The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in line with its mandate, has rolled out activities for the celebration of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Last years, the agency trained 3242 on basic and intermediate cyber security skills in partnership with CISCO. The Cybersecurity Awareness Month held every October, is a month set aside globally […]
Read MoreData Centres in Nigeria need to start considering prioritising contents reflecting the nation’s cultural norms, contexts and ideological values while reaping the attendant socio-economic benefits within the value chain. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, data centres in Nigeria must also ensure that they operate to […]
Read MoreAnother laurel was at the weekend added to the several which the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had received from stakeholders in nation’s telecoms ecosystem. The Nigeria Innovation Summit on Friday night in Lagos, South-West, Nigeria recognised the Commission with an award, ‘Pioneering Access to Digital Economy’ for the landmark strides that it has made to […]
Read MoreA new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in fintech & payments markets, has found that the total volume of virtual card transactions will reach 175 billion by 2028; rising from 36 billion in 2023. Growing by a significant 388%, the market will be accelerated by the adoption of API (Application Programming Interface) virtual […]
Read MoreOne Nigerian startup, Famasi Africa is among one of the 11 startups, picked from a vast pool of innovative talent for the first cohort of ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First’ program. The 11 startups are using cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence to address both Africa’s challenges and broader global issues. The transformative power of AI in […]
Read MoreEcobank Nigeria has felicitated its customers in commemoration of this year’s Customer Service Week (CSW). The Customer Service Week is an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and support customers daily. It is celebrated annually during the first full week of October. This year’s celebration with the […]
Read MoreMTN Foundation through its annual scholarship initiative has awarded scholarships to 360 undergraduate Nigerian students in addition to 651 current scholars, totaling 1,011 scholars. The awardees were celebrated at award ceremonies held in Port Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Taxation and Revenue, Abdulkabir Ogungbo, Vice Chancellor, Rivers State […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), in partnership with the Innovation Support Network (ISN), is hosting the NITDA Digital Nigeria Hackathon 2023. The Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibition is the flagship awareness programme in the Digital Economy sector. This year’s event with the […]
Read MorePeace Sule, an ICT teacher at Akoka Junior High School in Lagos, and Stephanie Akinwoya, a physics teacher at Iju Senior Grammar School in Lagos, have been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2023 organised in collaboration with UNESCO and in strategic partnership with Dubai Cares, a UAE-based […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said understanding online security is not just important for young people but essential. Speaking at the Nigeria Teen Cyber Festival 2023 organised by the Child Cyber Protection Initiative in collaboration with NITDA, the Director General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said there’s an increasing level of dependence […]
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