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- 25 Jun 2021
2021 Library Day: Danbatta Urges Digitisation of Knowledge Resources and Improved Reading Culture
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on private and public institutions to leverage…
- 13 Aug 2014
NCS Wants Domestication, Localization of ICT Policy across Board
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has harped on the urgent need to recognise knowledge as a resource that can be codified, registered and made tradeable. To achieve this and more, the Society in a…
- 16 Mar 2022
PECB University Inks Partnership Agreement with Digital Encode
PECB University has signed a new Academic partnership agreement with Digital Encode Limited, to commit their knowledge, resources, and efforts to provide top-class education to students in Nigeria.…
- 30 Sept 2025
Access Bank Empowers Women to Drive Economic Growth
Access Bank has launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-Ton 2025 programme, empowering female entrepreneurs across Africa with essential skills, knowledge, and resources to drive business growth and…
- 20 Mar 2023
Stanbic IBTC Empowers Nigerian Export Business Owners
Stanbic IBTC Bank has empowered export business owners with the knowledge and resources needed to succeed in the export trade sector through its recently hosted Trade Export Webinar. During the…
- 8 Nov 2016
Deloitte Digital Expands in West Africa, Unveils Plan for Region
Deloitte Digital, Africa’s leading innovator in digital transformation, design and development said on Tuesday it is bringing world-class knowledge and resources to the West African market. From…
- 23 Mar 2012
Ministry of Defence Pledges Support for Communication Technology Sector
Dr. Bello Mohammed, the Minister of Defence has pledged the ministry’s support for policy initiatives that can help the country benefit from a pool of ICT resources, information, knowledge,…
- 9 Feb 2014
Etisalat Pledges Support to Distribution Partners
Etisalat, most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications services provider in Nigeria has resolved to empower its distribution partners with the requisite knowledge; skill and resources that…
- 8 Mar 2021
Pantami Makes Case for PLWD, Says They Ought to Be Employers of Labour Rather Than Job Seekers
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that with adequate knowledge, skills and resources, Persons Living with Special Needs can be job employers,…
- 2 Jun 2016
Nigeria to Transform to Knowledge Based Economy Soon - Onu
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, said Nigerians would soon have reasons to celebrate, following ongoing efforts to transform Nigeria from a resource based to a knowledge economy.…
- 29 Sept 2016
AfDB Unveils Online Platform for Advancement of Gender Equality in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the Gender in Practice Community of Practice (GiP COP), an online resource that seeks to promote information and knowledge sharing on gender equality.…
- 26 Jul 2014
NCS, Accenture Seek More Technology for Improved Education
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) and Accenture Nigeria, while acknowledging the existence of many recognized value levers for driving national development, called for leveraging technology as the…
- 4 Oct 2018
Osinbajo To Keynote Tech-driven Ease of Doing Business Forum
Vice President Professor Yemi Osibanjo is set to deliver the keynote on Technology As A Catalyst: Ease of Doing Business conference in Lagos on Friday 5th October organised by leading law firm…
- 17 Apr 2015
MasterCard Partners AFI Network Regulators to Advance Financial Inclusion
MasterCard and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a strategic partnership agreement that will enable a close collaboration within AFI’s Public-Private Dialogue Platform (PPD). Launched…
- 12 May 2008
Enabling Environment for Nigeria Content Development in the ICT Sector (2)
This summary of the enabling environment and government actions to support it reveals the breadth and complexity of factors that analysts and practitioners have identified as important to putting in…
- 15 Nov 2021
NITMA 2021: NCS Reaffirms Commitment to Reward Excellence, Sets to Launch N50m Innovative Development Fund
In line with its advocacy efforts to achieve sustainable development, and promote digital economy in Nigeria through Information Technology, the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), an umbrella…
- 12 Jul 2017
Science & Technology Bank to Boost Nigeria’s Research Programme – Onu
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and technology, has said that a recommendation by the ministry in its Roadmap would create a separate bank that will fund research and development, R&D, in…
- 30 May 2025
Survey Reveals Marketing Leaders See Strong Potential in gTLDS Despite Knowledge Gap
A new global survey from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) reveals that 52% of marketing leaders believe generic top-level domains (gTLDs – the three characters or more…
- 29 Jun 2022
Digital Skills: Pantami Commends NITDA, CISCO for Supporting Academic Institutions
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantam), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has applauded National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and CISCO Network Academy for their efforts in…
- 25 Feb 2026
NITDA Empowers 50 Enugu Youths with Digital Tools, Hails Mbah's Support
In a significant step toward deepening digital inclusion in Enugu State, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has empowered 50 young innovators with digital tools, while…
- 14 Feb 2015
NCC Spreads Digital Dividends to Varsities, Others via ADAPTI, DAP
AS part of its deliberate digital inclusion policy to address digital divides across a broad spectrum of the society generally and the school system in particular, the Nigerian Communications…
- 2 Oct 2017
NCC Says USPF On Course for Availability, Accessibility & Affordability Services
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has stated the strategic activities of the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, were…
- 27 Jul 2018
Huawei’s Academic Partnerships Aid Development of Digital Economy
Opinion By Eric Xu Recently my company Huawei was strongly criticized by several members of the US Congress. They asked the US secretary of education to investigate whether our co-operation with US…
- 21 Aug 2022
LaPRSC: Danbatta Highlights Why Nigerians Must Explore Opportunities in the Digital Economy to Eradicate Poverty
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, on Thursday addressed the 9 th Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Leadership and…
- 24 Oct 2018
FG Reaffirms Commitment to Driving Productivity with Technology & Innovation
The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to use Science, Technology and Innovation to drive productivity in all sectors of Nigerian economy. Mr Bitrus Bako, Permanent Secretary, Federal…
- 11 Mar 2020
DG NITDA Says Youths Are Critical Stakeholders in Digital Economy
Youths in Nigeria have been enjoined to consider themselves as critical stakeholders and major players in Nigeria's drive towards diversification of the economy from natural resources economy to…
- 7 Feb 2019
DBI Chief Wants Major Investments in ICT Skills
Dr. Ike Adinde, administrator of Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), has called for significant investment in skills of the workforce to make them key drivers of the economy. Adinde made the…
- 26 Sept 2014
Microsoft 4Afrika Announces AfriLabs ‘Collaboration Challenge’
Microsoft 4Afrika has announced a new Collaboration Challenge with AfriLabs to increase knowledge sharing across the hub network in Africa and spur innovation. The challenge, officially…
- 30 Aug 2017
Ondo State Empowers Teachers Ahead SAP Africa Code Week 2017
SAP’s Africa Code Week (ACW) initiative, has received accolades as a critical leverage to bridge the continent-wide digital divide, as well as being a significant launch-pad for youth empowerment in…
- 12 Aug 2022
MTN Offers Subscribers Data Access to SME Learning Platforms
MTN Nigeria Plc, Leading technology company, has announced a new data bundle specially designed for micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who desire to access free business capacity-building…