The NNPC E&P Limited/ Seplat Energy Joint Venture (JV) has graduated 331 teachers and 27 Chief Inspectors of Education (CIE) at the 2024 edition of the Seplat JV Education Summit and Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP) graduation ceremony for Edo and Delta states. The events, held in Benin City, are hinged on the Joint Venture’s […]
Read MoreMember States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agreed on revisions to the global treaty governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum, both on Earth and in space, at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The agreement on updates to the Radio Regulations identifies new […]
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The two senior officials from the public sector of Nigeria’s telecommunications industry have joined the global telecommunications industry body, the International telecommunications Union (ITU). Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, broke the news on the sidelines of the ITU’s World Radio Communications (WRC) Conference 2023, in Dubai, United Arab […]
Read MoreThe US government has allocated $42 billion (R779 billion) to make internet access universal in the country. The US Department of Commerce yesterday announced funding for each state, territory and the District of Columbia for high-speed internet infrastructure deployment through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment programme. The $42.45 billion grant programme was created in […]
Read MoreRelatives of slain Bolt driver partner Euston Mnguni are urging the e-hailing company to beef up driver security on its app, noting the in-app SOS service is “useless” when it comes to saving lives during a crime incident. In early March, 28-year-old Mnguni was shot four times after being hijacked by criminals masquerading as riders, […]
Read MoreBen Llewellyn-Jones OBE has been appointed the new British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) in Lagos, Nigeria. Ben Llewellyn-Jones is an experienced diplomat who has worked in different parts of the world including previously in Nigeria. He takes over from Ms. Harriet Thompson who recently concluded four years as DHC in Abuja and Lagos. Ben will […]
Read MoreThe First Continental Report on the Implementation of Agenda 2063 was launched on the margins of the 33rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union on 8 February. The report is an assessment of progress made by 31 African Union Member States and six Regional Economic Communities towards achieving Africa’s blueprint and master plan for sustainable […]
Read MoreRwanda Development Board today announced a strategic partnership with the Mastercard Foundation under the Hanga Ahazaza initiative at a World Tourism Day event. The partnership will build critical links between young job seekers and employers, work with employers to develop skills training programs for young employees, and identify skills gaps in Rwanda’s tourism and hospitality […]
Read MoreHuawei and the African Union have signed through Amb. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the Deputy Chair Person of the African Union Commission and Philippe Wang, Huawei’s Vice-President for the Northern African region, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to consolidate their collaboration and establish the necessary arrangements to ensure an effective cooperation on ICT matters. The main […]
Read MoreFacebook Inc has been ordered by a U. S. to give shareholders emails and other records concerning how the social media company handles data privacy, after data for 87 million users was accessed by the British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. In a 57-page decision on Thursday, which followed a one-day trial in March, Vice […]
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