Tag: ICT
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ICT sector contributes 18.44% to Nigeria’s GDP
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector of the Nigerian economy contributed 18.44 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Q2 2022.
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Pantami applauds ICT’s 17.92% contributions to GDP
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has applauded consistent growth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contributions to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which hit 17.92 per cent in the last quarter of 2020, and in the first quarter of 2021, and continued on an impressive trajectory.
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NCC restates commitment to fund research as VCs attend roundtable
Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, has restated the commitment of the Commission to commit more funds to research and prototypes resulting from grants from the Commission to the academia.
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Pantami reaffirms FG’s commitment to indigenous telecom content; Danbatta lauds efforts
Minister of the Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reaffirmed Federal Government’s determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications products, especially where production in Nigeria is possible.
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Will machines replace journalists, too? – By Azu Ishiekwene
The advent of any significant changes in technology has often triggered concerns about the fate of journalism. Even at the infancy of social media, TIME covered one of its editions of February 5, 2009, with concern about the imminent death of journalism. To drive home the point, the graphic was illustrated with a copy of…
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Digitisation, best passport to global economy – Amaeshi
A Professor of Sustainable Finance and Governance at the European University Institute, Italy and Visiting Professor of Leadership and Financial Markets in Africa at the London School of Economics, United Kingdom, Professor Kenneth Amaeshi, has identified the Digitisation as the best passport to the global economy. Amaeshi who is also the Chief Economic Adviser…
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As IoT beckons, Pantami assures of proactive regulation
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, today (14th July 2022) in Lagos, assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the challenges that may arrive with the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the country.
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ICT: NCC begins awareness creation on safety, security for girls
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun awareness creation that would promote safety and security amongst girls in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country.
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Senator inaugurates ICT centre/e-library to boost learning
Sen. Nora Dadu’ut (APC/Plateau South) on Thursday inuagurated an Information Communications Technology (ICT) Centre/E-library in Namu, Quanpan Local Government, Plateau, to boost learning and socio-economic development in the area. Dadu’ut said that the education “is the fulcrum on which development revolves” and hence the reason why she took it as one of critical areas she…
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NCC to sustain drive for digital economy transformation – Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has emphasised the commitment of the Commission to continually drive initiatives that accelerate deployment of digital infrastructure, in order to enhance economic transformation of Nigeria.