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COVID-19: NIMC Suspends National ID Registration in Five States

As part of the measures to stop the spread of the corona virus pandemic, the National Identity Management Commission, has ordered the immediate shut down of all its enrollment centers in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Katsina and Anambra States. The move becomes necessary to prevent our Staff and applicants from getting more vulnerable to the pandemic. […]

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ITU & ICT Sector Target 45% Emission-Reduction by 2030

The ICT industry has committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% from 2020 to 2030. This, according to a statement, is line with a new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard, which highlights compliance with the Paris Agreement. The ITU said its standard supports ICT companies in reducing GHG emissions at the rate necessary […]

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Nokia Enhances Fiber Access Portfolio to Accelerate 5G

Nokia is expanding its fiber access portfolio to include new solutions and innovations that will enable service providers to deliver a gigabit experience to everyone, sooner. The enhanced portfolio includes a new Lightspan MF access node designed for the 5G era, a new Beacon 6 in-home gateway that supports 5G mobile data offloading and several […]

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Google, Flutterwave to Train 5000 SMEs Across Nigeria

Next week, Google Nigeria, in partnership with digital payments company Flutterwave, will kick off a series of business clinics aimed at helping 5000 merchants across Nigeria acquire the skills and tools needed to leverage the Web for growth. Called the ‘Digital Business Compass’, the first clinic sessions will be run from 3 – 5 March […]

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CcHub, British Council Launch Co-creation Pilot Programme

Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has partnered British Council and Beetfreeks Collective to launch New Narratives Pilot, a co-creation lab pilot designed to prototype solutions that help stimulate more plural and diverse narratives to solve the problem of singular, outdated narratives between Africa and the UK. The partnership will bring 40 digitally-savvy young professionals from both places […]

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Nokia Plans 5G Certification at Associate & Professional Level to Boost Knowledge on Planning, Design

Nokia is launching a certification program to help industry professionals realize the full business potential of end-to-end 5G networks at associate and professional level. The Nokia Bell Labs End-to-End 5G Certification Program is a first-of-its-kind program that will offer professionals across the information and communications technology (ICT) industry two levels of certification – Associate and […]

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NCC Annual Cyber Security Conference Kicks-off with Focus on Security Infrastructure

The Annual Cyber Security Conference focused on Strengthening the Security Resilence of the Nation’s Communications Infrastructure organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is about to start at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami will deliver a Keynote Speech. The Executive Vice Chairman and […]

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Kari-Care Opens for Easy Access to Quality Electrical Equipment

To reduce time and money wastage in procuring electrical materials for home and office use, Kari-care Technology Limited, a multi-billion naira company that deals in sales and services of quality electrical equipment, has expressed its readiness to start training technicians in the country with a view to making them render world standard services to Nigerians. […]

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Nigerians Without National IDs to Face Arrest, Prosecution

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it will soon start arresting and prosecuting Nigerians without National Identity Number (NIN). Kano State coordinator, NIMC, Muhammad Auwalu, who stated this also, warned that “The agency will impose three months’ imprisonment or N100,000 fine on any Nigerian arrested without being registered.” He said the main focus of the […]

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Nigerian Govt Calls for Effective Utilisation of Public, Private Data

The Nigerian Government has noted that various data of citizens are being generated in the current digital economy being driven by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), managing such data and making the economy data-driven holds great potential for the country’s economic prosperity and enhancement of security architecture. And has therefore called for the effective […]

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