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- 13 Apr 2024
NIMC Makes Clarifications on AfriGo, New National Domestic Card Scheme
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the new national Identity card, powered by AfriGo Card, is a single card with multiple services. NIMC made the clarification against the…
- 28 Jan 2013
New National Carrier to Emerge through Merger-Uriesi
Federal government may not launch a brand new national carrier but will support local companies’ to access funds to build a new national carrier. Mr George Uriesi, managing director, Federal Airport…
- 14 May 2014
Presidency Sets November Deadline for New National Carrier
The Federal Government has given a nod to the Nigerian Maritime Admimistration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to float a new national shipping line. Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, director general of…
- 29 Nov 2013
New National ID Card to Replace Voters’ Card from 2015
The new national identity card will replace the current voters card after the 2015 general elections, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said. Emma Ogungbe, director of Technical…
- 6 Feb 2014
SEC Shuts Down New Nation Fund Managers, Wonder Bank
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sealed-off 36 offices of New Nation fund managers, an alleged a wonder bank in a bid to protect innocent investors from falling into wrong investment…
- 23 Oct 2023
NACOS Names Tim Akano, CEO of New Horizons National Digital Economy Champion
National Association of Computing Students across all Nigeria Universities with over 300,000 members has conferred a national Award of Champion of Nigeria Digital Economy on the MD/CEO of New…
- 15 Apr 2024
New National ID Card to Be Issued Via Banks- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the planned national ID card will be issued to applicants by their banks. NIMC said it is working with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement…
- 19 Jul 2018
FG Names New National Carrier ‘Nigeria Air’
The Federal Government has unveiled the name and logo for the national carrier that would be launched at the end of this year. The name; ‘Nigeria Air’ was unveiled by the Minister of State for…
- 4 Oct 2020
Lottery Commission to Launch New National Game
Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, the director general of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, has assured the nation that the commission is now better positioned to contribute more meaningfully towards…
- 14 Feb 2013
FG Goes After Kidnappers with New National ID
The need to create a single national identity database for all Nigerians was borne out of the need to tackle insecurity and improve good governance, according to National Identity Management…
- 23 Oct 2020
NOTAP DG Hosts New ISPON National Executive Council
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) recently hosted the new National Executive Council of the Institute of Software…
- 22 Oct 2018
Operators, Others Left Out in New National Broadband Council
Key stakeholders in the country’s information and communications technology have been left out in the newly reconstituted Nigeria National Broadband Council, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now…
- 3 Sept 2020
ATCON Announces New Date for National Dialogue on Telecom
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies (ATCON), has announced new date for its much anticipated National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector,…
- 24 May 2010
Old Wounds Hobble New National ID Project
Again, the renewed verve by the federal government to register Nigerians under the national identity card scheme may be a white elephant like the last attempt in 2003 to unify and identify her…
- 18 Dec 2019
FG Out with New 5-Year National Broadband Plan
The need to boost broadband penetration from its present coverage of 37.8% to over 70% in the next five years is the pedestal for the new National Broadband Plan NBP (2020-2025) according to Dr Isa…
- 6 Jul 2021
NCC Issues New Regulatory Framework on National Roaming services
The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued new regulatory guidelines on National Roaming services aimed at encouraging National Roaming between Roaming Providers and Roaming Seekers in the…
- 1 Jun 2013
New 7411 National Directory Number Tackles Terrorism
Ms. Denise Cann, chief operating officer, 411ng.com, the company that developed 7411-national directory services has said that the service is open and can be used as counter terrorism number into…
- 4 Aug 2017
Re: Hate Speech, Disinformation, Fake New and national Unity
The growth of the internet has been the biggest social change in recent history. The enhanced degree of connectivity it offers, continues to be the catalyst for growth. The internet has not only…
- 2 Mar 2015
NIMC Opens New Collection Centres for National IDs
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has established card collection centres in all its state offices nationwide, a development, the commission said was part of the effort to improve the…
- 9 May 2019
Facebook Celebrates National Small Business Week with New Products
In celebration of the National Small Business Week, Facebook has unveiled new products that will help the over 90 million small businesses on the its platform. In addition to its small business…
- 8 Oct 2021
SATCON and National Security: A New Strategic Partnership is Required in Nigeria (1 of 3)
By Andrew Aroh Nigeria is preparing to cope with a wide range of threats by terrorists, as well as manmade or natural disasters. Now, more that ever Satellite technology is an important element in…
- 6 Apr 2010
Cabinet NG Extends National Boundaries with New VAR
Cabinet NG (CNG), provider of document management and workflow software, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Michigan-based company TSC Group, Inc., an efficiency consulting firm with…
- 13 Oct 2008
New Horizons Set to Organise National Job Fair
New Horizons is set to orgnise the biggest job fair/IT seminar in Africa. This is the first time in Africa where all the global IT giants like Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, EC-Council…
- 10 May 2017
Minister Tasks New NTA Board On Professionalism, National Integration
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has challenged the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to leverage on its rich experience and the unique power of technology to enhance its…
- 16 Sept 2020
NCC DG Calls for National Book Policy to Address New Challenges
Mr. John O. Asein, director-general of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has called on stakeholders in the book sector to work towards the formulation and adoption of a National Book Policy that…
- 16 Dec 2020
FG Approves New 203 Centres to Capture National IDs
Federal government has announced that 173 private centres and 30 state government institutions across the country have been licenced to enrol residents of Nigeria for the National Identity Number…
- 7 Apr 2024
FG to Roll Out three National ID Cards for 104m Nigerians in June
Federal Government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104 million citizens across the country. The three new national…
- 12 Jul 2020
CBN Takes over National Theatre, to Create Thousands of New Jobs
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday formally takes over the National Theatre in Lagos on behalf of the bankers committee. Godwin Emefiele, governor, CBN, said its taking over for transformation…
- 4 Aug 2026
NITDA Sets New Standards for Cloud Infrastructure with National Sovereignty Initiative
In a bold move to strengthen Nigeria's digital sovereignty and the digital economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has formally unveiled the National Sovereignty Cloud…
- 18 Sept 2013
Survey Shows Nigerians Back NIMC on New ID Card
About 8 in 10 Nigerians have expressed support for the introduction of the new national identification (ID) card scheme, confirming that it is a priority for Nigeria as revealed in the latest weekly…