Communications

The Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa, and the Nigeria National Accreditation System (NiNAS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields...

Telecommunications investment has been identified as one with a strong potential to spur economic growth and create employment in the short and long terms.

As Google plans to scrap its third-party cookies, the need for brands and agencies to plug into platforms that offer first-party data has been heightened.

Some days just don’t go as planned. That was a sad requiem that Wednesday, September 16, 2009, when the Nigerian IT woke up with the tragic news of the death of Engr Ndukwe Kalu, pioneer president, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). Kalu was reported to have passed on September 15, 2009, in his office in…

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global working culture. A recent survey by Checkpoint indicates that 95 per cent of security professionals are facing added IT security challenges due to the coronavirus. The shifts were global, rapid, and widespread. To this end, Dr. Adewale Obadare, cofounder, Digital Encode, has likened the coronavirus pandemic facing the world…

Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Chairman of MTN Nigeria, has warned that if Nigeria must stay competitive in the global economy, she must leverage on the opportunities provided by 5G technology and deploy it as soon as possible. Ndukwe spoke at a Fireside Chat titled “5G…

The GSMA has announced that the world’s leading mobile network equipment vendors, Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and ZTE, have successfully completed an assessment of their product development and lifecycle management processes using the GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS). The NESAS scheme is a collaboration and jointly led by 3GPP and the GSMA, and is…

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has said with the planned settlement of outstanding debts, the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in broadcasting will transit to a private-sector-driven enterprise in order for it to be sustainable. The Minister stated this in Abuja at a meeting with stakeholders in the DSO Project. “While looking for…

Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has expressed happiness over increasing contribution of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the sector added 17.83% in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2 2020). Dr Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister expressed his happiness…

Telecommunications operator, 9Mobile has assured its customers of improved services, even as it reveals plan to reward subscribers.9Mobile noted that improved service is key to customer loyalty and retention.

The telecommunications firm, owned by business mogul, Chief Mike Adenuga Jr, has remained consistent. Today, Nigeria can boast of 286.4 million connected lines, out of which 196.4 million are active.

Executive Vice Chairman, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that a reliable, and high-speed Internet is key to ensuring that hospitals and medical institutions have access to global information