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eNaira, BVN, TSA, NIN should give investors comfort -Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2021 0

*Says FG’ll keep encouraging public, private initiatives that increase investments in health, education, others President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, said initiatives to drive the digital economy and fight corruption in the country should give investors comfort. Among the initiatives

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FG to deploy 5G network soon, 90% ready to unbundle NIPOST – Pantami

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2021 0

*Says ICT generated over N1trn for Nigeria in two years The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy says it will soon deploy the Five Generation network (5G) in Nigeria for increased connectivity. This is even as the ministry said it is 90 per cent ready to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST). Minister of […]

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FG approves NIN enrolment centre for diplomats

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2021 0

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN), Enrolment Centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant on Information Technology to Pantami, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the desk […]

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Minister drum up support for TETFund’s R&D initiative

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2020 0

*Pushes for new grants to boost research activities in Nigeria Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Following its bid to deepen Research and Development (R&D) activities in the country, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has said that he would encourage agencies under his ministry to roll out grants to boost research activities. Pantami […]

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Digital Economy: NITDA trains 180 artisans

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2020 0

The National Information Technological Development Agency (NITDA), an agency of the Federal Government under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has trained another set of 180 artisans in Oyo State in Digital Economy. The 10-day  training   tagged: ‘Capacity development programme to promote digital economy’, was facilitated by Senator

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FG unveils 2 Emergency Call Centres, 9 other ICT projects across Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2020 0

FG — The Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on behalf of the Federal Government, Tuesday, virtually commissioned eleven (11) completed projects for the development and sustainability of the Nigeria digital economy. The projects which cut across various states in the country include Tertiary Institution Knowledge Centre in Abraka, Delta

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INTERVIEW: Why transition to digital economy will take many years

Ihesiulo Grace 3 August 2020 0

The President of the Association Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr Olusola Teniola, in this interview with Daily Times correspondent, LADESOPE LADELOKUN, bares his mind on a wide range of issues, particularly Nigeria’s digital economy drive.  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently declared that telcos would now

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Senate halts 5G network installation, to commence probe

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

The Senate on Tuesday said it is set to investigate the status of 5th generation (5G) telecommunication network in Nigeria and has directed the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, including the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to halt the installation of the network. This was consequent upon the passage of a motion sponsored by […]

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FG to set up inter-ministerial task team on digital economy

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

The federal government has announced plans to set up an inter-ministerial task team comprising the ministries of labour and employment, communication and digital economy, youths and sports, women affairs and other relevant ministries to fully key into the emerging digital economy to maximize the abundant opportunities available to young people. Minister of Labour and

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Data key to economic prosperity, fighting insecurity – Pantami

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

The Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has identified the place of data in achieving economic prosperity and tackling Nigeria’s many security problems. He explained that “datafication of objects or data transforms their purpose and turns the information into new forms of value”, noting that a digital economy has

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USSD: No going back on disconnecting banks ATCON

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

…As CBN, NCC set to address complaints by telcos Sequel to the directive of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to bar telcos from collecting charges on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions from end-users, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria

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Digital Economy Secures E-commerce, Minimizes DNS Abuse – AfICTA

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

The Nigeria Digital Economy Diagnostics says with improvements in digital connectivity, digital skills, digital financial services and other core areas of digital development, Nigeria can fully unleash new economic opportunities, create jobs and transform people’s lives. According to one of the organizers of the 7th Summit, Mr. Tola Sogbesan, CEO Axiom Konsulting and a

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FG urges Nigerians, states to protect critical national infrastructure

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2019 0

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has called on Nigerians, particularly states, to protect communication infrastructure in the country with a view to preventing them from being vandalised by criminal elements. The minister made the call in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mrs. Uwa Suleiman, on Friday in Abuja. He also […]

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Nigeria, China intensify plans to develop digital economy

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2018 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reassured that Nigeria is ready to deepen the relationship with China in developing a stronger digital economy that will benefit both countries. He made the disclosure at the 2018 digital economic forum organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria and […]

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Innovation, Infrastructure, Keys to Creating Digital Economy In Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2016 0

Nigeria can create digital economy through digital infrastructure and innovation, says the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA). In a recently released research report entitled: “Accelerators to an Inclusive Digital Payments Ecosystem”, BTCA says that Nigeria can become truly cashless by embracing digitisation of payments. The research, which was based on