January 27, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Experiencing Significant Changes Due to Growth of Digital Economy - NITDA
The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Inuwa Abdullahi has said that, there is no longer any doubt that Nigeria is rapidly… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Nigeria: Again, Nigeria's Domain Name Users Increased From 181,275 in September to 183,169 in November 2022
For six consecutive months from June 2022 to November 2022, the Nigerian .ng domain name active users have continued to increase, a development that underscores the rising… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Nigeria: E-Commerce Trends in Nigeria for 2023
The rise of digital commerce has given birth to new ways for e-commerce retailers to improve their businesses and deliver an exceptional customer experience. This is due to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Will Use 5G Technology to Tackle Insecurity - Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said the federal government would use the 5G technology in tacking insecurity in the country. Pantami spoke Tuesday… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Nigeria: Weak Responses to Cybersecurity, Obsolete Computing Resources, Others Will Heighten Cyber Threats in 2023 - Report
The latest report released by Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), has forecasted increase in cyber threats in 2023 in Nigeria, which is an election year. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Nigeria: With Enterprising Young People, Nigeria Won't Lag Behind in Technology - Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has declared that with the rapid growth of innovation and technology recorded globally over the years, there are more exciting new frontiers… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Nigeria: NGO Seeks Free Internet Access to Maximise Benefits of Education Technology in Nigeria
A non-governmental organisation based in Kwara State, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), has said free internet access remained a strategy to enhance and maximize… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Nigeria: How Telecom Impacted Nigerian Economy in 2022
Emma Okonji writes about the impact of telecom services on the Nigerian economy in 2022, despite the many challenges it faced. Read more »
December 28, 2022
Nigeria: Lack of Funds, Technology, Bane of Nigeria's Research, Devt, Innovation, Says Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Industrialization, African Development Bank, Prof. Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka has expressed concern about the country's weak… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Reaps $547m From 5G Spectrum Auction - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that auctioning of the 5G spectrum generated $547 million into federal government coffers. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: Visa to Invest $1bn in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to scale operations, deploy new innovative technologies, deepen collaboration with partners and advance… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Nigeria: Artificial Intelligence for New Drug Discovery
Artificial intelligence helps to make pharmaceutical research and new drug discovery less expensive and more productive, argues Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Nigeria: 5G Subscriptions in Africa to Reach 150m By 2028 - Report
Ericsson yesterday released the 2022 edition of its 'Mobility Report' projects, where it forecasted that 5G subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa would grow from seven million in… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Nigeria: How Technology Can Impact Oil, Gas Trading - Expert
Given the newly inaugurated Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), local oil and gas traders/operators have been advised to leverage technology if they truly desire to join the global oil… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Nigeria: Digital Economy - CITN Urges Decisive Step to Curb Tax Leakage
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has called for in-depth review of various taxing strategies for the digital economy. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Nigeria: Bridging Digital Divide and Internet for All
Some 2.7 billion people will be connected by 2025. Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi, China Partner On $60m Smart Security Architecture to Tackle Insecurity
To tackle insecurity, especially within its borders, the Kogi State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese investors for the provision of high technology… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Nigeria: 'Our Top Priority Is, Digitalising Lagos' Judiciary'
At a population of slightly over 20 million, Lagos State is unarguably the most populous city and the third largest economy in Africa, in addition to being quite cosmopolitan and… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Telecom Professionals Optimistic Startups Act Will Boost ICT, Fintech Growth
Telecom professionals under the aegis of the Association of Telecommunications Professionals of Nigeria (ATPN) have expressed happiness over the Startups bill that was recently… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Nigeria: NCC Directs MTN, Airtel to Reverse Hike in Telecom Tariff
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered MTN and Airtel to immediately reverse the hike in their data tariff plan which they implemented on their respective… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Nigeria: MTN, Airtel Hike in Data Tariffs Unsettles Subscribers
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October 07, 2022
Nigeria: We"ll Use Technology to Tap Seabed Resources - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria has strategic mineral resources in its seabed, which will be exploited through adequate deployment of technology. Read more »
Nigeria: Google Spends 20% of $1bn On African Projects, Begins First Cloud Region
One year after Google announced its five-year plan for African projects that would gulp $1 billion, the technology company has said that it had already spent over 20 per cent of… Read more »
November 05, 2009
Africa: More Than 100 Publishers Meet for Lagos Summit
Over 100 newspaper and magazine publishers and broadcasting chiefs from 48 African countries have arrived the country for the two-day African Media Leaders Forum (AMFL) which… Read more »