Kashifu Inuwa with Brigadier General, Abdulrahman Idris
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NITDA Harps on Essence of Collaboration to Drive FDI for Nigeria’s Digital Economy

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa has reiterated the need for collaboration that would bring about the best solutions from ideas, experiences, insights, and shared knowledge needed for the country’s development. Inuwa while playing host to the participants of the 2024 Senior Executive Course 46 who were on a strategic tour to understudy […]

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Business

Nigerian Government Contracts French Company Upgrade National Biometric ldentity system

IDEMIA Smart Identity, a French multinational, is preparing to upgrade Nigeria’s national biometric identity system, The biometrics solutions company has renewed its partnership with Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to carry out the upgrades, which will be supported by the World Bank’s ID4D programme. IDEMIA stated that the updates will ensure that each citizen’s […]

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Business

NITDA Partners Katsina Govt to Fasttrack MSMEs Growth with Digital Tools

The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) in conjunction with the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency, KASEDA have organised a capacity-building and empowerment programme for 50 indigenes of the state to support the transformative growth of their businesses by leveraging digital technology. The three-day capacity building aimed to implement digital technology adoption for Micro Small and […]

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Business

Heirs Technologies Unveils Plans to Provide Secured IT Environment for Companies & Help Boost Core Operations

Soon companies across all sectors of the Nigerian economy will need no worry about a secured IT environment as well as the health of their core operations. The newly appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Technologies, Mr. Obong Idiong in his first media engagement during the week assured that his company is ready to […]

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Business

NDPC Set to Tackle NIMC Over Data Protection Regulation Breaches by Licensees 

Following the reported incident of unauthorized NIN verification by expressverify.com, investigation reveals that a third-party who, among others, was originally authorized to provide verification services to citizens and genuine businesses might have allowed expressverify.com to use its NIN verification credentials to conduct verification. The circumstances surrounding this permission is still under investigation. To remedy this […]

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Business

AI Companies Lead Unicorn Club as 20 Joins with Combined Valuation of $35bn

Last year, less than 100 companies joined the global unicorn club, the lowest number since 2017 and a steep drop compared to 2022 and 2023, which saw hundreds of private startups valued at $1 billion or more. Still, in a year that showed becoming a unicorn is much harder than before, AI companies turned out […]

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Business

NDPC to Partner Ondo to Upskill Youths, Create Jobs in Data Protection

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has expressed its readiness to work with the Ondo state government to promote a culture of Data Protection that would also help create employment opportunities for young people in the state. The National Commissioner/CEO of NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, revealed this when he received the Ondo State Deputy Governor, […]

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Economy

Nigeria Govt Plans $617.7m Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises Programme in 36 States

The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed the implementation of the $617.7 million Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) programme in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT.) This was part of the resolutions reached at the 140th meeting of the Council held virtually on Thursday and chaired by […]

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Business

Electronic Waste Rising Five Times Faster than Documented e-Waste Recycling, Says ITU 

The world’s generation of electronic waste is rising five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, the UN’s fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) reveals today. The 62 million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2022 would fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks, roughly enough trucks to form a bumper-to-bumper line encircling the equator, according to the report from […]

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Dr Olatunji
Business

NDPC Investigates XpressVerify Alleged Privacy Breach at NIMC

The National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji, has ordered a full-scale investigation in respect of allegations of unauthorized access to the personal data of enrollees in the database of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This investigation is a further regulatory measure to be taken by NDPC in the wake of public […]

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