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- 20 Aug 2013
UN Lights-Up ISPON National Software Conference
Professor Emeritus Tapio Varis, United Nations (UN) chair on e-Learning has accepted to deliver the keynote at the 2013 National Software Conference and Competition organized by the Institute of…
- 7 Apr 2018
ISPON Commits to National Software Strategy, to Honour Ekuwem
Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), has restated the institute's commitment to developing a national software strategy for Nigeria, due to the importance of software innovation.…
- 8 Nov 2013
Ispon Seeks Establishment of National Software Board
Chris Uwaje, president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon) has urged the federal government to urgently establish a National Software board to streamline software implementations…
- 31 Jul 2012
Ispon Strategies to Improve Software Competition Milestones
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon), organizers of the National Software Conference and Competition in Nigeria have disclosed its readiness to improve on the milestone and…
- 1 Nov 2012
FUT Minna wins Ispon Software Cup with One School Solutions
Two software incubators from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State have won this year’s national software Innovation competition organized for students in Nigerian tertiary…
- 12 Jun 2023
ISPON to Engage the World, Explores National Challenges of AI Adoption
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria ISPON will hold an international conference at her Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for Friday, June 16, 2023. The flagship conference will…
- 15 Oct 2012
Tinapa Agog as ICT Eggheads Storm City for NSCC
This year’s National Software Conference and Competition (NSCC), a flagship event put together by the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon) promises to be bigger and better as over…
- 2 Jul 2013
Ispon Taps Mba-Uzoukwu to Lead NCS
The next president of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) may emerge from the software professional domain going by the strong endorsement of the candidature of Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, the former country…
- 9 Sept 2014
Microsoft Nigeria Joins ISPON
Microsoft Nigeria has officially formalized its corporate membership of the apex body for software developers in Nigeria, the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). In a ceremony…
- 22 Oct 2013
FG to Focus on Coys, not Codes in Software Development Plan-Johnson
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, said that an assessment of the nation’s software industry landscape has revealed that dual points of innovation process and companies, not…
- 14 Aug 2016
Nigeria Computer Society 49th AGM Raises 15 Key-Point Communiqué
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) held its 26th national conference and 49th annual general meeting (AGM) recently at the NAF conference centre, Abuja, seeking proactive use of Information…
- 4 Dec 2012
Obasanjo, Imoke, Ovia Bag NCS Honorary Fellowships
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) will confer Honorary Fellowships on Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, Senator Liyel Imoke, governor of Cross River State and Jim Ovia, founder…
- 14 May 2012
Nigerian Software Now Globally Acceptable
The lingering issue of Nigerian software are not of quality has, ostensibly, been laid to rest, thanks to the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), that recently bagged…
- 16 Dec 2013
NCS @ NITMA 2013 Celebrates Outstanding Accomplishments
The 2013 National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA) ceremony organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) recognized and celebrated Information Technology (IT) achievers and visionaries…
- 8 Apr 2015
ICT Industry Taps Uwaje to Lead NCS ahead of Elections
Following an amendment to its constitution during the 24th National Conference of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) held at Le Meridien Ibom Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State in 2012, it appears that the…
- 13 Nov 2008
Nigeria is Ripe for Institute of Cybercrime Monitoring-Uwaje
Dr. Chris Uwaje, is president of Global Network for Cyber Solutions (Organisers of the Conference) and first vice president of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). He is also…
- 29 Jul 2019
NCS Commends Uwaje for NITMA Concept
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), has recognized Chris Uwaje as the Originator and concept framework designer of the National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA). There comes a time in life…
- 30 Jun 2016
SGF, Shittu Lead Stakeholders to NCS 26th Nat’l Conference
Babachir Lawal, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the guest of Honour, and Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communication, the Keynote Speaker, will lead high profile…
- 27 Aug 2020
Uwaje Urges African Nations to Prioritise Investment On Science & Technology Over Politics
Mr. Chris Uwaje, Founder and Chairman, Mobile Software Solutions Ltd, has called on African nations to prioritise investment on Science and Technology as against politics, contending that Africans…
- 17 May 2019
Chris Uwaje to chair 2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance, IPv6 Roundtable
Chief Chris Uwaje, Chairman of Connect Technologies would preside over the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, slated for…
- 2 Aug 2017
India Partners Nigeria to Accelerate ICT Growth
The Governments of India and Nigeria are set to forge closer cooperation in a determined effort to accelerate growth in Information and Communications Technology with a view to boost both countries’…
- 1 Sept 2017
Indo-Africa ICT Expo & Summit to Explore Africa’s ICT Future
As new technologies and innovations emerge and become ubiquitous and demanding, African communications ministers led by Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s Communications Minister, and Mrs. Ursula…
- 1 Dec 2013
Vote Obaro, Systemspecs Boss as NITMA IT Personality of the Year
An expected highlight at the upcoming National IT Merit Awards (NITMA) organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) is the 2013 Information Technology IT Personality of the Year Nigeria Award.…
- 30 Jul 2014
Experts Say Stable Policies, Economy Vital for IT Revolution
Computer professionals under the umbrella of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) have said that Nigeria must address issues such as inconsistency in policies, economic instability and manpower…
- 24 Jul 2013
Osun Bubbles as NCS’ 11th Conference Kicks off Today
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS’) Conference – arguably the premier and most influential yearly event for the IT Industry and Professionals in Nigeria begins today at the Royal Park Hotel Iloko-…
- 4 Jul 2015
Nigeria Computer Society Sets IT Agenda for Buhari, Governors
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the advocacy group for the promotion of information technology advancement in the country, has once again reiterated the need for the President Mohammed Buhari’s…
- 2 Nov 2023
Uwaje Receives National IT Leadership Award
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the government agency responsible for Information Technology (IT) development in Nigeria, has recognised Mr. Chris Uwaje, an Information…
- 19 Jan 2015
Experts Fret over Cyber-Security, List Areas of Focus
Cyber security experts have articulated areas of focus for organizations and government agencies in their efforts to protect their networks against cyber- attacks this year, as the country awaits the…
- 5 Nov 2018
NCS to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at NITMA 2018
The Nigeria Computer Society has set machineries in motion to mark its 40 th year anniversary that will hold during the 2018 National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) in Lagos. The…
- 2 Jun 2014
Nigeria Gets Local Organizing Committee for Gitex Technology Show
To ensure Nigeria derives optimal benefits at this year’s Gitex Technology Show holding in Dubai this October, the country has set up the Gitex Local Organising Committee (LOC). Nigeria is the…