30 results
- 2 Mar 2009
Binder Advocates Deployment of Technology for Vision 20-2020
Engr. Umar Buba Bindir, director general, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (Notap), has advocated the deployment of technology in every facet of the country’s…
- 24 Apr 2013
Courier Industry Holds Key to Vision 20:2020-Bichi
Sule Bichi is the managing director, Red Star Express Plc, a licensee of Federal Express Corporation (FEDEX). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member…
- 14 Jan 2013
Nokia, Microsoft, Dalberg Make Case for ICT in Economic Development
Nokia, global phone manufacturer, in partnership with leading software maker, Microsoft and Dalberg Global Development Advisors organized a full day forum to discuss ways the ICT sector can impact…
- 26 Nov 2012
Sambo @ Amsterdam, Lures Investors
Namadi Sambo, vice president has said that Nigeria has the potentials to attract foreign direct investments giving the country’s current economic climate. Sambo who was represented by (Dr.) Mrs…
- 17 May 2010
Am Hopeful Pres. Jonathan Will turn ICT Aroun- Olufuye
Dr Jimson Olufuye is president of Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (Itan). On December 1, 2008, he actualised for Nigeria a place of honour with the admission of Itan into the…
- 17 Nov 2008
NCC Threatens Sanction over Bogus Promises by Telecom Operators
Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, has warned telecom operators against making bogus promises to the consumers during the festive seasons, as sanctions will…
- 24 Sept 2017
Microsoft Links Digital Transformation to Good Governance
By peter oluka Microsoft Nigeria in collaboration with Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) have reiterated its commitment towards…
- 15 Sept 2008
Youth IT Empowerment: Key to Vision 2020– Shobajo
Kayode Shobajo, Chief Technopreneur/CEO, HiiT, synonymous with youth IT empowerment. He has undying passion for quality ICT education. Shobajo is a consummate technoprenuer, with…
- 15 Sept 2008
Youth IT Empowerment: Key to Vision 2020– Shobajo
Kayode Shobajo, Chief Technopreneur/CEO, HiiT, synonymous with youth IT empowerment. He has undying passion for quality ICT education. Shobajo is a consummate technoprenuer, with panache and…
- 26 Apr 2010
Stakeholders Harp on Public-private institute
Information technology stakeholders have urged for the establishment an information technology public-private institute, which would be responsible for the digital transformation of Nigeria. This was…
- 13 Nov 2008
Leadership Watch Lecture & Role Model Awards Hold Nov. 11
The eight edition of the annual Leadership Lecture and Role Model Awards, a one-day event organized by Leadership Watch, an integrity non- for- profit organization for the …
- 24 May 2010
eNigeria Calls for Harmonisation of FG ICT Agencies
Arising from three days of intense deliberations, participants at the just concluded e-Nigeria summit have urged the federal government to bring all ICT agencies under one umbrella for proper…
- 2 Apr 2012
NITDA’s Projects Stimulating Economy, Says Angaye
The National Information and Technology Development Agency ( NITDA) which before 2007 grappled with paucity of funds which hindered its ability to implement its policy objectives and goals has begun…
- 19 Jun 2014
Nigeria Attracts N28tr Private Investment in Four Years – FG
A total of N28trillion has been invested into Nigeria’s economy by the private sector between 2010 and 2013. This is over 100 per cent more than the Federal Government’s target of N13trillion for the…
- 23 Aug 2010
Atcon Inks MOU with Itan
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Information Technology Association of Nigeria (Itan) to facilitate the need for…
- 7 Jul 2008
Itan Partners Mandriva Linux, Omatek, Zinox, others for OSPC
Information Technology Association of Nigeria (Itan), announced its partnership with Mandriva West Africa for Mandriva Linux (ML) an Open Source Operating and Application software on all the Personal…
- 28 Feb 2012
Cashless: Experts Warn Against Corporate Greed
Financial experts have warned against the possible hijack of cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by a few individuals or corporations and urged the apex bank to move against limits…
- 18 Aug 2015
NCS Decries Wastages, supports Buhari on Harmonisation of National Database
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) while decrying several billions spent on multi-data capturing in the country has thrown its weight on the recent charge by President Muhammadu Buhari on MDAs that…
- 7 Aug 2013
NCS Makes Case for Electronic Records, Others
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has called on government at all levels to accelerate the development of enabling legal framework and environment to create legal status for electronic records,…
- 6 Dec 2014
NITRA Urges States Govts To Improve On ICT Usage
Nigeria Information ‎Technology Reporters' Association (NITRA) has urged state governments in Nigeria to increase the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to fast-track their…
- 5 May 2013
Experts Say Steady Power Supply’ll Boost Economy
Economists have predicted that if Nigeria gets its public electricity grid working 24 hours, the nation would greatly reduce business costs by up to 40 percent and add up three percent to GDP. This…
- 14 Sept 2009
FG to encourage Investment in Telecoms as ITU Applauds Growth
The Federal government said that it is committed to encouraging investment flow into telecom sector with the aim of attaining 100 per cent teledensity before the year 2020 in line with Vision…
- 29 Mar 2010
Ekuwem Tasks Nigerians on Productivity Boost
Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, GMD/CEO of the Teledom Group and president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has tasked Nigerians on the need to boost productivity. He said…
- 10 Nov 2009
Ispon Elects Uwaje as President
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon), at its annual general meeting held in Lagos recently elected Chris Uwaje as its president among other official that will serve the body.…
- 1 Mar 2010
Last Minute Rush as Zinox 750,000 Computer Promo Enters Last Lap
Zinox offices nationwide are experiencing a last minute rush as the 750,000 computer ownership promo second phase enters its last month. Launched in the last quarter of 2009 and slated to end on…
- 7 Sept 2009
Aondoakaa Vows to Curb Piracy
The fight against intellectual property theft may take another dimension with Michael Aondoakaa, the minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation’s pronouncement recently that…
- 3 Nov 2008
EFCC Warns Banks against Aiding Money Laundering
Farida Waziri, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has challenged Nigerian banks to live up to their responsibility by giving the anti-graft agency genuine information on…
- 22 Mar 2010
ITAN to Host WITSA Secretary-General
The Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN), Nigeria’s representative at the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) will play host to Dr. James Poisant,…
- 10 Aug 2010
CPN to Invoke Spirit of the True Nigerian Entrepreneur
Computerize Nigeria Project, an initiative to speed up the pace of IT penetration in Nigeria, seeks to encourage ‘The Spirit of the True Nigerian Entrepreneur’ by presenting step by step…
- 5 May 2009
Programos Software Bags Double Awards
Programos Software Limited, an indigenous software development firm in the Nigerian ICT industry has in a separate award ceremonies won two awards including Software Company of the Year 2009 and IT…