Technology

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said the need to be cybersecurity-conscious to guarantee online safety for Internet users is everyone’s business and not reserved for a group of people.Danbatta stated this to herald the commencement of …

As Artificial Intelligence transforms lives at breakneck speed, it also presents countless avenues for access to information, intelligence gathering, sharing, security and privacy. The Director-General of National Information Technological Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa made the disclosure at a Workshop in  Commemoration of International Day for Universal Access to Information …

With the impact of COVID-19 on education sector, the Federal Government has said that it is considering pursuing a new National Policy on zero rating on educational websites which would allow the consumption of contents without charges to normal data plan. The Policy, according to the Minister of Communications and …

MTN Ghana has applied to the Supreme Court to seek a review of an Accra High Court’s recent decision to dismiss its challenge against the National Communications Authority over a Significant Market Power (SMP) declaration. In a statement signed by Mr Samuel Koranteng, Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana, and …

Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says active GSM subscribers in the country have increased from 184 million in December 2019 to 199.3 million in May 2020. Danbatta made the disclosure at the virtual launch/award ceremony of the COVID-19 Research Grant presented to three startups, by …

The BUA Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Axens of France, for the construction of 10million tonnes per annum mega-refinery and petrochemical facility in Akwa-ibom State. In a statement on Tuesday, the Group Head, Corporate Communications, BUA Group, O’tega Ogra, said the agreement was signed between the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval for the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. A statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman, on Monday, said the decision was to ensure “synergy and effective ministry supervisory mechanism is put in place to coordinate, …

The Federal Government is to empower Nigerian youths with multiple skills acquisition programmes as part of efforts to stem unemployment and promote national development. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu disclosed this when he received a delegation comprising the South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of …

Nigeria on Thursday through a Web virtual meeting, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of India on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology in Abuja. The Minister of Science and …

Twitter Inc has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as experts raised doubts over Twitter’s ability to put together financing for a potential deal. It is far from certain that Twitter …