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- 18 Jun 2021
Nweke Applauds NCC, NigComSAT Over MoU on Digital Cooperation
Mrs. Nkem Nweke, executive director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa, has applauded the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria…
- 25 May 2016
Akano, Rudman for DigitalSENSE 2016 Forum on Internet Governance
Mr. Tim Akano, chief executive officer of New Horizons, and his counterparts Messrs Ogunbekun Olaitan and Mohammed Rudman, at Crafts Village Nigeria and Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN),…
- 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…
- 17 Jul 2013
Johnson, Comtech Minister Inaugurates Broadband Council
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has inaugurated the Broadband Council, marking an important and significant milestone in the implementation roadmap of the national…
- 28 Jun 2015
Nigeria Loses Money, Content as Internet Traffic Heads Abroad
Mohammed Rudman, managing director, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), has said that keeping local traffic local and avoiding international links, would help local operators and users reap…
- 27 Oct 2008
Sat-3 Glitches Ground Businesses
Businesses in the country that depend on the Internet crawled at snail speed for the better part of last week after Sat-3, Nigeria’s backbone internet infrastructure suffered major damage…
- 2 Aug 2010
Google to Increase Local Internet Traffic with Cache
Google, Internet content giant, has begun moves to increase local internet traffic with the domiciling of its Cache in the country, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal. Google Cache shows a…
- 15 Sept 2010
Broadband: WACS Battles Main One, Glo 1 with Price
West Africa Cable System (WACS), the submarine communications cable linking South Africa with the United Kingdom along the West Coast of Africa is planning an aggressive entry strategy including…
- 24 May 2012
Ceragon Posts Better Earnings, Bags Backhaul Provider of the Year
Buoyed by the strong contributions of its Nigerian and African operations, Ceragon Networks Ltd has reported a 17 per cent increase in revenues for the first quarter of the current financial year and…
- 16 Feb 2014
SAT-3 Service Cut Leaves Internet Users Stranded
The growth in the Nigerian internet data market has suffered a major setback as SAT-3, the 15,000km undersea cable which lands in eight West African countries including Nigeria as it winds its way…
- 5 May 2019
Non-Existing MDAs Seek Domain Registration – NITDA
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that it has received requests for registration and assignment of domain names in the country’s Top Level Domain Name. A…
- 13 Jun 2019
Danbatta, Rudman, ATCON, Krish lead speakers @2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to lead speakers at the 10 th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development…
- 16 Jun 2019
Pantami leads NITDA delegation to 2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director-General (DG) National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) would on Thursday this week in Lagos give a keynote to the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSENSE…
- 13 Jun 2022
IXPN Trains Telcos, ISPs on Border Gateway Protocol to Localise Internet Traffic
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has trained internet services providers and telecommunications services providers on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Attendees in the recent capacity building…
- 6 Dec 2022
ALTON, GALAXY, IXPN Drum Support @2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
The trio of Galaxy Backbone Plc, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have drummed up support for the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste…
- 6 Jun 2023
Danbatta, Adebayo, Rudman, Uzor lead speakers to NDSF 2023
The multiple award-winning Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the chairman, Association of Licensed…
- 25 Nov 2016
Ndukwe Chairs Panel of Judges for DS-IHUB Hackathon
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, chairman, OpenMedia and former, executive vice chairman of NCC has been appointed as chairman Panel of Judges for the 2016 Delta State ICT Hub (DSIHUB) DS-Open Innovation…
- 11 Oct 2020
Nigeria @60: Remmy Nweke Inducted into ICT Hall of Fame for Uplifting Internet Governance Ecosystem
Mr. Remmy Nweke, lead consulting strategist and group executive editor, ITREALMS Media group, has been inducted into the Nigeria @60 ICT Hall of Fame, hosted by Titans of Tech, an initiative of…
- 10 Jul 2022
Atiku Pledges to Continue Digitisation of Nigeria, Provides Enablement for Youth to Prosper
The former Vice President, under the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo democratic government, (1999-2007), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Waziri Adamawa and presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (…
- 7 Dec 2022
Stakeholders Urge INEC to Partner NCC, Galaxy Backbone, Others to Improve Broadband Connectivity in Remote Areas
Stakeholders in information and communications technology have urged Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to work closely with the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Galaxy Backbone,…
- 26 Dec 2016
Stakeholders Make case for Local Internet Content Hosting
Stakeholders in the internet administration ecosystem have advocated for an improved hosting of local internet content in the country as a way of developing the sector. They argued that apart from…
- 6 Nov 2024
AfriTECH 4.0 Holds in Lagos Today
The highly anticipated Africa Tech Alliance Forum is scheduled to hold today Thursday, November 07, 2024 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos-Nigeria. The forum will bring together industry leaders,…
- 24 Oct 2016
NiRA Changes Strategy on Getting States, Local Govts. on .ng
After unsuccessful efforts to get all the 774 local governments and state governments in the country to register on.ng just as federal ministries and parastatals, Nigeria Internet Registration…
- 4 Sept 2016
IPV6 Council Nigeria Inaugurates Communications & Advocacy Committee
IPV6 Council Nigeria has inaugurated its Communications and Advocacy Committee (CAC) as part of efforts to ensure that Nigerian networks migrate to the internet protocol at good time. According to…