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- 2 Sept 2018
Johnson, Ex ICT Minister Joins World Wide Web Foundation Board
Dr Omobola Johnson, former minister of Communication Technology, has been appointed as the newest member of the World Wide Web Foundation Board of Directors. Web Foundation is working for a…
- 6 Jun 2021
Nwakanma, Alale Line-up for 2021 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum
Nnenna Nwakanma, chief Web Advocate at the World Wide Web Foundation,and Dr. Abimbola Alale, managing director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, (NigComSAT), have been lined-up to speak at…
- 21 Jun 2021
Nigeria Must Target 8Bn Market to Remain Relevant in Digital Economy Says Nnenna Nwakanma
Nnenna Nwakanma, Chief Web Advocate at the World Wide Web Foundation, has counselled Nigerians to stop ethnic fighting and target the 8 billion market space in the digital economy. She made these…
- 1 Jul 2021
Be Responsible Citizens Online, Nnenna Nwakanma Advised Youths @NDSF2021
The Chief Web Advocate at the World Wide Web Foundation, Nnenna Nwakanma, has advised Nigerians especially the youths to focus on creating valuable contents they will not regret in 20 to 50 years,…
- 7 Oct 2013
A4AI Launches to Stimulate Global Policy Reform, Lower Access Costs
Global sponsors Google, Omidyar Network, UK DFID and USAID joined by a host of governments, tech companies , a diverse group of private and public sector players came together to launch the Alliance…
- 6 Nov 2019
Paradigm Initiative Opens Learning Lab for Digital Rights and Inclusion
Paradigm Initiative has said that its first Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) will begin operations in February 2020, and will operate from its new headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.…
- 17 Nov 2021
LEAP to Bring Together Best Minds in Technology to Tackle Global Challenges
By February 2022, Saudi Arabia will be hosting the largest technology event ever launched, LEAP, bringing together the global technology community under one roof to tackle the biggest socio-cultural…
- 18 Jun 2021
Nweke Applauds NCC, NigComSAT Over MoU on Digital Cooperation
Mrs. Nkem Nweke, executive director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa, has applauded the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria…
- 6 Feb 2019
CSOs, Nigerians Urge President Buhari to Sign Digital Rights Bill
The National Assembly on Tuesday transmitted the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. Sodiq Alabi, Communications Officer, Paradigm Initiative,…
- 31 Aug 2015
A4AI Names Johnson, Former CommTech Minster New Chair
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has announced that Dr. Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology of Nigeria, has joined A4AI as its Honorary Chairperson.…
- 18 Jan 2021
Tizeti Rolls Out High-Speed 4G LTE in Edo with N4000/m Broadband Service
Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider is rolling out its 4G LTE network in Edo State, with monthly fixed broadband costs pegged at four thousand Naira ($8). This is part…
- 21 Sept 2021
Global Initiative to Give 3.4bn People Access to Smartphones
An initiative has been launched by Vodafone Group and the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), to address the global digital divide. It aims to give an additional 3.4 billion people the…
- 31 Oct 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…
- 10 Jan 2022
Tizeti Rolls Out High-Speed 4G LTE in Oyo State @ N2,222 Monthly Fixed Broadband
In line with its commitment to widening digital inclusion in Africa with affordable broadband connectivity, particularly to the continent’s underserved populations, Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer…
- 10 Jun 2015
Spotself App Set to Redefine Social Discourse in Nigeria
Spotself App is being positioned for a shift in paradigm, in which social media becomes a definer of social discourse in Nigeria. As at December 2014 in a research carried out by African Digital…
- 28 Dec 2018
iDAF announces 'DABconference'; Data Analytics and Business Conference 2019
Information and Data Analytics Foundation (iDAF) has announced plans to host a three-day Big Data and Business Analytics Conference (DABConference) from March 5-7, 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria under the…
- 7 Aug 2025
NITDA Deepens Digital Gender Inclusion with IgniteHer Bootcamp
In a powerful demonstration of its commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 18 Jan 2021
Tizeti Rolls out High-speed 4G LTE in Edo
As part of its commitment to ensuring access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa’s underserved populations, Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider is rolling…
- 8 Aug 2016
A Case for .ng Domains
Quite frankly, it is very amazing that a country with close to 100 million or more (depending on whose data you choose to use) has sold less than 100,000 .NG domains to local and international…
- 24 Oct 2013
Airtel, Wikimedia Foundation Partner Offer Subscribers Free Access to Wikipedia
Airtel, and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, on Thursday announced a strategic partnership to provide Airtel’s customers access to the knowledge and information…
- 22 Jun 2017
Ministry Pledges to Use ICT to Boost Economy
Barr. Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, said his ministry is leveraging on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for rejuvenating Nigeria’s economy as well as encouraging…
- 26 May 2013
Achieve New Standard in Digital Literacy for Nigeria
In today's high-tech world, digital literacy is a requirement for an individual to be competitive and be best prepared in today’s business world of advanced technology. But the literacy required for…
- 1 Jun 2026
Kaspersky Reports on the Aspects of SOC Effectiveness to Consider for Blind Spot
A new global Kaspersky Security Services report ‘Anatomy of a Cyber World’ reveals a blind spot in enterprise Security Operations Centers (SOCs): while performance is typically measured by detection…
- 2 Nov 2017
IDC Provides Blueprint and Key Building Blocks for Becoming a Digital Native Enterprise
The predictions, blueprint and key building blocks for becoming digital native enterprise were on Tuesday announced by International Data Corporation IDC. The predictions covers worldwide…
- 25 Jun 2015
‘OLX Gives Back’ Presents Cheque to Pacelli School for the Blind
Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, has become the latest beneficiary of the charitable donation of N746, 000 raised by the ‘OLX Gives Back’ initiative in partnership with Dan Foster…
- 25 Oct 2017
Zain Bank Chooses iMAL from Path Solutions
Path Solutions has announced that Zain Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance (Zain Bank), a newly established Islamic retail bank in Baghdad, has selected iMAL Islamic Core Banking System for…
- 31 Jul 2013
Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife TV Toasts New TV Channel
Mo Abudu, Nigerian media personality and entrepreneur said that she is delighted to have created EbonyLife TV- a channel that appeals to Africa's most important demographic and one that can sit…
- 13 Oct 2016
Emirates, Google Join Hands to Launch “Celebrating Arabic Reading”
Emirates Airline and Google are ‘Celebrating Arabic Reading’ all through October in a collaboration to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and support the UAE’s Year of Reading, a…
- 29 Nov 2021
Networks Unlimited Partners Netskope to Drive Cloud Security Across Africa
African value-added distributor Networks Unlimited has announced a partnership agreement with Netskope, a US-based cloud, data and network security provider, and a leader in the application of the…
- 18 Jun 2020
Cisco Delivers Enhanced Network Insights, Enables Smarter Automation
Global technology leader, Cisco announced new intent-based networking solutions to help optimize business and network operations. As organizations face mounting challenges to deliver consistent and…