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- 1 Feb 2021
Digital Economy Grows Faster Than Other Economies – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has said that Digital Economy is growing at bigger rate faster than the rest of the…
- 22 Oct 2024
Google, CEOs, and Government Leaders Commit to Driving Nigeria's Digital Economy @NES30
To advance Nigeria's digital economy and support businesses facing economic headwinds, Google brought together top CEOs, government officials, and industry leaders at the 30th Nigerian Economic…
- 28 Oct 2021
Civil Society Group Applauds NCC for Digital Economy Initiatives, Presents Certificate of Performance to Danbatta
The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), a coalition of over 180 civil society organizations, has commended the Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) led by Prof.…
- 1 Jul 2019
Phillips Consulting Holds Annual Digital Learning Roundtable
Phillips Consulting will, on the 3rd of July 2019, hold its annual digital learning roundtable. This year’s event will expand the conversation on digital transformation with a focus on how…
- 8 Sept 2016
Economy: Digital Nigeria Crucial for Inclusive Growth – Airtel CEO
Federal Government has been urged to prioritize digitization, as focus on ‘digital Nigeria’ will help drive inclusive growth. Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, chief executive officer and managing director of…
- 3 Mar 2016
Okeremi, PFS CEO Leads Southwest Digital Economy Optimization Dialogue
To identify the available opportunities in technology-driven sector of the economy and lay a foundation for the enhancement of information and communication technology in the southwestern states of…
- 26 Sept 2025
Lagos Champions Nigeria’s Digital Future, Hosts ICT Commissioners, Stakeholders to Roundtable @GITEX Africa
Lagos State has reaffirmed its leadership in Nigeria’s digital transformation drive by hosting the ICT Commissioners Roundtable during the GITEX Africa conference. The event brought together…
- 17 Feb 2025
AU Endorses Nigeria as AfCFTA Digital Trade Champion
The African Union (AU) has officially designated Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol, citing the country’s leadership…
- 23 Aug 2022
Pantami Applauds ICT's 17.92% Contributions to GDP
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has applauded consistent growth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contributions to the nation's Gross…
- 6 Oct 2022
FG Commits to Digital Training of Nigerians Until e-Government is Implemented 100%
Prof Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has stressed the need to brainstorm on provision of reliable access to and use of print/electronic information as well as…
- 14 Jun 2022
Nigeria’s ICT Industry Growing in Leaps and Bounds – Pantami
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has told the global digital community that Nigeria has been witnessing phenomenal growth in its Information and…
- 18 Aug 2022
Pantami to Lead Stakeholders to NITRA's ICT Growth Conference 2.0
As the industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), prepares for its stakeholders engagement event, the 2 nd edition of the NITRA ICT GROWTH CONFERENCE, the…
- 9 May 2025
Minister Seeks Digital Tech Adoption to Improve Agriculture, Boost Food Security
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has called for the urgent adoption of digital technology in Nigeria’s agricultural sector to boost food production, curb…
- 27 Dec 2023
NITDA Plans to Collapse Physical Barriers in Trade via Digital Technology
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy is working to collapse the physical barriers…
- 27 Sept 2019
SAP Hosts Executive Forum to Showcase Intelligent Enterprise Benefits
Technology and thought leaders from top Nigerian companies gathered last week at the SAP Executive Roundtable to discuss opportunities for Nigeria to excel in the digital economy. The event…
- 16 Nov 2022
NITDA Works with Stakeholders to Create Irreversible Transformative Changes — DG
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that his Agency is working with other stakeholders towards creating an irreversible…
- 28 Jun 2026
Telecom Operators Back Plan to Turn Nigeria Into Africa's Smartphone Manufacturing Hub
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Communications Commission's push for local smartphone manufacturing, saying the initiative…
- 28 Aug 2020
Microsoft Reaffirms Commitment to Promote New Frontier of Skills in the Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
Microsoft, in an effort to not only reaffirm its commitment to enabling the continent to achieve more through digital transformation with technology as a key vector, but also to forge commitment to…
- 8 Dec 2021
Danbatta Assures of Pervasive Broadband Penetration in all 774 LGAs in Nigeria
There is a holistic, strategic plan being conscientiously implemented to address the infrastructure deficit in the telecommunications sector with the objective to bridge the digital divide which had…
- 24 Jun 2019
Titans of Tech Focuses on Local Content, Infrastructure Protection for Socio-Economic Growth
THE 2019 edition of prestigious Titans of Tech Award will hold in Lagos, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Oriental Hotels Victoria Island with a special Roundtable on the growing importance of digital…
- 8 Oct 2025
NCC’s Maida Calls for Unified Action to Accelerate Broadband and Safeguard Telecom Infrastructure
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for urgent collaboration among Nigeria’s states and stakeholders to accelerate broadband…
- 20 Jun 2023
TNW Conference Extols Nigeria’s Innovative Approach in Development of Startup Act
Nigeria’s Innovative approach in the development of the Nigeria Startup Act was celebrated by the global technology ecosystem stakeholders during the Deep Tech Roundtable, held as part of ‘The…
- 15 Jun 2022
Nweke Urges FG to Honour Late Engr Olawale Ige
A call has been made to the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy for the naming of the corporate headquarters of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
- 1 Mar 2021
Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum 2021 Gets June Date
ITREALMS Media, multiple award-winning digital news platform, and the organizers of the annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series, has unveiled the date for this year’s edition. Mr. Remmy Nweke,…
- 8 Nov 2019
Pantami Urges Nigerian ICT Players to Embrace New Technologies
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Panatami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has challenged all stakeholders in the Nigerian ICT sector to transform their businesses by embracing new technologies and…
- 1 Aug 2024
NCC Partners NITRA On ICT Growth Conference 4.0
As the industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), prepares for its stakeholders engagement event, the fourth edition of the NITRA ICT GROWTH CONFERENCE,…
- 18 May 2026
Relief for SMEs as NACAN Launches Fight Against Expensive Broadband in Nigeria
A new non-profit advocacy group, the National Affordable Connectivity Advocacy Network (NACAN), has launched initiatives aimed at addressing broadband affordability challenges and promoting policy…
- 22 Jul 2016
Nigeria Plans Big for ITU Telecom World 2016
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) innovators, industry players and stakeholders are among the large number of delegates to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World…
- 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…
- 9 Dec 2021
Huawei Gives Over 600 Students ICT Training Across Africa in 2021
Huawei has successfully trained more than 600 students through the “Seeds for the Future” program in 14 sub-Saharan countries covering emerging ICT technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and AI,…