Tag: ICT
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Financial inclusion: Kaduna ICT hub partners London’s Coinfirm
A London-based Coinfirm and KAD ICT Hub, a Kaduna State-based ICT company say they are partnering to launch Africa Blockchain Lab, a trusted all-in-one cryptocurrency company to increase financial inclusion across Africa. KAD ICT Hub, a partnership between Kaduna State Government and Telemax Engineering Services Ltd., was established in 2017. It brings together companies such…
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Organisation offers free software development training for pupils
A software development company, Softwareshop Pty Ltd., has begun a three-month free training for pupils, in an effort to meet the target of training 100,000 Nigerians in partnership with Codefest Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Mr Austin Agbakor, made the disclosure at the launch of a Computer Village Hub (CVhub) in Ikeja.…
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NCC to open up, assign other spectrum bands to telcos
The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has said, given that spectrum is a critical mobile infrastructure, it will open up and assign other spectrum bands for telecoms service providers in the country. NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Professor Umar Danbatta, made this known, while also stressing that the Commission will open up and assign the other spectrum…
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Union renews int’l commitment to combating stolen ICT devices
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has renewed commitments to combating counterfeit and stolen Information and Communications Technology (ICT) devices. TheNewsGuru reports the ITU standardization expert group for protocols, test specifications and combating counterfeit made the commitment arising from its July 18-27 meeting. Some of the challenges identified for counterfeiting and stealing ICT devices include, but…
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Edo Innovation Hub maps sustainability path
Edo Innovation Hub says it has trained no fewer than 724 entrepreneurs in less than three months of its operation to boost private sector activities in the state. The outfit, supported by the state-government, is a cluster for innovators and inventors in Benin City. Gov. Godwin Obaseki, at the launch of the hub in June,…
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Broadband coverage: FG to licence new service providers – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has announced plans by the Federal Government to expand the broadband coverage of the country through the licensing of private broadband providers soon. TheNewsGuru reports Osinbajo made this known in his keynote address while headlining the Google for Nigeria 2018 event that held at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, on Thursday. He…
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NITDA to establish ICT Innovation Hub in 6 geo-political zones – DG
The National Information Technology and Development Agency (NITDA), is to establish ‘ICT Innovation Hub’ in each of the six geo-political zones of the country. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Isa Aliyu Pantami, disclosed this at the inauguration of one of the ‘ICT Innovation Hubs’ in Katsina on Tuesday. He said establishing the facility was…
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ICT Roadmap: NIPOST to create 250,000 jobs
The Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) is to create additional 250,000 jobs by 2020, an official said on Monday in Lagos. The NIPOST Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mr Thomas Gaga, made the disclosure at the official launch of the Nigeria ICT Roadmap 2017-2020. The occasion featured a sensitisation workshop on the roadmap. The…
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How ICT is revolutionising fashion industry
Mrs Blessing Achu, founder, 360 Creative Innovation Hub, Lagos, says Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is revolutionising fashion industry and urged fashion designers to use it or lose out. Achu said this on the sidelines of a six weeks digital entrepreneurship training for women in Kaduna, organised by Digital African Woman (DAW) tagged: “DAW Business…
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Human trafficking: Obaseki advocates skills-based migration
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that Edo indigenes migrating to other parts of the world stand a better chance at life if they are equipped with on-demand skills to make them globally competitive. Governor Obaseki, who said this during a town hall meeting with indigenes of Edo under the aegis of…