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- 10 Jun 2014
NAMA Parleys NAF On Airspace Co-Ordination
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is to sustain its collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on strategic management of the country’s airspace to enhance the overall safety of both…
- 4 Mar 2026
GSMA, African Operators, Others to Launch Low-cost 4G Devices
A co-ordinated effort between the GSM Association (GSMA), six African operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will pilot $40 (R654) entry-level 4G smartphones in six African nations…
- 31 Jul 2023
Fidelity Bank Stock Upgrade Excites Investors
According to The Will newspaper, investors have commended the recent reclassification of Fidelity Bank Plc stock from small price stock to medium price stock. Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO,…
- 16 May 2013
Poverty, Income Inequality Fuel Insecurity
Widespread poverty in Nigeria webbed around joblessness and income inequality have conspired to exacerbate the country’s security challenges, according to National Poverty Eradication Programme…
- 11 Jun 2012
Flaming the Next Global War
Nigeria moved from 66th in 2011 to 59th in the Symantec global internet security threat report volume 17, indicating that the country is becoming more prone to cyber attacks. Also, last week Dr.…
- 25 Mar 2013
Fears for Nigeria as Cyber Terrorists Topple Nations
God forbids! Any cyber attack on Nigeria’s critical infrastructure will shut down the country because she lacks any form of protection, according to ICT and security experts who should know. Waxing…
- 8 Jul 2025
BRICS Leaders Seek Inclusive Access to AI
To support a constructive debate towards a balanced artificial intelligence (AI) approach, the BRICS leaders have agreed on a set of guidelines to foster responsible development, deployment and use…
- 9 Jun 2008
Microsoft Backs Poverty Eradication
Poverty eradication programme of the Federal Government is getting more boost as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation over the week embarked on inspections of projects undertaken by the National…
- 29 Jan 2020
UBA Rewards 100 Customers with N10m in New ‘UBA Bumper Account’ Promo
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, has, launched the ‘UBA Bumper Account’, a hybrid account, targeted at transforming the lives of its customers. The new account is…
- 31 Mar 2017
NTBLCP Supports St Kizito Clinic with GeneXpert Test Device Platform
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) through the recommendation of the Lagos State TBLCP has donated a GeneXpert test device platform to St Kizito Clinic. This donation…
- 28 Nov 2017
Nira Reiterates Passion to Develop DNS Industry In Africa
By peter oluka The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reiterated its passion to deepen DNS industry in Africa. In lieu of this, NiRA Academy was set up as an entity charged with the…
- 28 Sept 2009
MTN Wins ‘Most Socially Responsible Company in Nigeria’ Award
Mobile telecommunications operator, MTN Nigeria, has established its credentials as the foremost corporate socially responsible company in Nigeria as it clinched six of the top awards at the third…
- 1 Aug 2025
NITDA Champions Digital Identity Drive in Nigeria’s CRVS Reform
In a strategic stakeholder engagement aimed at advancing Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) reform, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)…
- 10 May 2021
NITDA, Cloudflex, Rackcenter Back NITRA Technology Forum 2021
Stakeholders in the Cloud Hosting services have started to line up in support of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association’s (NITRA) Technology Forum 2021, which holds on May 27, in…
- 10 May 2021
ALTON Challenges African Youths on Nation-Building
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has called on African youths, Nigeria inclusive, to rise up to the challenge of re-building African nations, saying the future of any…
- 2 Dec 2020
Youth Centric Technology: The Potent Weapon Against Recession and Youth Unrest
Mayowa Adeoti Nigeria is bleeding profusely. The country is strained under the burden of recession and youth unrest. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the 3rd quarter of…
- 23 Sept 2016
Our Members Are Ready to Help Govt Succeed - Unilag Alumni
As part of its contribution to national development, the University of Lagos (Unilag) Alumni Association has offered to make available to the Federal Government the abundant skills and talents in its…
- 1 Apr 2022
Pantami Commends Agencies in the Communications Sector, Tasks them on NDEPS Plan
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has commended all the agencies in the communications and digital economy sector for being dedicated to the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and…
- 9 Sept 2017
NITDA 2016/2017 Scholarship Selection Process Cancellation 'Explained'
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has given further explanations over the annulment of the 2016/2017 NITDEF Scholarship selection process. This decision, the Dr. Isa Pantami,…
- 12 Aug 2015
NITDA Tasks Local IT Companies on Standards, Commissions Software Testing Lab
If Nigeria most play actively in the global Information Communication Technology space then the nation’s IT regulatory body has to strategically evolve process to enable Nigeria position herself for…
- 5 Feb 2023
Nigeria, Niger Republic Sign Agreement on Border Frequency Coordination
Nigeria and Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement in Abuja for coordination of frequency utilisation along their borders to ensure seamless deployment of services around within the two…
- 15 May 2017
NITDA Releases Helpline, Alerts MDAs over ‘WannaCry’ Attacks
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has raised alarm over a rampaging ransomeware attack; also releasing a helpline to assist those under the siege. In a statement from the…
- 30 Aug 2017
Fashola Advocates Development of National Digital Map
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power Works and Housing, has advocated the development of a National Digital Map for the whole country saying aside enhancing internal security, the electronic map…
- 15 Nov 2017
NITDA Says MDAs Must Migrate Websites To .Gov.Ng
By peter oluka National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it has observed the disregard to the use of .gov.ng domain in the transaction of government business despite previous…
- 25 May 2026
Court Orders FG to Reveal Identity of Local Contractors in $460m Abuja CCTV Project
Federal High Court has ordered the Ministry of Finance to disclose the total amount paid under the $460 million Abuja CCTV loan, the identities of local and Chinese contractors who received the…
- 24 May 2021
First Bank in Trouble over Alleged Breach of Contract
First Bank Plc is to be sued for disobedience and breach of contract if it failed to obey the Federal High Court’s 48 hours ultimatum served to to it. In a letter to the bank by A.A. Ibrahim SAN,…
- 7 May 2014
WEF Special Coverage on Bloomberg Tv Africa, Nig. CommunicationsWeek
The 24th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa commenced on Wednesday 7th and ends tomorrow Friday 9th May 2014 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria with the theme, Forging Inclusive…
- 13 Jul 2016
Badejo-Okusanya Recieves Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award
Mr. Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, president of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) has been honoured with the Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award of Integrity and Transparency as the Most…
- 26 May 2017
NITDA to Enforce Executive Order on Local Content in IT
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has put measures in place for swift compliance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to the Executive Order on Support for Local…
- 28 Jun 2017
NITDA's CERT Team Working on Defence Mechanism for Nigerian Cyberspace- DG
To combat the increasing level of cyber attacks across the globe, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) have commenced the development of…