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- 9 May 2022
ITU Appoints Pantami to Chair World Summit on WSIS Forum 2022
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has appointed Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, as chairman of the World Summit on Information Society…
- 25 May 2015
WSIS Forum Welcomes Largest-ever Gathering of ‘ICT for development’ Community
Ten years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), participants from government, civil society, the private sector and international organizations are meeting in Geneva to…
- 3 May 2016
WSIS Forum 2016 - CTO Outlines New Plans for ICTs for Development
Mr Shola Taylor, secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), has outlined how the Organisation plans to aid the development of ICTs in the Commonwealth and…
- 16 May 2022
Danbatta Applauds Pantami's Appointment as WISIS Chair
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has congratulated the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim…
- 21 Jun 2017
Shittu Says Investors Coming with $4Bn for Rural Telephony
Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria's head of Delegation to the just concluded World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS FORUM 2017) in Geneva, Switzerland and minister of Communications, has struck a…
- 20 Jun 2017
ICT University of Nigeria Receives Support from Global IT Giants
The proposed ICT University of Nigeria, the first of its kind in Africa and one of the pet projects of Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has received the endorsement and…
- 12 Aug 2022
FG Urges NITDA, NCC, Galaxy Backbone to Support Innovations of Nigerian Champions @ WSIS
The Federal Government has directed the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Galaxy Backbone Limited and Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to collaborate with the seven…
- 4 Feb 2013
ITU Recognizes Contributions to Information Society
Hamadoun I. Touré, secretary-general, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has presented Certificates of Recognition to the Administrations of Kuwait, Oman, Poland, Tanzania, Mexico and United…
- 10 Jun 2026
All Set for 2026 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum and Awards: NLNG, IHS, and others rally support
With the 2026 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) set to hold tomorrow, Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Banquet Hall, Welcome Centre Hotels, Lagos, the…
- 20 Jul 2022
Houlin Zhao Calls on African Leaders to Emulate Nigeria's Pantami
African leaders have been called upon to emulate Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. This call was made by the Secretary General of the…
- 5 Oct 2015
CTO Moves to Coordination Role for ICTs in Commonwealth
Following his meeting in Geneva today with Houlin Zhao, secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Shola Taylor, secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications…
- 26 May 2015
ITU Statistics Confirm ICT Revolution of Past 15 Years
New figures released by ITU indicate that over the past 15 years, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have grown in an unprecedented way, providing huge opportunities for social and…
- 12 May 2015
ITU Council Looks to Implementation of Strategic Plan
ITU’s governing Council opened its annual session yesterday under the Chairmanship of Mr Wonki Min of the Republic of Korea. Among other matters, ITU Council will examine in detail the implementation…
- 11 Feb 2026
ITREALMS Announces NDSF2026 for WSIS Vision and Multistakeholder Synergy
As the global community accelerates toward a more integrated digital future, ITREALMS Media Group, through its flagship digital rights initiative, the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF), has…
- 18 Oct 2016
AfICTA Boss to African Govts: Provide Tax Holidays to Tech Startups
Dr Jimson Olufuye, chairman of the Africa Information and Communication Technology Alliance (AfICTA), has urged African governments to as a matter of priority, create conducive environment for youths…
- 17 Dec 2025
Nigeria Takes the Lead in the Global WSIS+20 Digital Agenda
Nigeria has unveiled a comprehensive, multi-pronged strategy designed to localise WSIS+20 commitments. This roadmap accelerates national transformation by prioritising robust infrastructure,…
- 31 May 2026
MTN, ALTON, Upperlink, NiRA back 2026 Nigeria DigitalSENSE forum, awards
Leading telecommunications, technology, and internet governance stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the 16th milestone edition of the annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet…
- 20 Jun 2025
WSIS Review: Nigerian ICT Leaders Urged to Shape Global Digital Future
Stakeholders in Nigeria's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector have been tasked to actively engage in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) review process. This call was…
- 8 Jun 2026
NCC, IHS Nigeria, Digital Realty Unite for Major Internet Governance Summit in Lagos
The regulatory and digital infrastructure pillars of Nigeria’s telecommunications ecosystem, led by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Digital Realty, and IHS Nigeria, have rallied robust…
- 11 Jun 2026
NDSF 2026: Teniola, Ebeledike Inducted into Hall of Fame as NiRA, MTN, Digital Realty sweep top honors
The 17th edition of the annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development concluded on a high note Thursday, at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Lagos, culminating in the…
- 7 Jul 2025
NCC Wins Global ICT Award for Digital Awareness in Schools
Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has won the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize for its project, the Digital Awareness Programme (DAP), under…
- 10 Aug 2010
DSA forum canvasses fundamental internet access for Nigerians
Participants at a one-day forum on Internet Governance, which recently ended in Lagos, have canvassed for Internet access to Nigerians to be seen as fundamental. The forum was organized by Digital…
- 21 Sept 2009
Lagos to host DigitalSense Africa forum
Mrs. Nkemdilim Nweke, executive director, Digital Sense Africa (DSA) has disclosed that the inaugural edition of the group’s based industry issues would be hosted in Nigeria in November…
- 5 Aug 2014
Malaria Destroyer Game for UN-World Summit Award
Malaria Destroyer Game (MDG) – a highly Innovative Technology App (from Nigeria) created by Mobile Software Solutions to fight the Monster Malaria Pandemic in Africa/World, has been selected as one…
- 21 Jul 2016
World Summit Awards Mobile 2016 Extended Submissions Deadline
Mr. Amos Emmanuel, Nigeria’s eminent national expert has disclosed that the submission deadline for the 2016 World Summit Awards Mobile has been extended till August 31. Emmanuel stated this…
- 16 Jun 2026
NDSF@17: Nigeria Must Be an "Active Architect" in Global Digital Compacts
As the world enters a pivotal era of digital policy negotiations, the 17th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) has set a clear mandate: Nigeria must evolve…
- 7 Jul 2026
PIN Engages 1,300 Stakeholders Across Africa to Advance Digital Rights, Inclusion
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a pan-African digital rights and inclusion organisation, says it has engaged more than 1,300 stakeholders across 11 African countries through a series of forums, training…
- 23 Jun 2025
PIN Pushes for Equitable Digital Governance at World Internet Forum
As the 20th Global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opens in Lillestrøm, Norway, leading pan-African social enterprise Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is championing grassroots voices in global digital…
- 9 Oct 2016
Toure, Ex-ITU Scribe to Speak at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in Telecom World 2016
Mr. Hamadoun Toure, former secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has been named the keynote speaker at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in ITU Telecom World 2016, Bangkok,…
- 16 Nov 2022
Pantami, Danbatta, Inuwa, Ikenna-Emeka, Oji and others Receive 2022 AfriTECH Awards
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) has conferred special honours on Professor Isa Ibrahim Ali (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Umar Garba…