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Telecoms Investments In Nigeria Grow to $77bn From $38bn – NCC Boss, Danbatta

Telecoms Investments In Nigeria Grow to $77bn From $38bn – NCC Boss, Danbatta

The Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has said that telecoms investment inflow grew from $38 billion to $77 billion by the second quarter of 2023 Danbatta, who made the disclosure at a media chat with stakeholders in ...

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Nigeria, Cuba Sign MoU For Science, Tech Dev’t

Nigeria, Cuba Sign MoU For Science, Tech Dev’t

Nigeria’s delegation to the G77+China Summit led by Vice President Kashim Shettima has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Cuba to further enhance collaboration in the field of Innovation, Science and Technology between the two countries. ...

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Tinubu Urged To Invest In Tech, Chips Production For Economic Growth

Tinubu Urged To Invest In Tech, Chips Production For Economic Growth

The Chief Executive Officer of Amaltech Technologies, Shehu Tijjani Abdullahi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to invest in semiconductor technology and chips production to develop the nation’s economy. In an interview with journalists, Abdullahi said it was important to harness ...

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VP Shettima Lauds Google’s N1.2bn Grant Initiative For Nigeria

VP Shettima Lauds Google’s N1.2bn Grant Initiative For Nigeria

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has lauded Google’s N1.2billion grant for the Tinubu administration’s one million jobs initiative. The Vice President stated this on Tuesday when he received in audience some executives of Google – a leading global technology ...

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Job Losses Loom As Telecom Operators Cut Costs

Job Losses Loom As Telecom Operators Cut Costs

Telecommunication operators have begun to cut their operating costs and may begin to lay off staff members in the coming months if the naira depreciation is not addressed, findings by The PUNCH have revealed. A source in the Association of ...

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One Million Youths To Benefit Digital Skills, Grants In New Initiative — VP Shettima

One Million Youths To Benefit Digital Skills, Grants In New Initiative — VP Shettima

In line with the Tinubu administration’s commitment to providing more digital jobs for young Nigerians, the Federal Government through the Office of the Vice President is set to launch a digital hub that will empower one million youths across the ...

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Airtel Nigeria Grows Revenue By 23% To $528m In Q2

Airtel Nigeria Grows Revenue By 23% To $528m In Q2

Airtel Nigeria’s total revenue grew by 23 per cent in constant currency to $528 million, the Company’s financial report for the quarter ended June 2023, has revealed. The company said the constant currency revenue growth was driven by both customer ...

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SERAP Asks Court To Stop CBN Over Customers’ Social Media Handles

SERAP Asks Court To Stop CBN Over Customers’ Social Media Handles

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw its directive to banks and other financial institutions, seeking to obtain information from customers’ social media ...

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Fighting Substance Abuse Through MTN’s ASAP

Fighting Substance Abuse Through MTN’s ASAP

It took 18 schools, representing Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, approximately one month to prepare for a national competition. The competition was designed to evaluate the level of awareness, knowledge, and understanding of causes and preventive measures against substance abuse among ...

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Twitter Vs Meta Threads: Here’s The Difference

Twitter Vs Meta Threads: Here’s The Difference

Meta launched threads, a text-based app tied to Instagram on Wednesday. The app garnered over 30 million people less than 24 hours after its launch. According to the head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, Twitter’s “volatility” and “unpredictability” under Elon Musk ...

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