Tag: ICT
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Cyber security: Africa gets Internet security guidelines
The Internet Society and the African Union Commission on Wednesday unveiled a new Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa. According to a statement by Mr Michelle Anekeya, the society’s Communications Officer, the guideline was launched at the ongoing African Internet Summit, taking place in Nairobi. He said the 3-day summit, which started on Wednesday, May…
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Financial sector loses N2.19bn to fraudsters
The nation’s financial sector lost N2.19 billion to fraudsters in 2016, according to Annual Report of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF), released in Abuja. According to the report, the actual money lost to fraudsters is slightly less than the N2.256 billion recorded in 2015. However, the volume of fraud cases jumped to 19,531, against…
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Edo First Lady restates commitment to youth development
The wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has reaffirmed that the Godwin Obaseki-led administration believed in empowering youths and would lay emphasis on imbuing them with the skills they require to become independent, which will in turn help the economy. This was as she met with members of the National Youth Council of…
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UNESCO to empower 50,000 girls, women in ICT
UNESCO will on Tuesday launch the second phase of its project to empower illiterate girls and women in low Performing Junior Secondary Schools through Information Communication Technology in Bauchi State, an official has said. The project is targeted at 50,000 girls and women, Mr Olushola Macaulay, the National Officer, Communication and Information, UNESCO, said in…
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Local content policy will reduce software import – NITDA
The Local Content policy of the Federal Government on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) would reduce the importation of ICT software into the country, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said. The Director-General of the agency, Dr. Isah Ibrahim, stated this in Abuja at the 2017 International Day of Girls in ICT organized…
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JAMB website hacked, Minister urges Internet stakeholders prepare against further attacks
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu has called on internet stakeholders to put measures in place to tackle all forms of cyberattacks in the country. Shittu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday that everyone as well as organizations was vulnerable to cyber criminals. He stressed the need for Nigerians to…
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FG ready to support ICT stakeholders for sustainable development – Minister
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it would support stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to create and strengthen a national data ecosystem for sustainable development. This was made known by Mr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications at a news conference as part of activities to mark the World Telecommunication and Information…
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Regulating Facebook, Whatsapp will negatively affect ICT growth – Danbatta
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Tuesday allayed fears in some quarters that the Commission is out to regulate over the Top (OTT) services. Danbatta who made the statement at an ongoing interaction with media executives in Lagos stressed that Over the Top Services (OTT), such as…
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Public Private Partnership key to achieving Nigeria Smart Cities Project – Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has stressed the need for Public Private Partnership (PPP) in driving Information Communication Technology (ICT) and achieving the aim of the Nigeria smart cities project. Onyeama was speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of Transform Africa Summit 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda, when he…
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Internet a tool for economic transformation – Minister
The Minister of Communication, Mr Adebayo Shittu, has described the Internet as a resourceful tool that could be employed to transform Nigeria’s education sector and contribute to economic transformation of the continent. Shittu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kigali on Friday. He was commenting on a report of…