The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has honoured Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) with the Telecoms Industry Support Award in recognition of its efforts at sustaining the telecoms industry and...
West Africa’s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider – Phase3 Telecom announces that in addition to previous network scalability measures, it has commenced a strategic network technology upgrade to enhance communications...
Honourable Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS MCPN, has directed Nigerian Communications Commission to ensure all mobile network operators block all SIM cards that do not meet proper registration standards...
Nigeria’s significantly slow Internet download speed has caused the nation to rank 176th out of 207 countries — down from 95th place just two years ago according to a report published by Cable, reveals. The Worldwide...
Space in Africa, a news, data, and market analyst for the African space industry has announced that it has completed its seed funding round. The funds raised are being used to hire additional reporters...
The Management of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has disclosed recently in a statement of an on-going investigation of an alleged breach of the data privacy rights of Nigerians by some Data...
The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced in a recent statement that media reports to the effect that 95.7million subscriber registrations are invalid. According to the Commission, this needs further clarification for the benefit of subscribers and...
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey in June. The GNI Innovation Challenge is inviting proposals for projects from news organisations...
Nigeria’s leading digital advocacy group, The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), commends and applauds President Muhammadu Buhari on his recent call to the world to work towards a safe, inclusive, and accessible...
Andre Iguodala, a member of the three-time reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors and tech “ambassador”, has joined the Board of Directors of Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa. As Jumia’s ambassador charged...
The African Development Bank seeks to create 25 million jobs across the continent through its “Coding for Employment” initiative, by developing and launching Africa’s next generation of digitally enabled youthful workforce. The programme anticipates...
The GSMA has announced the first speakers for the 2019 Mobile 360 Series – West Africa conference, which will take place 16-17 April at the Radisson Blu Abidjan Airport Hotel in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire....
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) has announced that five companies will receive a total of US$4,438,551 to support its financial inclusion agenda in Africa. The five companies, with projects in Burundi,...
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, FAEng, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, over his recent victory at the 2019 presidential election. Danbatta, in a statement...
For effective identity management, the Federal Government has launched the new Digital Identity Ecosystem to be able to collect the citizens’ biometric data nationwide within the shortest time. Speaking on this at the 2091...
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) administrator, Dr. Ike Adinde, made a call during the inauguration of DBI’s Telecommunication Network Equipment Laboratory in Abuja, for significant investment in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills of the country’s...
The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has continued to champion the call for a safer internet in Nigeria. Just as it was held last year, CECAD...
