30 results
- 2 Sept 2021
Odusote Urges Govt to Train Youths in ICT
Mrs Ibukun Odusote, the National Coordinator of the Digital Peers International (DPI), has said in order to engender a major economic breakthrough in the country, the government needs to ensure that…
- 18 Feb 2013
Phone-for-Farmers Slides Into New Storms
Opinion Last December, Ibukun Odusote, permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, saw a need to let Nigerians know what impressive work her ministry was doing.…
- 17 Feb 2017
NIRA: OBJ Spices 2017 Retreat, Body Records Over 15000 on 2nd Level Domain
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, elder statesman and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, added glamour to the recent retreat organized by the Nigerian Internet Registration Association…
- 30 Jun 2024
DigitalSENSE Africa honours Ekuwem, Odusote, Nwannenna, Adebayo, Uzor, others @NDSF’24
Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the immediate past Secretary to the Government of Akwa-Ibom State, alongside the chairperson, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Mrs…
- 25 May 2009
Welcoming .ng Country Code Top Level Domain
Nigeria has effected the redelegation of the .ng country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) and attained full local management of the domain, fourteen years after she began the journey to carve out own…
- 8 Jul 2024
NDSF@15: Ojo, Adebayo, Nnamani, Ekuwem, Nwannenna, Odusote Join DigitalSENSE Hall of Fame
Mr. Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda alongside the chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria and CNSSL group, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo; Managing…
- 3 Jan 2013
FG to Spend N60Bn on 10m Mobile Phones
The Federal Government is to procure 10 million telephone handsets worth about N60 billion from China and the US for free distribution to rural farmers across the country. It means that the federal…
- 25 Jul 2014
Agric Ministry @ #NCSEnugu2014, Seeks IT Experts Support
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has identified the information and communication (ICT) professionals as critical stakeholders in achieving the nation’s…
- 27 May 2022
Ndukwe Kalu Foundation Calls for Improved Online Protection of Children
Ndukwe Kalu Foundation (NKF), a non-for-profit organization aimed at promoting knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and proper use of internet among the youth, has called for…
- 5 Oct 2025
NITDA, NCS Champion Collaboration for Digital Nigeria
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) are jointly emphasising the critical need for a unified approach to accelerate Nigeria's digital…
- 12 Jan 2016
Obaro, Systemspecs’ Founder Bags Best Software Entrepreneur Awards
Mr. John Obaro, founder of Systemspecs, owner of Remita, the electronic platform, emerged winner of Engr Simeon Agu Prize as the Best Software Entrepreneur 2015 at the National Information Technology…
- 16 Feb 2016
NiRA Celebrates Decade of .ng Domain Name Management
Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), the leading Country Code Top Level domain name registry in West Africa, has scheduled a number of activities to mark its tenth year anniversary.…
- 2 May 2017
CFA, Nweke, Others Join NIRA Board
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has elected five new members of the Executive Board of Directors (EBOD) into its fold with two of them emerging as Treasurer and Financial…
- 2 May 2023
NiRA Elects BoT, EBoD as Adesola Akinsanya Emerges New President
Members of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and managers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain,…
- 2 May 2023
Remmy Nweke Joins NIRA BoT
Mr. Remmy Nweke, lead consulting Strategist and Group Executive Editor of ITREALMS Media group, has been elected to the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA)…
- 2 May 2023
Peter Oluka, Editor of TechEconomy Joins NiRA Board
Peter Oluka, editor of TechEconomy has joined the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) Executive Board of Directors (EBoD). Peter, a multi-award winner practicing ICT Journalist was…
- 3 May 2023
NiRA Elect Adesola Akinsanya as New President
Members of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and managers of the database of domain names registered in the .ng country code Top Level…
- 22 May 2024
.NG Domain Registrations Cross 215,000 as NiRA Pushes for Increased Adoption
The .ng domain name, Nigeria's Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD), has continued to garner popularity in usage for websites and email addresses. Mr. Adesola Akinsanya, the president of…
- 20 Oct 2025
FG, NiRA Partner to Promote Adoption of .ng
Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have partnered with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) to promote broader…
- 19 May 2009
Nigeria Assumes Full Local Control Of .ng ccTLD
Nigeria last week finally achieved her .ng country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) redelegation, fourteen years after she began the journey to carve out own Internet top-level domain, Nigeria…
- 23 Oct 2025
Senate, DG BPP and NITDA Call for .ng Adoption to Promote Nigeria’s Digital Identity
The fundamental truth that a nation’s digital identity is an extension of its national identity, and that it directly impacts both digital and national development, is not yet fully understood. This…
- 2 Nov 2009
Software Testing Body Inaugurated to Bring Sanity
Software Testing Association of Nigerian (Stan) has just been inaugurated to regulate the practice of software and applications testing and quality assurance, as well as raise the standard of locally…
- 21 Dec 2009
SystemSpecs Clinches Software Company of the Year Award
SystemSpecs has won the Software Company of the Year award at the recently held National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). John Obaro,…
- 3 Jun 2013
ISOC, Phase3 Drum Support for Nigeria IPV6 Roundtable 2013
The Nigerian chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC) and telecom solution provider, Phase3 Telecoms have drummed support for the Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable 2013, scheduled for Thursday, June 6, in…
- 3 Nov 2014
NITMA Reinforces NCS Unique Values, Professionalism- Adewumi
Professor David Adewumi, president, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has identified the Society’s annual award- National Information technology Merit Awards (NITMA) as pivotal in reinforcing its values…
- 18 Apr 2015
Johnson Commends NiRA, Registrars on .ng Domain Name Impacts
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has commended the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and the Registrars for their resolves to exploit the uniqueness of the .ng…
- 22 Jul 2015
Anambra Backs E-PPAN, CBN on e-Government Summit
Anambra State Government has thrown its weight behind an e-government summit being organised by the e-payment community in Nigeria which is holding in Abuja next week. The event is being organised by…
- 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…
- 25 Nov 2015
NCS to Honour Industry Achievers at NITMA Awards 2015
National Information technology Merit Awards (NITMA), constituted by the Nigeria computer Society (NCS) in 2009 is here again to honour IT/ICT industry achievers. Professor Adesola Aderounmu,…
- 4 Dec 2015
#NITMA2015: Obaro Bags ISPON Best Software Entrepreneur Award
John Obaro, founder of Systemspecs, owner of Remita, the electronic platform, has emerged as winner of Engineer Simeon Agu Prize as the Best Software Entrepreneur 2015 at the National Information…