30 results
- 19 Dec 2019
Nigeria Ready to Embrace Open Data Initiative—Pantami
Mr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has said that Nigeria was taking steps to fully embrace Open Data Initiative in order to compete and attract global recognition…
- 16 Apr 2021
Am Not a Terrorist- Pantami
Dr. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has denied any links to terrorist groups, noting that he has always preached peace and has been attacked in the past by fellow Muslims…
- 17 Feb 2020
FG to Link SIM Cards, BVN to Curb Crime
Mr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure Subscriber Identification Number (SIM) cards registration is…
- 6 Aug 2020
FG Places High Priority on Telecom Consumers’ Protection - Pantami
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the protection of the rights of citizens and consumers was of utmost priority to the Federal Government, especially those…
- 27 Sept 2021
MNOs Hit by 16,000 Outages in 7 Months- Pantami
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has disclosed that there were about 16,000 reported outages by mobile network operators in the country from January 2021 to…
- 26 Aug 2021
ICT Contribution of 17.92% to Nigeria’s GDP, Its Highest Ever – Pantami
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has contributed 17.92 per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product…
- 15 Sept 2021
Digital Transformation: DT-TWGs Critical to Implementation of NDEPS — Prof. Pantami
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the Digital Transformation Technical Working Group (DT-TWG) is a critical instrument for the…
- 2 Nov 2021
Pantami Lauds Airtel on Compliance
Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, the Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has praised Airtel Nigeria for its commitment to compliance over the pursuit of profit. Dr. Pantami gave the…
- 7 Aug 2020
ATCON Applauds Dr Pantami for Steering Industry in the Right Direction
Mr Olusola Teniola, president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has commended Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy for steering the…
- 14 Jul 2022
As IoT beckons, Pantami Assures of Proactive Regulation
Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on Thursday in Lagos assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the…
- 3 May 2023
Telcos Excluded from Telecom Tax- Pantami
Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has asked telecommunication firms and other stakeholders in the sector to ignore any attempt to impose a five per cent excise duty on…
- 14 Jul 2021
Government Working to Improve e-commerce Activities in Nigeria - Pantami
Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has stated that the federal government is visibly at work to improve digital economy activities in the county. The Minister made this…
- 23 Jul 2020
Era of Pre-Registered SIM Cards Over in Nigeria- Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the era of pre-registered SIM cards either at open markets or at other places across the country is over.…
- 14 Feb 2020
Pantami Decries Alarming Incidence of Cybercrime
Dr. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has said cybercrime is growing at an alarming rate globally. He also explained how cybercrime ‘generates’ massive income globally.…
- 23 May 2023
Pantami Leads ICT Stakeholders to ABoICT Lecture 2023
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy will be leading information and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders to the 14 th Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit…
- 5 Jan 2020
Pantami Explains Reasons for Digital Economy Drive in Nigeria
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has justified the necessity, appropriateness and significance of the re-designation of the Federal Ministry of…
- 16 Jun 2021
Pantami Bags NITRA’s Prestigious Digital Economy Driver Award
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has bagged the ‘Digital Economy Driver Award’ in recognition of his efforts in positioning Nigeria’s digital economy sector…
- 14 Feb 2017
We’re For Technology Transfer, Pantami to Enterprise Ireland Visitors
Dr Isa Pantami, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), reemphasized the Agency's commitment to support technology transfer, capacity building and…
- 8 Jun 2020
Pantami Tasks Danbatta, NCC on Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has charged Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as the executive vice chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 15 Nov 2020
Local Content Development: FG Drums Support for Arravo
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said the federal government will continue to support Arravo, a technology solution provider, on its local content…
- 4 Oct 2019
Pantami Leads Nigeria’s Delegation to GITEX 2019
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications will be leading major Nigerian businesses and economic players to attend this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX 2019) in…
- 31 Aug 2020
FG Transfers NIMC to Communications Ministry — Spokesperson
The federal government has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, according to Mrs Uwa Suleiman,…
- 18 Feb 2021
Digital Economy: Pantami Applauds World Bank’s Role in Capacity Building
Dr Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commended the World Bank for its role in facilitating capacity building in the sector. Pantami, gave the commendation when he…
- 12 Aug 2022
Pantami Confirms Loopholes in IPPIS, TSA, GIFMIS
Professor Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, yesterday said there were loopholes in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS), Government…
- 30 Sept 2019
Pantami Inaugurates ICT Innovation Hub in Gombe
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communication Technology, on Monday, inaugurated an ICT innovation hub for the training of youths on phone repairs, and computer literacy in Gombe state. The Minister said…
- 8 Mar 2021
Pantami, Danbatta to Attend WATRA 2021 AGM
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), are set for this…
- 27 Sept 2020
FG Mulls Zero Charge Policy for Educational Websites
Federal government is considering a new national policy for zero rates on educational websites to allow consumption of content without charges to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on learning,…
- 9 Sept 2019
Pantami Extols ICT’s Contribution to GDP
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications has extolled ICT’s contribution on the nations GDP in the second quarter 2019. This is coming against the backdrop of report released by…
- 26 Apr 2022
Pantami Urges Huawei to Establish Global ICT Centre for Nigerians, Africans
Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy has asked technology company, Huawei, to establish a global ICT centre for the training of Nigerians and Africans. Pantami…
- 7 Jun 2020
Pantami Commends Govs Abdulrahman,Obiano for Crashing RoW Charges
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has Commended Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Willie Obiano of Kwara and Anambra respectively for crashing the right…