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Federal Govt Launches Cyber Security Toolkits For 41m MSMEs

Federal Govt Launches Cyber Security Toolkits For 41m MSMEs

The Cyber Security  Council chaired by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Retd), has approved the establishment of a committee to facilitate the amendment of the Cybercrime Act 2015 even as it launched Cyber Security  Toolkits for 41 ...

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FG Signs €9.3m Agreement To Buid 23 Solar Mini-Grids

FG Signs €9.3m Agreement To Buid 23 Solar Mini-Grids

Poised to improve electricity supply to rural communities in the country, the federal government has signed Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS) award grant agreement with eight indigenous solar mini-grid developers for the development of 23 mini-grids across 11 States of ...

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5G, Internet, AI On Agenda For Feb Meeting Of Global Industry Leaders, Policymakers

5G, Internet, AI On Agenda For Feb Meeting Of Global Industry Leaders, Policymakers

 Global industry leaders and policymakers will meet in Geneva at the end of February to discuss technical standards to drive sustainable development in fields such as 5G, the internet and artificial intelligence (AI), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said Monday. ...

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DPO Group Granted Regulatory License To Provide Payments Services in Nigeria

DPO Group Granted Regulatory License To Provide Payments Services in Nigeria

One Payment Limited, a subsidiary of the leading Pan-African digital payments group, DPO Group (https://DPOGroup.com) has been granted a license by the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide certain types of payments services to businesses across Nigeria. This license enables the ...

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Research Institute Scouts for Talents in Science & Tech

Research Institute Scouts for Talents in Science & Tech

… Partners with FG, Ors to Discover, Train, Equip Unique Talents By Our Correspondent An international Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Peace International Interdisciplinary Research Institute (PIIRI) has initiated a coordinated move in search of talents in the Niger Delta region. In ...

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FG Spending On Digitisation Jumps From N9bn To N152bn

FG Spending On Digitisation Jumps From N9bn To N152bn

The federal government has revealed that it spent a total of N152 billion on digitisation in 2021. The minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Ali Pantami, disclosed this yesterday at the closing of the 2021 service-wide capacity building programme ...

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FG Targets Paperless Government System by 2030 – Pantami

FG Targets Paperless Government System by 2030 – Pantami

The Federal Government said that it was working to achieve a paperless government system by 2030. Prof. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this at the Champions Day and closing of 2021 Service Wide Capacity Building ...

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Africa Economic Recovery — The Role of Digital Tech in Efficient Ports and Free Trade

Africa Economic Recovery — The Role of Digital Tech in Efficient Ports and Free Trade

As Africa’s economy recovers from the impact of the pandemic, how are ports keeping up? Not quickly enough — according to The Star’s (Kenyan Newspaper) report “Africa’s Ports: Rapid Transformation”. The report points to the fact that the existing infrastructure ...

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Ekweremadu Commends Senate For Reversing Itself

Ekweremadu Commends Senate For Reversing Itself

…Over Electronic Transmission Of Results Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has commended the Senate for reversing itself on electronic transmission of results, saying it was a huge victory for the nation’s democracy. Ekweremadu said the Senate’s ...

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Kaspersky Blocks Over 30,000 Mobile Malware Attacks in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa Ors

Kaspersky Blocks Over 30,000 Mobile Malware Attacks in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa Ors

Out of the more than 206 000 mobile malware attacks blocked by Kaspersky (https://africa.Kaspersky.com) solutions for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region in just 6-months measured, between January to June 2021, over 30 000 of these attacks combined ...

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