2004. Speaking during his working visit to the…
- 19 Jan 2023
UK Government Launches Climate Finance Accelerator Nigeria, Calls for Proposals
UK Government-funded CFA Nigeria has today, opened a call for proposals for the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Nigeria programme. CFA Nigeria is a climate finance country platform designed to…
- 5 Aug 2021
Korean Ambassador Applauds Pantami's Stellar Leadership in Fostering Digital Governance in Nigeria
The South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Kim Young – Chae has commended the supervisory leadership of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami),…
- 5 Sept 2026
Who exactly governs Nigeria: Abuja, Washington, or London?
There is a deeply uncomfortable question Nigeria must begin to ask itself. Does the country truly believe in its own sovereignty? Perhaps this might be Nigeria’s most uncomfortable question; it is also its most important.
- News29 Aug 2026
GITEX Nigeria to Host Government Leadership & AI Summit Next Week
Nigeria is cementing its position at the forefront of West Africa’s sovereign AI agenda, anchored by its National AI Strategy, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Framework, and Project BRIDGE.
- 23 Jun 2008
FRCN Calabar Ready for Commissioning Soon
Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross Rivers State Government have stepped arrangements for the commissioning of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Calabar, in the next quarter of…
- 15 Jun 2020
NITDA Cautions Nigerians on Fake Websites Pledging Federal Government Lockdown Funds
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has warned the general public, especially those in the cyber space, about the existence of fake websites trying to capitalize on the…
- 20 Mar 2018
FG Approves Cisco Networking Academy in Federal Unity Colleges
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Education has approved the Cisco Networking Academy Program as well as the establishment of 6 Internet of things (IoT) innovation…
- 1 Jan 2026
Galaxy Backbone Celebrates the Federal Government’s Paperless Civil Service Milestone
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) aligns with and celebrates the successful announcement by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation on the achievement of a Paperless Civil Service, a…
- 2 Sept 2014
NCS Commends Handling of Ebola, Calls for Continued Vigilance
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) commends the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Lagos State Government for their efforts and emergency response in containing the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
- 10 Aug 2022
FG Borrows N2.45Trillion from CBN by Ways and Means Advances
Federal government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Ways and Means Advances rose from N17.46tn in December 2021 to N19.91tn in June 2022. The Punch quoted data from…
- 21 Nov 2021
Cameroun Seeks to Model Nigeria’s E-Government Success Story
A delegation from the Ministry of Public Service &Administration Reforms in Cameroun recently visited Nigeria to inspect the depth of the E-government implementation in Nigeria developed and…
- 14 Sept 2015
Babachir Lists Buhari’s Expectations from ICT Professionals
Federal government has disclosed her readiness to partner the ICT sector in building applications to tackle multifaceted challenges facing the economy. Engineer Babachir Lawal, secretary to the…
- 29 Mar 2026
Nigeria Advances Digital Governance as NITDA takes over NGEA Portal
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has formally taken over the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) Portal, in a major step toward unifying and modernising the…
- 7 Sept 2022
Pantami Leads Industry Leaders to 2022 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum
For many Nigerians, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the importance of the Internet and digital technologies as a critical part of daily living hence, the necessity to deliberate on…