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- 5 Sept 2021
Accra Institute of Technology Graduates 8th Batch of PhDs
The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university has further helped to increase Africa’s rising number of scholars in technology related fields as the…
- 14 Dec 2009
e-Payment: N/A Plans New Law to Protect System
Suddenly conscious of the dangers of practicing electronic payment (e-payment) system without legislation, the National Assembly has begun moves to put in place relevant laws to protect the…
- 14 Dec 2009
e-Payment: N/A Plans New Law to Protect System
Suddenly conscious of the dangers of practicing electronic payment (e-payment) system without legislation, the National Assembly has begun moves to put in place relevant laws to protect the…
- 27 Mar 2018
Nasarawa Builds Technology Incubation Centre to Encourage Innovative Enterprise
The Nasarawa State Government has built an incubation centre to encourage innovative enterprise in the state. Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, the Commissioner for Special Education, Science and Technology,…
- 14 Mar 2018
Polytechnic Mulls App Development Centre
Dr. Isaiah Oyeyinka, Rector, Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun, has disclosed that the institution would soon establish an Application Development Centre (ADC) to train students on simple mobile…
- 7 Dec 2012
AfDB Offers African Countries Access to GCF in New Report
A new report by the African Development Bank , in collaboration with Vivid Economics, makes concrete proposals that will facilitate access by African countries to the Green Climate Fund. Launched in…
- 12 Jan 2020
Group hails JAMB on NIN suspension; seeks FG's attention to NIMC
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers, DEMS Volunteers, has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for suspending the use of National Identification Number, NIN, as a…
- 2 Feb 2014
NCAT to Commence Helicopter Training, to Award Degree Course
Captain Mrs Chinyere Kalu, rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, said Helicopter training and Degree programmes will commence at the college this year. Speaking on the…
- 10 Jul 2016
NIRA Registers Close to 15,000 Domains In 6 Months, Visits NITDA
The domain names count from January to June 2016 include 14,966 registrations and 9,271 renewals, the Nigerian internet Registration Association (NiRA) has disclosed. The Association in its…
- 2 Jun 2008
IT and Communication Ministry Will be Focused-Uwadia
Professor Charles Uwadia is president, Nigerian Computer Society and director, Centre for Information technology and Systems, University of Lagos. He has been a visiting Fellow to Universities and…
- 19 Jan 2022
TETFund Harps on Innovation as NBTE Sets Deadline on Skills Devt Centre
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has called on polytechnics and colleges of education in the country to up their games in academic programmes and innovation to reposition the country on…
- 27 Apr 2016
NgREN Secures $4m e-Content th $4m for Nigerian Varsities
Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) has secured resources valued at about $4 million EBSCOHost e-content which will be available for free to all Nigerian universities until December 31st,…
- 18 Apr 2015
Johnson Commends NiRA, Registrars on .ng Domain Name Impacts
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has commended the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and the Registrars for their resolves to exploit the uniqueness of the .ng…
- 15 Jul 2016
Freight Forwarders Seek Participation During Customs Policy Formulation
CRFFN Accredited Freight Forwarding Associations representatives have risen from a crucial meeting with a call on the Nigeria Customs Service to always carry stakeholders along before implementing…
- 4 Oct 2015
Nigeria @55: n.g Domain Catalyst for Economic Dev- Folayan
The 55th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria provides a unique opportunity for every patriotic Nigerian to introspect on what the country has achieved since its independence in 1960, said Mr. Sunday…
- 17 Feb 2017
NIRA: OBJ Spices 2017 Retreat, Body Records Over 15000 on 2nd Level Domain
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, elder statesman and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, added glamour to the recent retreat organized by the Nigerian Internet Registration Association…
- 9 Aug 2015
NiRA to Discuss .ng Domain Name Relevance to Internet Governance
The Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) has identified that who manages the Internet and how the Internet is governed as constantly discussed in the domain name system (DNS) requires…
- 10 May 2017
Nigerdock Graduates 48
To re-emphasise its leadership in Nigerian Human Capacity Development, Nigerdock Plc. has graduated 48 professional trainees from its recently re-branded training and development academy upon…
- 21 Mar 2022
NiRA Reduces .NG Domain Name Price by Over 40%
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reduced the price of .NG domain by over forty per cent (40%). NiRA is responsible for maintaining the database of registered names in the .ng…
- 16 Feb 2016
NiRA Celebrates Decade of .ng Domain Name Management
Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), the leading Country Code Top Level domain name registry in West Africa, has scheduled a number of activities to mark its tenth year anniversary.…
- 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)…
- 10 Mar 2020
Pantami Says FG’s Digital Economy Policy Well-Conceived, on Track
The National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 28, 2019, is well-conceived, on track and built on objectives that will boost development…
- 8 Jun 2021
Senate Passes Bill to Restrict NIPOST to Postal Operations
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which effectively restricted the agency to only postal operations in the country. The bill also bars…
- 16 Apr 2026
NiRA Unveils DNSSEC to Tackle Rising Cyber Threats, Strengthen Digital Trust
Nigeria has unveiled Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on its .ng domain, marking a major step toward strengthening national cybersecurity and enhancing trust in the country’s digital…
- 19 Feb 2016
NiRA @10: Domain Name & the Growth of Nigeria’s Digital Economy
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association, (NiRA) in its 10th year anniversary has continued to emphasize on leveraging .ng domain name as part of indices to galvanise the nation’s digital…
- 24 Sept 2017
Stakeholders Endorse SNEPCo’s Global Nigeria Forum
Public and private sector players in the Nigerian oil and gas industry have described the annual Global Nigeria Forum (GNF) as a model worthy of emulation by the country’s local content regulator.…
- 22 Jan 2014
Ogochukwu, NAMA's GM Appointed IT Ambassador
Mr Ifeanyi Ogochukwu, general manager, Information Technology (IT), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has been appointed Information Technology Ambassador South Africa-AIT (SA) with…
- 21 May 2021
Prof. Sodiya to Chair 2021 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance in June
Prof. Adesina Sodiya, President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) is to preside over the 2021 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D),…
- 22 Jun 2022
NiRA Honours Institutions, Individuals Supporting .NG Growth
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and maintainers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain, has…
- 10 Mar 2016
JAMB Regrets Technical Hitches at Exam Centres
Mrs Beatrice Okorie, coordinator, JAMB National Head Quarters Annex, Lagos, has expressed her regrets over the technical hitches recorded in some centres in the state in the ongoing University…