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28 Feb
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed plans to enroll between 20 million and 25 million NINs by the end of 2024 through its five-point agenda.
14 Feb
The deployment of mobile broadband in Nigeria may have cut the level of extreme poverty by 1.5 per cent.
9 Feb
Nigeria LNG Limited has concluded another edition in the series of #NLNGChangeYourStory workshops, focusing on arming women journalists with cutting-edge digital communication and social media skills for reporting gender-based issues.
7 Feb
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), created 10,123 new jobs in 2023. According to NDPC, this was through the various activities in the country’s data protection industry.
24 Jan
Anambra State government mulls the establishment of an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in the state.
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17 Jan
India, which is now the most inhabited nation on earth, currently boasts of over 1.1 billion registered mobile connections, the vast majority of which are active, according to the latest market statistics from the country’s
17 Jan
A technology innovation centre, Co-creation Hub, is set to provide $700,000 in grants to tech startups based in Edo State through its Innovation Challenge and Support programmes.
25 Oct
Global communications platform, Truecaller, has expanded its operations in Nigeria with the appointment of OgochukwuOnwuzurike, as the country manager.
16 Oct
As Nigeria’s digital economy agenda gathers steam, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) said it has become highly imperative for further investments in the data centre segment of the telecoms sector. With over $1 billion data centre investment seen thus far, largely in Lagos, NCC noted that more data investment is required to further deepen the…
16 Oct
Technology firm, CDIAL, has unveiled indigenous mobile, a revolutionary app designed to celebrate linguistic diversity, empower multilingual communication, and preserve cultural heritage. The indigenous mobile currently supports five key languages - Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Pidgin, and Standard English. According to the Founder of CDIAL, Olayinka Iyinolakan, said, "Indigenous Mobile is not just another mobile app.…
11 Oct
The Association for Information and Communication Technology on Local Content (ICTLOCA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have partnered to promote data protection and local content in Nigeria's ICT sector.
4 Oct
The previous administration had an extended cold war with Twitter (now X), which climaxed in 2021 when the government axed its operation in the country. Less than two years after the battle of wits, GODWIN IJEDIOGOR writes that the micro-blogging platform has become a medium of choice for top officials of the same government, raising…
4 Oct
Nigeria startup, SquirrelPR, joined other stakeholders to discuss the impact of disinformation in Africa at the recent US-West Africa Tech Challenge held in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire. SquirrelPR is a media relations tool that grants organisations open access to a network of credible newsrooms/journalists across the world to fight disinformation or brand misrepresentation. Disinformation and misinformation…

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Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, warned against any attempt to pull down the President Bola Tinubu-led government over the media buzz generated on the heels of alleged budget padding.
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to speedily pay up outstanding salaries of members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).
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Following the disruption on March 14, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed services being restored to approximately 90 per cent at optimal level.
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An equitable energy transition is critical to realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), OPEC Governor for Nigeria, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, has stressed.
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Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has exonerated the current administration from the pervasive hardship in the country, noting that the development is a cumulative effect of poor policies over the years.
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As inflation shaves off savings of many low and middle-income class Nigerians amid rising construction costs, homeownership plans are being deferred as untamed food prices continue to bite deeply into household incomes. 
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A faction of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu on the handling of security challenges in the country.
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Nigeria’s electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) may have spent an average of N670,000 to purchase each prepaid meter and other accessories through a N273.3 billion facility obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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The Court of Appeal, yesterday, upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court that the Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) officials can operate on all roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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Former two-term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency, Sam Onuigbo, has said that non-Northeasterners also benefit from the North East Development Commission’s (NEDC) activities and projects.