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- 19 Apr 2020
Software Engineering Institute Holds Key to Nigeria’s Regeneration
The weakness of the economic recovery in Nigeria raises questions about the ability of all the fiddling by economic managers to underpin the economy. And as Nigeria and indeed the world face an…
- 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.…
- 14 Dec 2019
ISPON Urges MDAs to Prioritise Indigenous Software
Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has harped on the need to implement the Presidential Executive Orders, as means to develop the software industry in Nigeria. ISPON members at…
- 31 May 2018
Angst as Foreign Software Gulp $20bn from Nigeria
Dr. Yele Okeremi, new president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has warned that Nigeria cannot continue to snub indigenous development, insisting that the wealth of any nation…
- 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…
- 15 Apr 2017
Most Foreign Software Are ‘Rat Poisons’, Killing Nigeria- Uwaje
Chris Uwaje, former president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has expressed displeasure at government and corporate bodies’ fondness for foreign software. Uwaje said although…
- 1 Mar 2017
TSA & the Significance of Software Nigeria
If the nation is still searching for the alibi of the audacity and professional ability of Software-Nigeria, to effectively deliver world class solutions for the economic advancement, constructive…
- 17 May 2016
Most Foreign Software Are ‘Rat Poisons’, Killing Nigeria- Uwaje
Chris Uwaje, the former president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has expressed displeasure at government and corporate bodies’ fondness for foreign software. Uwaje who is…
- 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…
- 4 May 2010
Ispon Plans Software Bazaar for Local Developers
Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon) plans to establish a software bazaar for indigenous software developers in a move to build confidence in locally developed software in the…
- 6 Apr 2019
ISPON Knocks FG $400m Annual Loss to Foreign Software Renewal
Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has blamed the federal government and its regulatory agencies such as the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and…
- 16 Apr 2018
Software Practitioners Seek Action on Local Content Policy
Software practitioners in the country were united on the need for federal government to expedite action on the implementation and enforcement of the various executive orders on local content at the…
- 29 May 2016
Nigeria Software, ICT Plans Must Go Beyond Match-Box Vision- Uwaje
Chris Uwaje, a software doyen in Nigeria, has stressed the need for enabling environment and retooling various institutions to enable job creation for youths through software and innovations.…
- 4 Oct 2016
Nigeria@56: ISPON Advocates for Locally Developed Software Revolution
As Nigeria moves into the 21st century its wealth creation dynamics and international competitiveness will be significantly influenced by her ability to develop, measure and exploit her intellectual…
- 5 Oct 2016
ISPON Tasks NITDA DG to Machinery to Prioritise Use of Local Software
The Institute of Software Practitioner of Nigeria (ISPON) has called on Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, the newly appointed director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to…
- 9 Apr 2018
Software Practitioners Seek More Action on Local Content Policy in ICT
Software practitioners in the country were united on the need for federal government to expedite action on the implementation and enforcement of the various executive orders on local content at the…
- 17 Jul 2012
Ispon Decorates Ndukwe, Flags off 2012 Software Competition
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon) has finalized arrangements to stage the second National Software Competition billed to take place in Calabar, Cross River State. In view of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 Apr 2014
Okigbo Emerges ISPON President
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), has elected Pius Okigbo, Jr. (FNCS), as its president with a new National Executive Council (NEC) to run the affairs of the organisation…
- 5 Aug 2013
Winners Emerged in Ispon/Idea Hackaton
Winners have emerged in Institute of Software Practitioners’ of Nigeria (ISPON) and Information Technology Development Entrepreneur Accelerator (iDEA) organized Software Hackathon, which was held in…
- 10 Nov 2009
Ispon Elects Uwaje as President
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon), at its annual general meeting held in Lagos recently elected Chris Uwaje as its president among other official that will serve the body.…
- 28 May 2021
Mba-Uzoukwu, ISPON President Decries 30% Utilisation Rate of 11 Datacenters in Nigeria
Mr. Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, president, Institute of Software Practitioners Association of Nigeria (ISPON) has decried the under utilisation of the 11 data centres in Nigeria, putting the current…
- 31 Oct 2021
ISPON Announces 2021 Edition of Simon Agu prize for Best Software Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria ISPON has announced readiness for the 2021 edition of the Simeon Agu Prize for the Best Software Entrepreneur of the Year. Established in 2012 in…
- 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…
- 23 Aug 2018
SystemSpecs, ISPON Support NITRA’s Quarterly Forum on Local Content
As preparations heat up for the Third Quarter Forum of the Nigerian Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), under the supervision of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), more…
- 15 Sept 2010
Ispon Inaugurates Standing Committees
Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria of Nigeria (Ispon) in its bid to strengthen its internal structure and position itself for National and International Competitiveness, has inaugurated…
- 21 Dec 2009
ISPON Shops for N500 Million
In furtherance of its national advocacy to foster and promote the Software profession and industry, the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) is set to raise N500million for…
- 1 Jul 2016
The Need to Protect Nigeria's Software Industry
The reality is that the Nigerian software industry is not growing as it should. Yes, we have made some progress, but the truth is that there are still lots of grounds to be covered and Government…
- eBusiness4 Sept 2026
Agada Pledges to Refocus Indigenous Software Practice with Software Registry, Others
James Agada, the newly inaugurated president of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has unveiled a framework to lift the indigenous software practice to be able to match the demand of organisations in the country for patronage.