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- 4 Feb 2019
Yusuf Kazaure Wins Business Day Excellence In Public Service Awards
Yusuf Kazaure, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Galaxy Backbone’s was recently recognized for his contribution to ICT development in the country especially in the Public service by the…
- 2 Dec 2015
Kazaure, Galaxy Backbone Boss Bags NCS Honorary Fellowship
Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO of Galaxy Backbone Ltd has been conferred with an honorary fellowship of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). The conferment ceremony took place last Friday at the…
- 29 Aug 2014
FG Appoints Kazaure as New MD/CEO of Galaxy Backbone
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Yusuf Kazaure as managing director and chief executive officer of Galaxy Backbone Ltd. He takes over from Gerald Ilukwe, the pioneer…
- 2 Sept 2019
TETFUND, Galaxy Backbone to Partner in Strengthening Research
Mr. Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO, Galaxy Backbone and his executive management team, recently played host to Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro executive secretary (ES), Tertiary…
- 14 Jul 2017
Galaxy Backbone Re-Iterates Commitment To ICT Service Delivery Across Agencies
Executive management of Galaxy Backbone led by the Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO, recently played hosts to the leadership of the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 22 Apr 2018
Galaxy Backbone to Incorporate Private Sector to Digital Services – MD
Mr. Yusuf Kazaure, managing director, Galaxy Backbone, has said that his organization is putting in place modalities to incorporate the private sector in its digital services. He said that a…
- 15 Nov 2017
Galaxy Backbone Bags Public Sector ICT Infrastructure Provider Of The Year
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) bagged the Public Sector ICT Infrastructure provider of the year award at the just concluded Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA) 2017, organized by the…
- 2 Jan 2020
Muhammed Abubakar Resumes As Galaxy Backbone CEO
In an attempt to strengthen the vision of the Federal Government and the Ministry Of Communications & Digital Economy to create a digital economy in the nation, President Muhammed Buhari, GCFR,…
- 9 Sept 2015
Kazaure, Galaxy Backbone Boss, Others to Speak @ Innovation Dinner Nigeria
Senior technology executives will convene at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria for the next Innovation Dinner, which will be held on the 16th of September 2015 – with the theme Transform to…
- 26 Nov 2014
Experts Seek Role for IT in Fight against Insurgency
Mr. Opeyemi Onifade, president of the Abuja chapter of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), has said Information Technology (IT) could be deployed to combat insurgency in the…
- 25 Apr 2016
Galaxy Backbone to Drive Nigeria's Digital Growth
Galaxy Backbone Ltd, as the ICT infrastructure services company of the Federal Government, has again reiterated its commitment to drive Nigeria’s digital growth as an emerging market leader on the…
- 2 Aug 2018
Galaxy Backbone Completes Phase One of NICTIB at Federal Secretariats
Galaxy Backbone has completed the phase one of National ICT Infrastructure Backbone (NICTIB) Project of the Federal Secretariats across the country. The phase two of the project is on-going…
- 13 Jul 2018
Galaxy Backbone Bags Award for Digital Innovation in Federal Government
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), an Industry-led stakeholder organization, recently concluded their annual .ng awards ceremony. Through the .ng Awards, NIRA seeks to recognize…
- 13 Jul 2017
Police to Partner Security Agencies to Check Cybercrime
Mr Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of Police yesterday said that the Nigeria Police Force was open to partnering with other security agencies to fight cybercrime in the country. Idris said this at a…
- 8 Feb 2016
Galaxy Backbone, Extensia Uk Partner for IAD Summit in Abuja
Galaxy Backbone Ltd and the government of Nigeria in partnership with Extensia Uk will be hosting Innovation Africa Digital (IAD) Summit 2016 in Abuja. Nigeria’s hosting of the IAD, a flagship summit…
- 5 Aug 2016
Economy Recovery: Govt to Leverage Power of Broadband
For Nigeria’s economy to recover and bounce back to good health, the present administration of President Mohammadu Buhari should shift its attention away from oil and work assiduously on how to…
- 15 Aug 2016
NCC, LOC & Others to Set Agenda Towards ITU Telecom World 2016
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that in preparation for this edition of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) yearly event, ITU Telecom World 2016, the Local Organisation…
- 16 Aug 2016
Cashless: CBN, NIBSS, GB, Others for E-PPAN’s eGovt Summit
The E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has unveiled a rich catalogue of high-profile speakers comprising top government and private sector executives expected at this year’s edition…
- 28 Aug 2016
NCC Holds Forum for ITU Telecom World 2016 Next Week
As preparations for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2016 are intensified, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Stakeholders will next week hold a forum in…
- 29 Aug 2016
Ericsson, Galaxy Backbone Ink Partnership on Public Service Reforms
Galaxy Backbone, the Information and Communications Technology shared services provider for the Federal Government on Monday sealed an agreement with Ericsson to design and deploy ICT based solutions…
- 23 Sept 2016
CBN, Others Set for E-PPAN’s eGovt Summit Next Week
Top-notch officials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government with thoughts leaders, executives and players in the electronic payment…
- 9 Nov 2016
Attend Technology Development (TechDev) Summit 2016, Enugu
Trips to various tech cities and hubs across the world has taught me one key lesson and that is that Nigeria certainly does need more technology conferences and events that target various strata of…
- 28 Nov 2016
TechDev Summit 2016 Enugu relocates to De Dome Centre
Nigeria is rapidly advancing on the technology ladder and this is one fact that is clear to folks around the world. For this reason, as well as others, a number of international technology companies…
- 29 Nov 2016
Shittu, Ekeh, Others for Enugu ICT Summit
The much awaited information and communications technology (ICT) summit billed to hold in the city of Enugu, Nigeria has been fixed for the 6th and 7th December, 2016. Tagged "Innovate, Transform,…
- 1 Dec 2016
5 Reasons You Must Not Miss TechDev Summit in Enugu
It’s 4 days to the much awaited information and communications technology (ICT) summit holding in the city of Enugu, Nigeria on the 6th and 7th December, 2016 at the Dome Event Centre, New Haven.…
- 30 Mar 2017
Galaxy Backbone Achieves ISO 20000 Standards for Galaxy 2.0
Galaxy Backbone Ltd, the leading public sector ICT infrastructure and services provider wholly owned by the Federal Government, has achieved another feat as the company secures certification to…
- 26 May 2017
Shittu, Dambatta, Others Set for 2017 ICT CEO Forum
Stakeholders across the public and private sector of the nation’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are set for the 2017 edition of the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) & Africa…
- 21 Aug 2017
ADA 2017: NCC, NigComSat, Others for Honours
The 2017 edition of the twin event, the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) and Africa Digital Awards (ADA), gets closer as the organisers have released some of the corporate and individual nominees…
- 7 Jul 2017
Pantami Shocked over Non Utilization of Internet Service Point
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the director general, National Information Technology Development Agency,(NITDA) has said that the need for the utilization of the Nigerian Internet Service Point for…
- 21 Jul 2017
NIICF 2017 Focuses on Social Media Effects on Cyber security
Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) & Africa Digital Awards (ADA) would this year have a session on how to tackle the effects of social and the challenges of cyber security. According to Mr.…