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- 23 Feb 2013
Galaxy Backbone’s i-Gov.net Integrates Government, Citizens
Galaxy Backbone Plc, the integrated information communication technology company for federal government, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), has reiterated its determination to support the…
- 25 Jan 2010
Galaxy Backbone to Provide Internet Connectivity at Schools in Anambra State
Galaxy Backbone Plc, the leading public sector ICT Infrastructure Company has signed a contract agreement with the Anambra State Government to provide Internet connectivity with video…
- 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…
- 24 May 2010
Galaxy Backbone Powers Connectivity to 104 Unity Schools
Galaxy Backbone Plc is providing connectivity solutions to enable data acquisition in 104 unity schools across Nigeria, aimed at providing cohesive data and tools for the analysis of information that…
- 8 Mar 2010
Galaxy Backbone Reaffirms Commitment to ICT Development in Nigeria
Galaxy Backbone Plc, leading public sector ICT Infrastructure and services company, has reaffirmed its commitment to creating a platform where pervasive Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…
- 2 Dec 2013
Galaxy Backbone, Microsoft Join Hands on Job Creation
Galaxy Backbone Plc, in collaboration with Microsoft Nigeria, devices and services giant, is set to create employment opportunities for young Nigerians through the Employable Skills Development…
- 29 Jun 2009
Galaxy Backbone Partners MTN on Internet Solutions
Galaxy Backbone has chosen Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) to provide reliable Internet service to its downstream customers. Galaxy Backbone is a public enterprise of the Federal Government…
- 3 Nov 2008
NCC Cedes Internet Facility at Federal Secretariat to Galaxy Backbone
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) last week in Abuja, ceded a multimillion naira Internet project installed at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, to Galaxy Backbone Plc, to manage and sustain…
- 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,…
- 31 Jul 2012
PTDF Partners Galaxy Backbone on ICT Centres
Galaxy Backbone has been selected as a partner by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for provision of connectivity to ICT Centres in educational institutions across…
- 6 Apr 2009
Galaxy Backbone Empowers Over 200 Engineers, Others under NICEP
Over 200 Nigerian Engineers and Technicians have been empowered with the latest knowledge in installation and maintenance of Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology by Galaxy Backbone Plc as…
- 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…
- 25 May 2009
SGF lead speakers at Galaxy Backbone Stakeholders’ Forum
Alhaji Madmud Yayale Ahmed, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation is to deliver a keynote address at the 3rd Public Sector ICT Infrastructure Forum organized by Galaxy Backbone Plc in…
- 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 Aug 2014
FG Appoints Kazaure as New MD/CEO of Galaxy Backbone
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Yusuf Kazaure as managing director and chief executive officer of Galaxy Backbone Ltd. He takes over from Gerald Ilukwe, the pioneer…
- 2 Dec 2015
Kazaure, Galaxy Backbone Boss Bags NCS Honorary Fellowship
Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO of Galaxy Backbone Ltd has been conferred with an honorary fellowship of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). The conferment ceremony took place last Friday at the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 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),…
- 16 Jun 2008
Davis, Huawei Boss Commends Galaxy Backbone’s Centre
Mr. Leon Davis, managing director, Huawei Nigeria has commended Galaxy Backbone Plc, a public enterprise of the federal government for its ability to effectively manage its world-class Data Centre…
- 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…
- 6 Dec 2022
ALTON, GALAXY, IXPN Drum Support @2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
The trio of Galaxy Backbone Plc, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have drummed up support for the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste…
- 20 Oct 2019
FG Orders Telcos to Slash Data Prices, Says Tariff too High
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to compel telecommunications service providers to reduce the prices of data being offered…
- 14 May 2012
ICT: Big Holes in Orosanye’s Report
What the federal government opt to do with the now sensational Steve Orosanye’s report will underscore the seriousness of this government. That report on the rationalization of the public service is…
- 5 Oct 2009
Fulfilling Social Contract with Nicep
Most government owned businesses are virtually bankrupt and hopelessly incompetent, apologies to the 'business' management tactics of sleek 'businessmen' politicians”. Because of the…
- 16 Aug 2016
Cashless: CBN, NIBSS, GB, Others for E-PPAN’s eGovt Summit
The E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has unveiled a rich catalogue of high-profile speakers comprising top government and private sector executives expected at this year’s edition…
- 14 Jul 2008
ICT Projects: FG Moves to Check Duplication of Expenditure
Federal government has announced that henceforth, all planned expenditure on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) projects across the public sector by Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
- 17 Nov 2008
FG Spends $95M on Massive Rural Connectivity
The federal government is spending some $95 million in a revolutionary initiative aimed at connecting the rural and underserved communities across all federal constituencies in the country to the…
- 6 Feb 2012
FG Bans Use of Yahoomail, hotmail for Official Business
After what appears a long wavering, the federal government has dusted its project to migrate all its ministries, departments and agencies as well as civil servants to the .ng domain based websites…
- 5 Oct 2009
FG to Ban Yahoomail, Hotmail, Other Free emails, Creates 10,000 New .ng emails
Federal civil servants will soon be banned from using free email accounts like Yahoomail, hotmail in a fresh security ethos designed to permeate through all tiers of government and its agencies and…