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- 14 Jun 2016
Army, Ministry of Communications Collaborate on Technology for Security
The Nigerian Army is to collaborate with the Ministry of Communications in the application of new technologies to tackle the activities of insurgents and other security challenges in the country.…
- 9 Jan 2017
NCS Calls for Rechristening of Ministry of Communications
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has said that present parent ministry- Federal Ministry of Communications which houses three key agencies should be renamed Federal Ministry of Communication Technology…
- 3 Jan 2017
Relocating NigComSat, NITDA, Others: A Step 15 Years Backward- NCS
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has advised the Federal Government to ditch the idea of moving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) agencies: National Information and Development Agency…
- 23 Mar 2012
Ministry of Defence Pledges Support for Communication Technology Sector
Dr. Bello Mohammed, the Minister of Defence has pledged the ministry’s support for policy initiatives that can help the country benefit from a pool of ICT resources, information, knowledge,…
- 6 Feb 2014
FG, IBM Collaborate on Technology Development in Nigeria
Ministry of Communication Technology (MoCT) and IBM are collaborating to enable technology driven solutions that will resolve identified challenges in key sectors of the Nigerian economy. In order to…
- 14 Jul 2019
Stakeholders to Partner Ministry to Curb Technology Importation
IT experts, relevant stakeholders in the communication ministry and ICT related sectors in the country at the weekend advocated for advancement in the digital future of Nigeria. This is in…
- 12 Nov 2012
NigComSat: FG Disclaims Autonomy, Commits to 100% Privatization
Ministry of Communications Technology, the ministry supervising Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited, (NigComSat) at the weekend said it was not aware of any bill seeking to grant NigComSat…
- 20 May 2019
Ministry of Communications Pushing for ICT Development Bank – Shittu
Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, has said that the Ministry was pushing for the establishment of an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Development Bank to provide funding for…
- 31 Dec 2012
Com. Tec Ministry Targets 60% Penetration
Ministry of Communications Technology said that there has been remarkable progress in the facilitation of Nigerians access to Information and Communications Technology and reaffirmed its…
- 2 Jun 2008
IT and Communication Ministry Will be Focused-Uwadia
Professor Charles Uwadia is president, Nigerian Computer Society and director, Centre for Information technology and Systems, University of Lagos. He has been a visiting Fellow to Universities and…
- 31 Aug 2020
FG Transfers NIMC to Communications Ministry — Spokesperson
The federal government has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, according to Mrs Uwa Suleiman,…
- 5 Jul 2018
NiRA Rates Ministry of Communication High on Internet Development
Sunday Folayan, president, Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA), has said that the Ministry of Communications, under the current dispensation has done credibly well, in establishing and…
- 25 Oct 2016
Communications Ministry to Partner Agencies in Curbing Cybercrimes
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has expressed the readiness of the Ministry to partner with agencies to catalyze and develop world-class human and institutional capacity in…
- 29 May 2025
Glo, Huawei, Communications Ministry Bring Digital Services to Abuja Village
Telecommunications and digital services provider, Globacom, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and Huawei Nigerian Enterprises, to provide…
- 25 Aug 2019
Tasks Before Pantami at Communications Ministry
Dr Isa Ali Pantami’s reputation precedes him. He is the new minister of Communications. The immediate past director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); to his…
- 14 Mar 2014
Ministry of ComTech Launches Digital Girls ICT Clubs
Ministry of Communication Technology has launched 12 Digital Girls ICT Clubs across the six geo political zones of the country across the six geo political zones at the Federal Government Girls…
- 13 Nov 2014
Courier Operators Want Separate Ministry from CommTech
Postal/courier sector in Nigeria has asked for own ministry citing multifaceted challenges facing the industry as well as some savings of over N300 billion for the nation’s economy, which is…
- 7 Nov 2023
Ministry of Communications Secures N1Bn for 3m Technical Talent Programme
Dr. Bosun Tijani, minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, has announced the acquisition of N1 billion in funding for the implementation of the Three Million Technical Talent…
- 30 Oct 2013
ComTech Ministry to Launch Gender Initiatives to Empower Women
Federal Ministry of Communication Technology has finalized plans to launch gender based initiatives that will empower Nigerian women and girls from Monday the 4th of November. Mrs Omobola Johnson,…
- 10 Jan 2013
Niposts’ Privatisation: Labour Leader Urges Caution
Sunday Alhassan, president of the National Union of Communications Technology Employees (NUCTE) has asked the ministry of Communications Technology to exercise caution with the total…
- 17 Mar 2022
Kebbi Ministry Trains SME Associations on Leveraging ICT
The Kebbi State Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has trained the members of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), on leveraging the use of ICT. While declaring open the one-day…
- 24 Jul 2014
CommTech Ministry Commends NCS, Eyes 10% Industry Contribution to GDP
Ministry of Communications Technology (CommTech) has maintained that Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry can increase its contribution to the nation's Gross…
- 19 Jan 2014
FG Hands Over $200m NRTP to Operators in April
Ministry of Communications Technology said it is waiting for the final confirmation by the federal executive council (FEC) to handover the National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP) to operators that…
- 18 Dec 2012
5m Phones Missing in Com. Tec Budget
Senate Committee on Communications has asked the Ministry of Communications Technology to explain the omission of five million telephone handsets for rural women in its budget for next year.…
- 9 Sept 2013
NCS Visits ComTech Ministry, NITDA
Two delegations from the Nigeria Computer Society led by Professor David O. Adewumi, its president, recently paid two separate courtesy visits to the Ministry of Communication Technology and National…
- 10 May 2015
VDT Boss Urges Buhari to Retain CommTech Ministry
Mr. Biodun Omoniyi, a notable figure in the country’s ICT sector, has urged General Muhammed Buhari, president-elect, to retain the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology (CommTech), saying…
- 22 Nov 2017
FG Inaugurates ICT Centres in Katsina State
Federal Ministry of Communication established three Information and Communication Technology Centres (ICTC) in Daura, Katsina State, to promote the quest for improved information and technological…
- 19 Oct 2012
Ministry of ComTech to Spend N95m on Travels in 2013
Ministry of Communication Technology will spend N95 million to junket around the world next year according a breakdown of the 2013 budget. A further breakdown showed that the ministry will use N41…
- 27 Jan 2017
LCCI Unveils ICTEL Expo ’17 Theme, Dwells On Digital Economy
The Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier chamber of commerce in Nigeria founded in 1888, has officially inaugurated its 2017 Information Communication Technology Expo…
- 11 May 2022
elev8 Partners Microsoft and the MCIT to Launch Qatar Digital Center of Excellence
elev8, the world leader in digital training initiatives, recently launched the Digital Center of Excellence in Doha, Qatar, together with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and…