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- 6 Feb 2018
Stakeholders meet on developing digital identity ecosystem
By Wale Oguntokun The Senior Special Assistant to the President on ICT, Mr. Lanre Osibona, has debunked online news reports that the Nigerian government will be spending additional $3.1bn on…
- 25 Apr 2019
FG to enact policies for fintech innovation
Mr Lanre Osibona, Senior Special Assistant to the President on ICT, has said that Federal Government plans to enact policies that will encourage innovation and dynamism in the financial technology…
- 25 Jun 2018
Osibona to Chair Broadband Access Event
Lanre Osibona, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Information and Communication Technology , will chair this year’s edition of Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) and Africa Digital Awards…
- 12 Feb 2016
FG Plans Tax Incentives to Boost Jobs in ICT Industry
Federal Government is set to introduce incentive packages for start-up companies in the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Industry so that they can help Government to realize the three…
- 15 Aug 2017
NITDA Coordinates National PKI Implementation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) it has taken steps to harmonise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) related projects in Nigeria, in fulfilment of the mandate. This was…
- 1 Nov 2017
Ndukwe Says Review of National Broadband Plan Now Imperative
By peter oluka Dr Ernest Ndukwe, a telecom expert and former executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on the Ministry of Communications to review and update…
- 1 Feb 2018
FG to Spend Additional $3.1bn on Digital National Identity
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday in Abuja, said the Federal Government required additional 3.1 billion US dollars to achieve digital national identity for all citizens. Osinbajo disclosed this…
- 23 Nov 2017
Hamonization of Identity Data Between Other Agencies & NIMC in Progress- Lanre Osibona
By Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata All forward looking nationalities are powering their economies with technology and Nigeria cannot be an exception, if she wants to compete favourably in the comity of…
- 1 Aug 2017
No Nigerian Passport without NIMC in 2018 -Presidency
Federal government has said that anybody that does not have identification number from the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC), from 1st January 2018 will not be issued with the…
- 14 Aug 2018
FG Unveils Smart Classrooms, Digital Education Project Today
The Federal Government has begun moves to establish a digital education institute and provide smart learning classrooms across the country as a way of boosting investments in the Information and…
- 26 Jan 2016
Minister for ScienceTech, DfiD Boss Lead Discussions on Sustainable Development
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister for Science and Technology, and Mr. Ben Mellor, head of Nigerian Office, Department for International Development Nigeria (DFiD), are set to lead discussions on…
- 29 Feb 2016
OIIE Disburses Over N50m Grants to Tech-Driven Startups – Okunowo
The Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), the special purpose vehicle of Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has empowered technology startups with grants and…
- 23 Jan 2016
NITDA Commences Tech Startups Forum in Public Sector
In line with its commitment to turn Nigeria into a technology innovation hub in Africa, the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), a special purpose vehicle established under…
- 24 Jul 2019
Buhari Taps Sunday Dare, NCC EC as Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Mr Sunday Dare, executive commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the ministerial nominee from Oyo State.…
- 25 Sept 2022
NCC Urges NSSB to Create Awareness about Digital Literacy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Nasarawa State Scholarship Board (NSSB) to support the NCC in creating awareness about the intervention projects of the Commission…
- 23 Oct 2024
Sunday Dare: The Critical Thinker is Back to Base
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has got this appointment spot on. He has just appointed Sunday Akin Dare, as special adviser on Public Communications and Orientation. Sunday Dare Dare is a square peg in…
- 26 Jul 2019
Sunday Dare, Silent Poster Boy of Nigeria’s ICT Sector
The tapping of Mr. Sunday Dare, executive commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as a ministerial nominee from Oyo State by President Muhammadu Buhari…
- 24 Feb 2021
Court Vindicates Zinox, TD Africa in N170m FIRS Contract Fraud
An Abuja High Court has vindicated the long-held position of Zinox Technologies Ltd., and TD Africa, two of Nigeria’s leading technology giants, that its Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh and its staff,…
- 20 Oct 2022
Why More Corporate Bodies Should Invest in Infrastructure - Tobechukwu Okigbo
Following the Federal Government's approval of MTN's N202.8 billion reconstruction of the Onitsha-Enugu expressway through its Road Infrastructure Tax Credit (RITC) scheme, the Chief Corporate…
- 10 Mar 2020
Pantami Says FG’s Digital Economy Policy Well-Conceived, on Track
The National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 28, 2019, is well-conceived, on track and built on objectives that will boost development…