The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, yesterday said as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was need to fast-track the implementation of the National Digital Economic Policy and Strategy (NDEPS).
He made the disclosure during the virtual Final Demo and Prize Giving Day of...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has alerted Nigerians on the fake Coronavirus (COVID-19) Relief Disbursement Data Collection Form trending on the Social Media.
NITDA said, the online data collection form was initiated by fraudsters who are capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians.
It said, "the information...
Nigeria’s independent telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has embarked on the building of six (6) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Parks to promote socio-economic transformation of Nigeria.
The ICT Parks are to provide Innovation Labs and Digital Fabrication Laboratories (Fablabs) for use by ICT innovators and entrepreneurs...
Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to Nigeria, Kenya and 15 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Information Centers form part of Facebook’s effort to help the global fight against COVID-19 by providing people with the latest news and information from trusted health authorities as well as resources and...
The ongoing laying of fibre optic cables and the deployment of other telecoms equipment by mobile network operators (MNOs) across Lagos and other states is entirely to expand their networks infrastructure across the country to provide more efficient services to the consumers, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the...
In view of the recent development in which misleading materials with no proven evidence are being circulated to link CORONAVIRUS or COVID-19 with 5G Technology, it has become imperative for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide the following clarifications:
Firstly, there is no correlation between 5G Technology and COVID-19....
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has clarified that no license has been issued for 5G deployment in the country.
Dr. Pantami said, the clarification was necessary because of the public concern about the health implications of the deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile Networks...
A recent statement made by the Nigeria Finance Minister, Mrs. Zeinab Ahmed, on Politics Today on Channels Television that if the current Coronavirus pandemic, CONVID-19, is prolonged in containing, the economy may once again slip into another recession.
The Honourable Minister was only being economical with the truth. The Minister...
