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- 2 Dec 2020
Mastercard Partners Fletcher School Unveil Digital Intelligence Index
The Fletcher School at Tufts University, in partnership with Mastercard, have unveiled the Digital Intelligence Index, which charts the progress countries have made in advancing their digital…
- 27 May 2012
Telecom Fails to Lift Nigeria as Connectivity Scorecard Rings Worries
Nigeria for the umpteenth year performed woefully in the 2011 global connectivity scorecard index scoring 1.09 and retains the 23rd position among the resource and efficiency-driven economies,…
- 7 May 2015
Huawei 1st Global Connectivity Index Covering 90% World Population
Huawei, leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, at the Huawei Cloud Congress West Africa 2015 released the Global Connectivity Index (GCI) on the region.…
- 22 Oct 2016
Huawei Committed to Better Connected Nigeria, Skills Dev- Li
Qualitative health and education as critical sectors of Nigerian economy can be raved up with technologies, especially now the country is transforming to a digital economy. Huawei as a company…
- 19 Sept 2025
Paradigm Initiative Flags Rampant Data Leaks, Seeks Stronger Digital Rights Protection in Nigeria
Paradigm Initiative has released a report highlighting the state of digital rights and inclusion in Nigeria, raising serious concerns about the citizens’ data online. In a media briefing held in…
- 22 Oct 2025
Over 19,000 Fibre Cuts Reported in 2025, NCC Calls for Infrastructure Protection
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for urgent, inclusive action to bridge Nigeria’s digital divide,…
- 14 Aug 2026
Airtel Nigeria Adds Over 1,000Cell Sites in Nationwide Expansion to Surpasses 17,000
Airtel Nigeria is approaching the 18,000-cell-site mark as the telecommunications operator accelerates network deployment across the country, adding more than 1,000 new sites annually and extending…
- 20 Jul 2015
Smile Communications Superb Connectivity Buoys CEOs, CIOs
Smile Communications Nigeria Limited has received accolades from corporate chieftains in Nigeria for providing unequalled 4G LTE broadband services in the country. The corporate chieftains made up of…
- 24 Jul 2026
GSMA Supports Abuja Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity for Africa, Joins Partners to Launch ATLAS Umoja
The GSMA supports the Abuja Ministerial Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity for Africa by Ministers and Heads of Delegation at the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of…
- 14 Jun 2015
Nigeria Drops 7 Points to 119th in GITR Networked Readiness Index Ranking
Information and Communications Technologies will help accelerate digital transformation in Africa as Cisco leaders stress the vital importance of networked readiness to drive social and economic…
- 28 Sept 2023
78% of SMEs in Nigeria project Increased Revenue in 2023 - Mastercard SME Confidence Index Report
From surviving to thriving in the post-COVID world, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are projecting similar or increased revenues in 2023. These are the findings of the second edition…
- 10 Nov 2014
Ericsson Ranks Lagos 38 in 2014 Networked Society City Index
Ericsson on Monday, published its latest Networked Society City Index, with Lagos (Nigeria) ranked as number 38 in a list of 40. The index ranks 40 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of…
- 27 May 2012
Undersea Cables and Nigeria’s Cloudy Mobile Ecosystem
“Plenty water for Africa…water for ordinary man to drink nko o…e nor dey.” Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afrobeat music legend was apt in his hit track: ‘water nor get enemy’. There is so much water…
- 9 Feb 2026
FG Launches the Happy Woman App Platform
Federal government has unveiled a new digital platform to connect millions of women to finance, skills training, and market opportunities, in what officials call the country's largest…
- 15 May 2015
Huawei, Ovum Whitepaper Justifies HCC Summit Recommendations
Huawei and Ovum, a leading global technology research and advisory firm, jointly released a Quality Mobile Broadband Network whitepaper. Focused on achieving quality network, the paper highlights the…
- 30 Jul 2018
Exploring the Potential of Digital Transformation on the Nigerian Economy
The concept of a digital economy is essentially a new economy stream that brings with it new momentum. As ICT technologies develop rapidly and become integrated into more and more verticals,…
- 19 Sept 2022
NITDA, GLO, Access Bank Others to Light Up NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0
The Second Edition of the Nigeria Information Telecommunications Reporters Association (NITRA) ICT Growth conference has continued to gather momentum, as more stakeholders' companies indicate…
- 28 Jun 2021
81 Percent of SMEs Optimistic About Future Growth in Nigeria - Mastercard Report
After facing unprecedented changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) confidence in Nigeria is on the rise, according to the latest research by payments…
- 15 Dec 2021
New Mastercard Whitepaper Shows that Digitalization is Key to Unlocking SME Growth Potential in Middle East & Africa
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing digitalization as essential to staying competitive in a transformed business and economic…
- 16 Oct 2016
NCC, Swiss Embassy, Top Speakers Line Up for Nigeria Innovation Summit
Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Yves Nicolet, Consul General Switzerland in Lagos, Nigeria;…
- 14 Sept 2022
Galaxy Backbone, 9mobile, SecureID, Rack Centre, Arravo Back NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0
As the 2 nd edition of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) stakeholders engagement event, the NITRA ICT GROWTH CONFERENCE draws near, key technology companies have…
- 23 Apr 2020
Digital Infrastructure in Africa to Witness Boost Post Pandemic - Coker
COVID-19 pandemic has opened doors to new ways of communications in the face of lockdown of cities. As a result organisations have embrace working remotely which before now were used by few. Today,…
- 6 Aug 2019
NCC Backs Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019; Top Speakers Unveiled
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS 2019) has continued to garner supports and endorsements ahead of the August 20 and 21 events in Lagos. The latest partnership came from the Nigerian…
- 14 Aug 2015
NITDA Commissions Knowledge Access Centres in Daura
The National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA) has commissioned a Knowledge Access Venue (KAV) in Government Pilot Secondary School (GPSS), Daura, Katsina State. Speaking at…
- 12 Sept 2022
Medallion Data Centre Appoints Oluseyi Olanrewaju as CFO
Medallion Data Centre, Leading provider of carrier-neutral data centre services, announced the appointment of an award-winning financial expert, Dr Oluseyi Olanrewaju as its new Chief Financial…
- 17 Jul 2023
Over 40% of Nigerian Businesses are Leveraging Interconnection, for Expansion, Over 90% Pursuing the Benefits of AI - Survey
Organizations are now seeking digital-first strategies to embrace the power of ecosystems and interconnections. From the Equinix 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey, 47% of IT leaders in Nigeria who were…
- 22 Apr 2022
SHAREit Ranks Among Top 5 Global Media Sources Driving Non-Gaming Global in-App Purchases in AppsFlyer's Performance Index 14
SHAREit Group, a global technology company, has announced that its digital content sharing and streaming app SHAREit, has been ranked No.4 media source globally in volume and power rankings in…
- 8 Nov 2021
Cloudflex, Digital Encode, Rack Center, Others Back NITRA ICT Growth Conference/Awards 2021
More companies have continued to indicate interest in the forthcoming ICT Growth Conference being organized by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), a ICT media advocacy…
- 18 Sept 2025
Why Elon Musk Halted Sales of Starlink in Lagos, Abuja
Starlink, the satellite internet provider operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has stopped taking new orders for residential kits in parts of Lagos and in Abuja after network capacity was reached, the…
- 30 Oct 2018
Developing Smart Cities to Boost Tourism Experience in Nigeria
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke You may question why one should discuss smart cities when there is arguably no smart state in Nigeria. You may say Lagos, but when you look at the indexes for identifying a…