ICT

    The federal government yesterday disclosed its resolve to place premium on the use of indigenous professionals and firms in the design and execution of projects involving national security. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, said this at a media briefing on the Presidential Executive Order Five, in Lagos. Also, Onu said henceforth, foreign experts would Read More

  Over the next five days members of the public will have an opportunity to interact with regional experts about how they can use Information and Communications Techno-logy (ICT) to improve every aspect of their lives as the Caribbean ICT Roadshow makes its 24th stop in Guyana. Started in 2009 the Roadshow is executed by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Read More

      The federal government has reassured the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector of it’s readiness to bring about growth in the industry. The Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu gave this assurance while addressing participants at a coalition meeting organized by Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4Ai) with the theme: Digital inclusion: opportunities and strategies for a new Read More

Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communication, has disclosed that Nigeria’s revolution in the ICT sector accounts for over $32 billion in foreign direct investment in the last 15 years. The minister noted that investments in infrastructure has produced an ICT backbone that powers various critical sectors of the economy such as Banking, E-commerce, Insurance, and Oil and Gas. Speaking at Read More

Africa, once the epitome of civilization itself, was known as an underdeveloped country for many years while it struggled with poverty, illness and a low GDP. But with time Africa has been able to put up a good fight and slowly to emerge as a developing continent. Apart from the natural resources of the continent, the population is slowly opening Read More

India is aspiring to launch 5G services at par with other technologically advanced nations after standards for the technology are finalized by United Nation’s telecom body ITU in 2019. 5G mobile services are expected to create an over USD 27 billion business opportunity for India by 2026, says Swedish gear maker Ericsson. Telecom operators are currently recording an average top Read More

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned the citizenry to be wary of fraudulent advertisement for recruitment with the agency. In a statement signed by NITDA spokesperson Uwa Suleiman and made available on it’s website NITDA said such advertisement is false and misleading. The statement reads: “The attention of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has been Read More

Huawei’s recent study has revealed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could almost double the value of the global digital economy to $23 trillion by 2025 from $12.9 trillion in 2017. However, the Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2018 shows that a scarcity of AI talent worldwide threatens this growth. The GCI 2018 which is now in its fifth year also reveals that Read More

The federal government has said that it generated about $70 billion from investments in Information Technology. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said this while inaugurating the Technology and Creativity of the Nigerian Industrial Promotion and Competitiveness Advisory Council at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said though Nigeria still ranked 134 in the ICT development sector, with the creative Read More

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World, Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has enjoined Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and innovators to take active part in this year’s ITU conference. The ITU Telecom World which holds in Durban, South Africa from September 10-13 will give prominence to SMEs, innovators and their innovations given their role as critical drivers for economic growth in Read More

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has revealed plans to issue an amended guideline for Nigerian content development in ICT before the end of third quarter of 2018. NITDA national coordinator Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC), Kasim Sodangi, made this revelation in a statement on Monday. He said currently, NITDA is in the process of amending the Read More

Meanwhile, the minister has urged local industrialists to invest in young ICT savvy Nigerians for the development of their innovative ideas in the country. The minister said this during the visit of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Committee on Specialized Exhibition led by its Chairman Engr. Leye Kupoloye on forthcoming ICT Expo in Lagos at the Ministry’s Read More

E x p e r t i n t h e I n f o r m a t i o n a n d Communication Technology (ICT), sector and the Chief Executive Officer of Ynet Interactive, Chuka Okoye, has disclosed that embracing technology in education can revolutionise the sector just as it did to the banking sector of Nigeria’s Read More

A new study by data analytics firm IDC has shown that digital transformation in the era of intelligent cloud and intelligent edge will enable organisations to create new jobs. According to IT News Africa, the IT sector in South Africa is expected to create as much as 119,000 net new jobs over the course of the next fi ve years. Read More

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has pledged to remove all IT barriers to effective intergovernmental processes in the country. Speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement on Nigeria e-Government Interoperability Framework (Ne-GIF) held in Abuja yesterday, NITDA Director-General, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami said “NITDA is committed to change the narrative by working closely with stakeholders to remove existing barriers caused by Read More

Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has called for requisite trainings for youth geared towards eventually lead to industrial revolution. The minister who was represented by the Director of Metallurgical Training Institute (MTI), Mr. Olabode Fakuade, said this at the 24th matriculation ceremony of the institute in Onitsha at the weekend. He stated that “the world is Read More

The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Nigerian Communications Commission, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta was recently crowned with the Distinguished Friend of the Media Award by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). Head Public Relations at NCC, Reuben Muoka, represented and received the award on behalf of Professor Danbatta last weekend at Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Abuja. The NCC as an organisation Read More

  The Director – General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has called on stakeholders and captains in the industry to use ICT to foster and sustain national development. The DG made this call while delivering the keynote address at the just concluded Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT) Awards held on Saturday Read More