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- 11 Feb 2022
Galaxy Backbone Resolves Completely Service Outage @ Customer Environments
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) reports that the outage experienced by some of its customers earlier reported has now been completely resolved. Professor Muhammad Bello Abubakar, the managing director and…
- 27 Mar 2018
UBA Identifies with Youth, Unveils 30 Campus Ambassadors
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has launched the second edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme with the induction of 30 new brand ambassadors. The UBA Campus Ambassador Programme is an…
- 6 Sept 2021
Pantami Becomes Professor of Cyber Security
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has been elevated to the rank of Professor of Cybersecurity. Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami Pantami had applied during a…
- 16 Sept 2021
SHELT Global Partners Galaxy Backbone to Deliver Cybersecurity Solutions in Nigeria
SHELT Global Limited has announced a new partnership between Galaxy Backbone Limited, a public enterprise of the Federal Government of Nigeria, and its wholly owned entity in Nigeria, Cyber Immune…
- 7 Aug 2019
NBC Grants Broadcast Licence to Bayero University
The National Broadcasting Commission has granted a Direct Satellite Broadcast (DSB) licence to Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The Director-General of NBC, Ishaq Kawu, on Tuesday, said the licence…
- 20 Sept 2021
Sokoto Govt Shuts Down Telecom Networks in Some LGA over Banditry
Sokoto State government has shut down telecommunications networks in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Sokoto governor This was disclosed in a statement on…
- 17 Jun 2021
Galaxy Backbone Partners DataSixth to Deliver Cybersecurity Service
Galaxy Backbone, the government agency responsible for delivering connectivity services to public and private organisations, has partnered DataSixth Consulting to offer cybersecurity as a service.…
- 15 Dec 2021
NDEPS: Pantami Directs Proper Monitoring Policies, As ICT Sector Records 1.37B USD
The Unprecedented achievement recorded in the Implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) launched barely two years ago has placed Nigeria's Economy amongst the fastest…
- 23 Sept 2021
Galaxy Backbone Inks Paternership with SHELT on Cybersecurity Solutions
SHELT Global Limited has announced a new partnership between Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) and its wholly owned entity in Nigeria, Cyber Immune Limited. Galaxy Backbone is a public enterprise of the…
- 4 Apr 2017
FG to Focus on STI to Diversify Economy
The Federal Government has pledged to put Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) on the front burner of its development agenda in a move diversify the economy. President Muhammadu Buhari, who was…
- 21 Apr 2018
NIN Now a Precondition for Land Allocation in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has revealed that National Identification Number (NIN) is a precondition for owning a land within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). …
- 28 Jul 2020
ATCON Converges Stakeholders On 70% Broadband Target
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has announced date for its inaugural Sectoral Forum aimed at bringing together telecom and ICT stakeholders to brainstorm on meeting…
- 28 Jul 2021
Cloud Computing: Important in Fostering Digital Economy Growth – DG NITDA
Cloud Computing has been referred as the essential way of delivering services especially in database, networking, artificial intelligence and analytics over the internet, to offer faster innovations,…
- 26 May 2021
Prof. Abubakar, Galaxy Backbone MD Bags Excellence in Public Service Awards
At the just concluded 2021 Businessday Excellence In Public Service Awards which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Galaxy…
- 8 Jun 2021
NCC, CPN Support Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D 2021
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) have drummed support for the 12th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet…
- 10 Jun 2021
Galaxy Backbone Partners DataSixth Consulting to Deliver Cyber Security-as-a- Service (SECaaS)
As the cybersecurity threat landscape becomes more complex, organizations are struggling to keep their data and applications secure. Galaxy Backbone and DataSixth (a pure-play MSSP) today announced…
- 8 Jul 2021
Insecurity: FG Approves Emergency Communications Centre in Zamfara
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, says that an Emergency Communications Centre (ECC) has been approved by the federal government for Zamfara State to support…
- 26 Oct 2018
NCC Funds Research to Develop Telecom Industry
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has indicated interest to fund academic research in Nigerian universities and polytechnics with a view to stimulating growth and development of the…
- 19 Dec 2014
Winners Emerge in Wiko Live Radio Campaign
Winners have emerged in the Wiko Radio campaign tagged “My Life My Rules,” which kicked off shortly after its official media launch in October. The campaign which ran in eight cities, namely Abuja,…
- 21 Dec 2019
Minister Commissions Research Farm @BUK
Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has commissioned a modern teaching and research farm at the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), Bayero University…
- 28 Sept 2020
ATCON Reaffirms Date for National Dialogue on telecoms and ICT
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has enjoined its entire stakeholders to take note of the new date for the National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector in…
- 25 Feb 2021
NITDA, WeGO Africa to Enhance Digital Economy Values for Nigerians
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed his commitment to work with WeGO and any public or private organizations…
- 26 Oct 2020
Nigeria Innovation Summit 2020: Stakeholders Seek for Robust Technology Ecosystem
Stakeholders and technology enthusiasts at the 2020 Nigeria Innovation Week have emphasised the need for robust technology ecosystem in the country, noting that we cannot do without innovative…
- 2 Feb 2025
First Trustees to Host 7th Annual Islamic Estate Planning Clinic
First Trustees Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc. and a leading provider of bespoke trust solutions for individuals, corporate entities, and government organisations, is pleased to announce…
- 23 Sept 2020
Nigerian Students Qualify for Huawei Global ICT Competition
Twelve Nigerian students from the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and University of Port Harcourt have qualified for the Huawei Global ICT competition following an excellent…
- 26 Sept 2023
Senate Confirms Yemi Cardoso as CBN Governor with 4 Deputies
Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the Governor of the CBN. It also confirmed the nomination of Mrs Emem Usoro, Mr Muhammad Dattijo, Mr Philip Ikeazor and Dr Bala…
- 1 Apr 2019
UBA Unveils 30 Students as 2019 Campus Ambassadors
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, on Friday unveiled 30 students as UBA Brand Ambassadors for 2019 in the third edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme. …
- 14 Mar 2019
6 Nigerians to Represent Africa @ Huawei ICT Global Competition
Nigeria, at the heart of development, is playing a key role in representing Africa on the global scale of ICT knowledge and capacity building. With a growing youth population and rapid advancement in…
- 12 Jan 2025
Suspected Lakurawa Terrorists Kill 3 Telcoms Workers in Kebbi
Terrorists belonging to Lakurawa group have reportedly killed three staff of a leading telecommunication firm. The insurgents were said to have invaded a construction site at Gumki village in Arewa…
- 2 Sept 2021
Some Nigerians Warn of China's Growing Influence in African Technology
Some Nigerian-based experts warn there could be potential negative impacts of China's growing tech influence in Africa. This is coming as Huawei, Chinese telecommunications giant said it wants to…