The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said that digitising all agricultural processes for smallholder farmers would contribute an additional $67billion to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Inuwa disclosed this at the Policy Dialogue session in collaboration with the Office of the...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has urged Nokia Networks to support the growth of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the country by increasing its investment in Research and Development. Maida made the call while receiving a delegation from Nokia Networks...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has called for collaboration within the nation’s telecommunications sector, saying that the actualisation of Quality of Service (QoS) is Sacrosanct. Maida stated this recently in Lagos at an interactive session with chief executive officers in the industry, according...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Maida was confirmed on Thursday during the plenary session, where it adopted a report of the Senate Committee on Communications, according to the statement by...
The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has said the project train three million Nigerians on Information and Communications Technology(ICT) skills would increase the country’s pool of technically skilled persons in the international market. Maida Disclosed this recently in Lagos at the City Business News Summit,...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said a strong Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system is critical in preventing and investigating financial crimes. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, who disclosed this at the 11th Anniversary Lecture Series of RealNews Magazine on Tuesday in Lagos said...
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said Financial Technology( FinTech) is revolutionizing the nation’s financial ecosystem saying, it represents a positive disruption to the conventional financial system. The EVC disclosed this while delivering his keynote address at the 2023 edition of the annual...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has disclosed that it would be partnering with the Ministry of Interior to raise awareness on data protection in the country. The National Commissioner NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, made this known during an advocacy visit to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in Abuja,...
The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has named Solaris GreenTech Hub, Know-Now, and Spex Care Limited, winners of the 2023 Annual Hackathon Competition. According to a statement on Sunday by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the sum of N30 million was shared equally among the winners. Nine other shortlisted companies...
Nigeria is now a member of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) following landmark achievements in the advancement of data privacy and protection in the country. The National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission( NDPC) Dr Vincent Olatunji, made this known in a statement made available by the Head, Media Unit, Mr....