Tag: ICT
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Digital skills: FG sets up multi-million naira training centre for IDPs in Abuja
…set to equip IDPs with digital skill …awards scholarship to 300 IDPs All is now set for the federal government to equip Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with necessary digital skills as the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has set up a multi-million naira training centre for IDPs in Abuja. The NITDA says the multi-million…
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Smart City is not priority for Nigeria – FG
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), whose policy and programmes shape the nation’s tech sector, has hinted that Smart City is not a priority for the federal government of Nigeria at the moment as other economic issues are hitting hard. Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General (DG) of NITDA, said this in his…
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Big Data: Taking Nigerian universities research works from ‘rusty shelves’
The question of when Nigerian universities research works will leave rusty shelves has been asked time and time again with no end seems to be in view, but experts have provided a tech solution, and there is one university in Nigeria that is at the forefront driving efforts in that direction to removing its pile…
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Communications Minister discloses ICT University take off date
Communications Minister has disclosed that the proposed Information and Communications Technology, ICT University will take off before the end of the year. Mr. Adebayo Shittu made the disclosure yesterday in Lagos while declaring TechPlus 2017 open. Shittu explained that the university, which will have six campuses spread across the federation, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will…
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ICT University: Why FG wants HP to adopt a campus
The federal government is presently urging tech equipment manufacturing company, Hewlett Packard (HP) to adopt one of the campuses of the proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) University, and develop it into a smart campus. The FG through its Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu described HP as an ‘end to end’ organisation and one…
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Nigeria to host investment forum in South Korea
Plans for Nigeria to host an investment forum at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference that will hold later in the year in South Korea are in the offing. This was made known by a spokesman of Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory commission in a statement today, saying broadband Nigeria will be the focus of discussions at…
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NIIT announces 18th National Scholarship
…vows IT scholarship’ll be affordable to all Nigerians The Nigerian Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) has announced application is open for its 18th National Scholarship. The Information Technology (IT) institute says it is subsidizing its fees to make sure that IT skills acquisition is affordable to all Nigerians. Mrs. Onyedikachi Aruma, Head, Kaduna Centre of…
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NITDA asserts mandate, halts plan by bank to procure foreign software
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has halted plans by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to procure foreign banking system for its operations in a move to domesticate the public sector’s appetite for foreign solutions and FOREX. The agency faulted the DBN’s action as being in conflict with government’s policy on promotion and…
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Gov. Ajimobi launches ‘paperless’, e-governance initiative
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday launched e-governance initiative to promote fast, efficient and service-oriented process of governance in the state. The governor launched the initiative at the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre in the governor’s office in Ibadan. Ajimobi said that technological innovation would help government do things faster and improve…
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Broadband: ICT stakeholders call for National Fibre provider
Stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector have called for a National Broadband Fibre provider to further deepen broadband penetration in the country. The stakeholders made the call at the Broadband Summit 2017 organized by BusinessDay Media Ltd in Lagos on Friday. The Chief Executive Officer of Spectranet, Mr David Venn said that…