By Ogaga Ariemu In efforts to tackle the increasing spate of cyber attacks in Nigeria, and the need to bridge the information deficit, Galaxy Backbone (GBB), an agency under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has organised a training…
As part of Nigeria’s engagement at the ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, has urged Amazon Web Services (AWS) to come to Nigeria and…
…Galaxy Backbone: Accelerating economic growth via digital transformation The story of the growth of the Nigerian Digital economy cannot be sweet and interesting to lovers of true development without the contributions of Galaxy Backbone Limited. Galaxy Backbone (GBB) Limited, an…
By Ibiyemi Mathew, Dubai The Minister of Communications, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has commissioned the Nigerian Pavilion at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition(GITEX) 2022 in Dubai. While cutting the tape, the Minister who led the Nigerian Delegation which had…
By Ibiyemi Mathew Leading payment solutions provider, Xpress Payments has obtained a mobile money operator licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a press statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect, the licence allows XpressMTS to instantly commence operations as…
By Ibiyemi Mathew Telecommunications giant, Globacom has unveiled its Payment Service Bank (PSB), MoneyMaster to boost financial inclusion in the country. This in light of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) target of achieving 95 per cent financial inclusion by…
By Ibiyemi Mathew Global technology giant, Meta has unveiled the the six finalists from the ‘Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme, focused on supporting the next generation of Extended Reality (XR) creators in Africa. The ‘Future Africa: Telling Stories,…
…Model is an hinderance to increased broadband penetration in Lagos — NCC, ALTON By Ibiyemi Mathew The Lagos state Government and the Nigerian Communications Commission have disagreed on the implementation of the Unified Fibre duct model being adopted by the…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof Isa Ali Pantami has stressed the need to brainstorm on provision of reliable access to and use of print/electronic information as well as artificial intelligence within government at the international, national, state,…
By Ibiyemi Mathew and Philemon Adedeji The Lagos State Government (LASG) has reiterated her commitment to invest in infrastructure in order to accelerate the development of the Lagos smart city initiative and the digital economy at large. Delivering the welcome…
