DigiGirls, an initiative of CyberSafe Foundation, funded through the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme, recently graduated over 4,000 Nigerian women and girls with in-demand basic to intermediary employable digital skills. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Deputy ...
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Feed SubscriptionAG Donates Laptop Computers To Best Four Graduates of ICT
…Presents Certificates To 371 Others Four out of the 371workers in Akwa Ibom State Government employ, who were outstanding in their performances during the just concluded ICT training were today Monday, presented with laptop computers. The beneficiaries are; Uwem Nkereuwem ...
Read More »MTN Kicks Off 5G Pilot In Nigeria, Targets Commercial Launch In Seven Cities
Yesterday, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth-Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri and Maiduguri, is ...
Read More »FG To Implement Telecoms, Beverage Taxes In 2023
The Federal Government through the Budget Office of the Federation has revealed that it will begin the implementation of its proposed excise duties on telecommunication services and beverages in 2023. This is despite backlashes from the Minister of Communications and ...
Read More »5G Networks May Interfere With Aircraft Landing, IATA Warns Nigeria, Others
The International Air Transport Association has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria and the governments of other countries to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and incumbent aviation safety systems can safely co-exist with new 5G ...
Read More »FG Orders Twitter, Tik Tok, Ors To Appoint Country Reps
The National Information Technology Development Agency has disclosed that interactive computer service platforms and Internet intermediaries are required to fulfill certain conditions in running their services in Nigeria. These conditions are stated in the recently released Code of Practice for ...
Read More »UNICAF Signs MOU With Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria
Unicaf and the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the continuous capacity building and development of information security professionals in Nigeria. The induction of CSEAN into the Unicaf’s Corporate Scholarship Scheme ...
Read More »14 Abandoned E-Blocks in Ghana Now Used For Church, Cassava Farming
It is the tallest building in the community, towering over other brick and mortar scattered across the quiet farming town. For many parents, it holds a prospect of a better future for their children. However, for now, it is better ...
Read More »5G: MTN, Airtel, Mafab Get NCC Nod To Rollout Services By August
Barring any unforeseen circumstances the two telecom firms that won the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum otherwise called 5G auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has got the final approval to begin rollout of the service. In line with ...
Read More »Nigerians Kick As Telcos Plan To Increase Call, SMS Tariff By 40%
Nigerians have expressed their dissatisfaction over a move by the telecommunication operators to increase the tariff for voice calls, short message services (SMS), and data services in the country. Operators of telecommunication companies under the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators ...
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