Business

We Have Achieved 119 Milestones of Our Five Strategic Pillars, Says Danbatta

the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, said that the Commission, has achieved 119 milestones under the five strategic pillars, including regulatory excellence, universal broadband, market development, digital economy and strategic collaboration. he also disclosed that the national target to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025 is receiving […]

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Business

NCC Opens Application for N30m Hackathon, Sets New Criteria as Deadline Nears

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked-off activities for the third edition of its Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon as part of giving expression to its Strategic Vision Plan 2023-2025, which is to encourage the development of new technologies and indigenous content through cutting-edge research. The goal of this initiative is to stimulate sustainable economic […]

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Business

Ecobank Sets-Up Studios to Promote Africa’s Creative Industry

Ecobank Nigeria has opened a creative studio for the promotion of talents and creativity across the African continent. Known as EPAC Studios, it is a carefully crafted space for telling authentic African stories in art, culture, lifestyle, and entertainment. The studio is hosted on the Ecobank Pan-African Centre (“EPAC”), an edifice situated along Ozumba Mbadiwe […]

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Business

Committee of Nigerian Vice Chancellors to Partner NDPC on Data Protection for Students

As part of measures to protect the data of students across Nigerian universities, the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), has sought the partnership of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) for capacity building for VCs and data officers in universities. Professor Yakubu Ochefu, the Secretary General of CVCNU, who called for a […]

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Business

Labour Institute Confers Fellowship on Danbatta for Empowering National Workforce

The Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS) has decorated the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the award of Fellowship of the Nigeria Institute of Labour (NIL) under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. At the conferment ceremony in Abuja recently, which was part of the […]

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Opinion

What Next for Nigerian Businesses After Exit of CentOS Linux

As of June 2023, enterprises in Nigeria have less than a year to plan and execute their migration paths from CentOS Linux 7. Updates for the open source project will end on 30 June, 2024 as it reaches its end of life. The project comprises two Linux variants: CentOS Linux, a platform built for a […]

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Business

Airtel Nigeria Partners Device Manufacturers to Drive 5G Adoption

Airtel Nigeria has announced its partnership with renowned manufacturers of 5G-enabled devices. The partnership is in line with Airtel’s commitment to enhance innovation, improve customer experience, and drive the adoption of 5G technology to transform various aspects of customers’ daily activities. According to the Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Femi Oshinlaja, the strategic partnership […]

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Technology

Vertiv Reinforces Nigerian Footprint with New Office and Customer Showroom in Lagos

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, is continuing to invest in the African continent, today announcing the opening of a new Nigerian office and Customer Showroom in Lagos. The new local facility will provide Nigerian customers and partners with first-hand experience of a range of Vertiv™ thermal management, uninterruptible power […]

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Business

Nestlé Backs Rural Women Retailers in Nigeria on Business Growth

Since August 2021, Nestlé Nigeria has helped 332 women to scale up their businesses by 300% and to sustain the new level through the Nestlé Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria Project. The beneficiaries are women within Nestlé Nigeria’s value chain, running small businesses in rural areas across Nigeria. Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria by helping […]

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Business

Nigeria and India Mulls Plans on Skill Development, Technology Transfer & Biz Partnership

That was the decision taken by the Nigerian and Indian teams during the visit of a delegation led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which include Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa. At the meeting, Inuwa who represented the Minister […]

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