“Universities can be used as mentoring, training and couching grounds to the students, encouraging them to start their own business while in school” Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has challenged Universities in the country to devote greater attention to entrepreneurship training in order to produce […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to unblock millions of unregistered lines. Just last week, the Federal Government directed telecommunication companies in the country to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines from Monday, April 4, 2022. Unlinked lines are […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to officially inform telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked with the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of the SIM holders. This information has […]
Forget oil, gas or rare-earth elements, data in the coming years is set to become the world’s most valuable resource. Advances in technology, from robotics to artificial intelligence, are transforming industries across the world. Industry 4.0 is the next phase in digitalization. It is driven by a sharp rise in […]
Thanks to the diversity of artistes, music made in Nigeria is heard all over the world which has led to collaborations with the globally-acclaimed names from the United States, United Kingdom and other international music markets, names famous for racking in Grammy awards. With more collaborations and intensity in music […]
Netflix and EbonyLife Studios CEO Mo Abudu have moved to resolve the confusion that followed the recently launched trailer for ‘Blood Sisters’ as the streamer’s first Nigerian original series. Initial Twitter reactions queried the streamer over the four-part thriller as prior to the trailer, Kemi Adetiba’s limited ‘King of Boys’ […]
Over the next five years, three new heavy-lift rockets will put thousands of satellites into low earth orbit as part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The project aims to provide broadband connections using a constellation of 3,236 satellites. Rival Starlink is said to have more than 2,300 satellites in orbit already. […]
To this end, the Agency will collaborate with Mastercard to host a training workshop with representatives from the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) and NITDA on Cyber Security and Data Protection. Being one of the key implementers of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) for a Digital Nigeria, […]
Consistent with its recognition of the academia as a central stakeholder in its commitment to linkages and local development sphere of the Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded fresh research grants and endowed professorial chairs in some Nigerian universities in the sum of N233 million. From […]