The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim (Patamin) said that Google Nigeria has achieved two of the eight point agenda that the Federal Government through the Ministry set up early at beginning of his tenure. He said through his representative at the Google Developer Space in Lagos, South West, the managing Director […]
Read MoreGoogle said it has reach 59 % of the target 10 million digital skills empowerment for Africa. Country Manager for Nigeria, Mrs Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor said this today at the official unveiling of the Google Developer Space in Lagos, South West Nigeria which is been attended by the Managing Director of Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited, NigComSat, […]
Read MoreAbout 2020 will witness continued technology disruption in the Enterprise space, and even more so in EdTech . According to Mrs Terae Onyeje, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wowbii Interactive, the EdTech landscape is bringing radical transformation to the traditional models of learning. “In Nigeria, we are seeing a more aggressive push towards […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Samsung Group, whose leader faces trials over a bribery scandal involving former president Park Geun-hye, has appointed external experts to a new oversight panel to stamp out criminal conduct, the chief of the committee said on Thursday. The move came after a judge overseeing Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee’s bribery case in October […]
Read MoreThe MQ-9 Reaper Drone Technology which ended the life General Qassem Soleimani of Iran may just opened up the potentials of drone. With a range of 1,150 miles, and the ability to fly at altitudes of 50,000 feet (higher than civilian commercial Airplanes), the MQ-9 Reaper system is an “armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance” remotely piloted […]
Read MoreMobile operator voice revenue will drop to $208 billion by 2024 from $381 billion in 2019, as users continue to prefer more flexible and free OTT (Over-the-Top) services. Juniper Research in its latest report, Mobile Voice: Emerging Opportunities for Operators & Vendors 2019-2024, forecasts that third-party OTT voice services will continue to grow; nearing 4.5 […]
Read MoreThe National Identity Management Commission has dismissed six of its workers for engaging in extortion in the course of the ongoing National Identity Number enrolment exercise, investigations by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. Our correspondent also learnt that some of the dismissed workers were indicted for illegal and unauthorised printing of the NIN for external organisations. […]
Read MoreThe National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has opened and sorted about 586 local partners’ submission for the Expression of Interest (EOI) for the provision of Data collection and issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) services at the NIMC Headquarters, Abuja, the nation’s capital.. The EOI advertised by the Commission in November, is in line […]
Read MoreIn five years, the world will have more than 40 billion devices. Locally, IoT specialist, Eseye, said that South African CIOs are recognising IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (Machine to Machine) technologies as strategic imperatives, but the journey is still in its infancy. “As legacy systems start to reach end of life, digital shifts […]
Read MoreICT professionals will have to cultivate ethics, professionalism and a range of new skills to thrive in future, said IITPSA’s Moira de Roche Education and professional development will need to focus on new areas such as creativity and entrepreneurship in order to thrive in future, according to Moira de Roche, non-executive director of the IITPSA […]
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