By Daniel Obaje Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, says reliable telecommunications and data services are critical to Nigeria’s economic growth, productivity and social inclusion. Dare said this on Thursday in Abuja, at the National Civil Society Dialogue on Telecommunication and Data ServiceContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku Meta says it has reached an agreement with 52 bipartisan U.S. state attorneys general to introduce stronger protections and parental controls for teenage users of its social media platforms. Its Chief Legal Officer, Curtis Mahoney, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze A professional association, the Muslim Engineers Association (TMEA), on Saturday charged engineers to place competence, accountability and public safety above personal gains. The National President, TMEA, Engr Gbadegesin Osuolale made the call at the inauguration of TMEA’s pioneer National President and National Executive Council in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) has urged organisations to strengthen AI governance as adoption accelerates globally. The Chief Executive Officer, ISACA, Global, Mr Erick Prusch, made this known at a media briefing to unveil the association’s 30th anniversary logo in Lagos. Prusch said AIContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) says it has intensified efforts to equip girls with practical technology skills needed to become creators, innovators and problem solvers. Mrs Oreoluwa Lesi, Founder and Executive Director, W.TEC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Rose Okudaye The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has urged the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) to continue to reposition itself as a major problem-solving institution for Nigerian industries. Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, gave the chargeContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ibadan Branch, has described the ongoing conversion of the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Expressway from asphalt to concrete pavement as a bold step towards achieving durable road infrastructure. The Chairman of the branch, Mr Ayokunnu Ojedele, said this during a technical visit to theContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, says the Federal Government is investing in 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic network to deepen connectivity across the country. Tijani said the project, expected to be substantially advanced by December, will position Nigeria’s fibre network among theContinue Reading
By Michael Ajayi/Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, says the National Innovation Hub Standards Framework (NIHSF) will decentralise technological innovation and create structured growth pathways for tech hubs nationwide. Inuwa said this on Thursday in Abuja during a stakeholder validation meeting on theContinue Reading
By Josephine Miller An Artificial Intelligence (AI) system designer and filmmaker, Mr Onu Abrahams, has urged Nigerians to focus on turning local ideas into globally competitive products. Abrahams said this during an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. He said Nigeria had aContinue Reading
