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- 8 Feb 2017
Gov. Ambode Includes Omobola Johnson in 12-Member Advisory Committee
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor has selected Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology under fomrer President Goodluck Jonathan as one of the…
- 22 Oct 2013
FG to Focus on Coys, not Codes in Software Development Plan-Johnson
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, said that an assessment of the nation’s software industry landscape has revealed that dual points of innovation process and companies, not…
- 26 Feb 2013
Johnson Inaugurates ICT Incubation Governing Board
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has inaugurated the Governing Board of the National ICT Incubation Programme tagged IDEA (’Information Technology Developer…
- 21 May 2014
Johnson to Declare Open NIGF
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, has confirmed participation at the forthcoming third Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) to be hosted at MUSON Centre, Onikan Lagos.…
- 19 Mar 2012
A Flawed Policy Draft, an Optimistic Johnson
By now Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of communication technology would have realized that the Nigerian ICT terrain is trodden with several booby-traps and uncertainty; such as can make a lily…
- 22 Apr 2013
Johnson, ICT Minister Launches iDEA
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology at the weekend launched the National ICT Incubation Programme tagged Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator…
- 25 Aug 2013
Johnson Urges States to Set Up Framework to Coordinate ICT
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, has urged state governments to set up dedicated institutional frameworks for coordinating ICT at state government levels. Johnson who…
- 23 Jul 2013
Johnson, Comtech Minister Tasks Broadband Committee on Access
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, has tasked the Presidential Committee on Broadband to ensure that Nigeria attains 80 percent of broadband access by 2018. Johnson who…
- 25 Apr 2013
Johnson, Comtech Minister Celebrates Girls in ICT Day
Mrs Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has urged Nigerian girls to embrace careers in ICTs to bridge the career gap between the male and female gender in ICT Johnson who…
- 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…
- 5 Apr 2013
Johnson, Comtech Minister Says Technology is Source of Development
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication and Information Technology, has described technology as a source of development as well as an enabler of development. Johnson pointed out that…
- 8 Oct 2013
Johnson, Nigeria's ComTech Minister Lauds CTO
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, said that the Commonwealth strengthens “cooperation in the midst of diversity, describing it as an established, independent and voluntary…
- 9 Oct 2013
Johnson Says Nigeria is Conquering Broadband Infrastructure Deficit
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication Technology yesterday at Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) conference holding in Abuja, said that by the concerted efforts of the…
- 25 Jul 2013
Johnson @ NCS Conference, Says Cyber Security Bill Coming
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, on Thursday said that the cyber security bill is expected to address many security challenges especially online crimes that have been on…
- 10 Jun 2014
Johnson, Juwah Commend DigitalSENSE Africa on IG4D, IPv6 2014
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, and Dr. Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have commended the management of…
- 30 Oct 2013
ComTech Ministry to Launch Gender Initiatives to Empower Women
Federal Ministry of Communication Technology has finalized plans to launch gender based initiatives that will empower Nigerian women and girls from Monday the 4th of November. Mrs Omobola Johnson,…
- 20 Oct 2013
Broadband Council Tracks Plan Progress
The Broadband Council inaugurated by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology met for the second time since its inception at the weekend and top on the was progress of public and…
- 12 Nov 2012
Johnson Toasts Local Developers @ Launch of Students PC Ownership Scheme
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has paid glowing tributes to Nigerian software developers who developed the technology used to power the students PC ownership scheme. She…
- 5 May 2015
Johnson, Others Seek More Women, Girls in ICT Sector
Dr. (Mrs.) Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology and other guests at eBusiness Life Girls in ICT Day 2015 unanimously called for the removal of barriers before women and girls…
- 10 Sept 2013
Johnson, ComTech Minister Commends IBM as Coy Pledges to Establish Centre
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has commended International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) for its renewed focus and commitment to partnering with the federal…
- 8 Jul 2014
FG Orders MDAs to Move to One Portal by September
All ministries, agencies and departments (MDAs) of federal and state governments will, starting from September, transact their activities from one portal, according to Mrs. Omobola Johnson,…
- 10 Feb 2014
7411 National Directory Commends Open Data Initiative
The operator of 7411 National Directory has commended the efforts of Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications and Technology for harmonizing and warehousing all credible, relevant and…
- 12 Mar 2012
Experts Carpet ICT Draft Policy
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications Technology, weekend may have unwittingly got more than she bargained at the public presentation of the new national information communication…
- 5 Aug 2014
Minister, Juwah, Others Endorse ICT Media Centenary Award
Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications Technology and Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have described the ICT Centenary Award…
- 16 Apr 2013
FG’s Single Window Service Portal now Live
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has said that the launch of www.services.gov.ng portal is in line with her ministry’s mandate to deploy ICT to drive…
- 28 Feb 2013
Nigeria to Grow Broadband User Base to 70m by 2017
Nigeria is expected to grow its broadband user base to about 70 million by 2017, up from its current level of 46 million, the country’s Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has…
- 13 May 2014
Ekweremadu, Johnson for 2014 Digital Africa, World Electronics Forum
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate and Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, will lead other delegates to this year’s Digital Africa Conference &…
- 18 Feb 2013
Comtech Minister Commends Shell, Intel on Natioanal Sceience Fair
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has commended the management of Intel Corporation, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Interswitch and other stakeholders in…
- 12 Mar 2012
Nipost, Operators Biker as Johnson Unveils ICT Draft Policy
Operators in the courier logistics business weekend rose against perceived marginalization in the new national draft policy on ICT unveiled by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications, in…
- 14 Sept 2014
FG Pledges Support for Local Content in ICT
Mrs. Omobola Johnson has reinstated federal government’s commitment to encourage local content development in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in order to increase…