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- 4 Jun 2013
NCS Confers Honorary Fellowship on Jim Ovia
Mr. Jim Ovia, founder and former group managing director, Zenith Bank Plc, has been conferred with the Honorary Fellowship of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) in recognition of his important and…
- 14 Jul 2012
ITAN @ Dinner, Tasks CT Minister on Moving Industry Forward
The Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN) has listed job creation and capacity building, eGovernment and local content as some of the key ingredients to achieving the the…
- 15 May 2017
MSU, Mastercard to Launch $13m AgriFood Lab in Nigeria
The MasterCard Foundation is partnering with Michigan State University (MSU) for the AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab, a five-year, $13 million collaboration. This partnership, will support 15,000…
- 8 Sept 2025
Zinox, KongaCares Launch 1m Laptop Drive to Transform Nigerian Schools
GITEX Nigeria 2025 was not only a great success but also a landmark event that showcased Nigeria’s rising stature in the global technology space, attracting thousands of technology professionals and…
- 16 Dec 2013
NCS @ NITMA 2013 Celebrates Outstanding Accomplishments
The 2013 National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA) ceremony organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) recognized and celebrated Information Technology (IT) achievers and visionaries…
- 27 Dec 2015
NCS Performs Groundbreaking of N1Bn Secretariat
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has made history with groundbreaking for its N1 billion national secretariat, deemed a technology innovation centre in Lagos. ‎ A ground-breaking stone…
- 16 May 2017
10,000 Nigerians to Benefit from MSU, MasterCard Foundation ‘Agri Youth Lab’
Nigeria is likely to have the lion’s share in a five-year, $13 million collaboration between Michigan State University and the MasterCard Foundation launched on Monday to help 15,000 young people…
- 28 Mar 2017
Tears as IT Professionals Pay Tributes to Late Omatek CEO
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), on Monday, gathered Information Professionals practitioners and the academia to pay last respect to the departed, Engineer (Mrs.) Florence Seriki, CEO of Omatek…
- 17 Oct 2017
Ogundare, Newcross CEO Donates Digital Library To LUTH
By peter oluka As part of efforts to expand access to global information and aid learning in medical education, Dr Bolaji Ogundare the chief executive officer (CEO) of Newcross Petroleum, has donated…
- 2 Sept 2018
NCC, Defence Academy to Deploy Technology for Military Capacity Building
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) rose from talks at the weekend with a firm commitment to collaborate on boosting the NDA with high profile technology.…
- 2 Oct 2018
Computer Village Set for Online Stores
Mr Chuks Ekekwe, Chairman, Plaza heads, computer village said that plans are underway to create a platform for online stores. Ekekwe the newly elected chairman of Plaza heads in the Computer…
- 4 Nov 2018
NCS to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at NITMA 2018
The Nigeria Computer Society has set machineries in motion to mark its 40 th year anniversary that will hold during the 2018 National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) in Lagos. The…
- 13 Nov 2018
NCS too Honour Osinbajo, Others to Mark 40 @ NITMA 2018
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary this week, just as the advocacy group will be honouring some personalities who have contributed to its success over the years.…
- 20 Dec 2019
Femi Odugbemi Returns As AMVCA Head Judge
Africa Magic, the leading provider of entertainment for Africa by Africans and organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, has announced the return of Femi Odugbemi to the position of Head…
- 6 Oct 2020
IG Bans SARS, Others from Searching People’s Phones, Laptops
Muhammed Adamu, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has banned policemen, especially men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) across the country from searching people’s mobile phones, laptops and…
- 15 Sept 2021
Ndukwe, Fassina, Others to Speak at MTN-Sponsored Colloquium on Distance Education & E-learning
An international colloquium on distance education and e-learning will be held at the University of Lagos, Nigeria on September 16, 2021. Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman, MTN Nigeria Sponsored by MTN…
- 27 Oct 2021
IXPN Engages with Stakeholders in Kano, Harps on Improving the Internet Ecosystem
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), last week in Kano, one of Nigeria's commercial cities engaged stakeholders from various sectors on the benefits and impact of connecting to the exchange…
- 13 Jul 2022
9mobile Takes Career Counselling to Secondary Schools in Bichi Emirate
In continuation of its commitment to inspire and support the career aspiration of students, Nigeria's telecom service provider, 9mobile, recently organized a career counselling session for Junior…
- 20 Jul 2023
NASENI, AFIT Strengthen Ties on AAVDI, Made-in- Nigeria Helicopter
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for Science and Engineering (NASENI) has called for stronger collaboration with the Air Force Institute of…
- 1 Dec 2023
IBM Advances Geospatial AI to Address Climate Challenges
IBM has announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM’s geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of…
- 24 Jul 2024
University Don Urges Stricter Copyright Enforcement to Combat Music Piracy
Afe Adogame, a professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, United States, has called for strict enforcement of copyright law against gospel music plagiarism in Nigeria. Adogame made the…
- 28 Nov 2024
TETFund Suspends Foreign Scholarships Due to Rising Costs and Abscondment
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the suspension of the foreign component of its TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention, effective January 1, 2025. This…
- 8 Jul 2025
FG Declares Admissions outside CAPS Illegal
Federal government has declared that any admission into tertiary institutions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), will be deemed illegal. Dr Tunji Alausa, minister of…
- 25 Jul 2025
FG Plans N50m STEEM Grant to Support Student Innovation in August
In a giant stride to support innovation, entrepreneurship and economic transformation, the Federal Government is set to unveil a N50 million grant for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics…
- 20 Oct 2008
CPN Accredits HiiT as Pioneer Study/Training Centre
HiiT, a leading Information Technology (IT) Training/Education Institute, has been accredited by Computer Professionals’ Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) as one of the seven pioneer…
- 6 Jul 2026
Zedvance appoints Prof. Olanrewaju as board chairman
Zedvance Finance Limited has appointed Professor Pius 'Deji' Olanrewaju as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective July 1, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).…
- 20 Feb 2013
Okonjo-Iweala Calls for Social Protection Measures for Africa
Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy said that despite Africa’s recent strong growth and rising middle class, many poor households are being left…
- 9 Sept 2013
NCS Visits ComTech Ministry, NITDA
Two delegations from the Nigeria Computer Society led by Professor David O. Adewumi, its president, recently paid two separate courtesy visits to the Ministry of Communication Technology and National…
- 21 Jun 2014
Stakeholders Upbeat towards NCS’ 25th National Conference in Enugu
Enugu state is eager to host the largest annual gathering of IT professional and stakeholders in Nigeria, organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). The NCS 2014 conference holds in Enugu from…
- 13 Jul 2015
Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked all military service chiefs and promptly announced their replacements, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, President’s special adviser on media and…