Tag: ICT
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Pantami, Danbatta push for speedy growth of ICT across West Africa
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, and the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, have urged ICT experts across West Africa to be ambitious towards its growth in the area. The duo gave the push on Wednesday at the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the West African Telecommunications…
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Nigeria reaches new high with high-speed Internet subscriptions
Subscriptions to broadband or high-speed Internet services in Nigeria have increased significantly to a peak of 82.7 million as at the end of August, 2020, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this while speaking at a two-day first virtual Nigeria Innovation Summit…
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Nigeria @60: Obasanjo gets encomium for bringing GSM to Nigeria
Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, President National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has commended the growth of the telecommunication sector in Nigeria. Highlighting the benefits and challenges in the Nigerian telecoms sector, Ogunbanjo poured encomium on former President Olusegun Obasanjo for bringing the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) to the country in his time. He recalled…
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NITDA, NSIA partner on ICT start-ups
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is to partner with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) towards generating investment in Information Communication Technology (ICT), start-ups to create jobs and wealth in the country. NITDA Director-General, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said this on Thursday in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit on Mr Uche Orji,…
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ICT sector grows as Nigeria’s GDP sees biggest decrease in a decade
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector of the Nigerian economy contributed an unprecedented 17.83% to the nation’s total real gross domestic product (GDP) in Q2 2020. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is 20.54% higher than its contribution a year earlier and in the preceding quarter, in which it accounted for 14.07%, according to the National…
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NCC’s projects add significant value to Nigeria’s transformation – Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that the various projects being executed by the Commission and other agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMoCDE) have been adding significant value to the digital transformation journey of Nigeria.…
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NCC Boss, Danbatta bags ATCON award
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has received a distinguished award from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). The Award was presented to the EVC in his office in Abuja on Wednesday by ATCON President, Olusola Teniola in company of the association’s Executive Secretary, Ajibola Olude.…
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Gov. Okowa inaugurates ICT centre in Asaba
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday in Asaba inaugurated a private-owned ICT centre, Westgate Technologies Limited with a 600 capacity Computer Based Test (CBT) centre, retail shop and training centre. In his remark at the event, the governor restated the commitment of his administration to provide an enabling environment for investments to thrive. Represented…
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FG inaugurates 11 ICT projects nationwide
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has inaugurated 11 projects in the various Information and Communication (ICT) centres across the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, during the virtually inauguration of the projects on Tuesday in Abuja, said they were related to three agenda of…
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Pantami commissions ICT projects to drive Nigeria’s digital economy
The Kaduna Emergency Communication Centre (ECC) built by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), alongside five Information Technology projects by other agencies under the Ministry Communications and Digital Economy have been commissioned by the Minister, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami. The NCC’s ECC project, which makes it possible for people of Kaduna and environs to dial 112…