Nigeria, ITU seek collective action to adress submarine cable disruptions By Jessica Dogo The Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) have called for collective action to address submarine cables disruptions and cuts globally. The two organisations made the call at the openingContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), says data protection awareness is important for the judiciary system to secure equal rights for data-related matters. Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, NDPC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. NAN reports that NDPCContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy is set to host the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Nigeria. The Minister, Dr Bosun Tijani, announced on Tuesday that the two-day summit was scheduled to commence on February 26 in Abuja, Nigeria. Tijani recalledContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has urged Nigerians to take full advantage of the newly inaugurated Nigeria-Korea Information Access Centre (IAC) to empower themselves technologically. Tijani made this statement during the inauguration of the Nigerian-Korean IAC, themed “Empowering Future throughContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Founder of Young Innovators of Nigeria (YIN), Mr Andrew Abu, has called for stronger partnerships with relevant agencies to improve access to funding for startups in the country. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, Abu said such collaboration would boostContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria will likely witness its first astronomical lunar crescent on Feb. 28. Dr Felix Ale, Director of Media and Corporate Communications of NASRDA, said this on Saturday. He said that the lunar crescent had been calculated to occurContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The Association of Private Polytechnics in Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu to sponsor a Bill for an Act to abolish the dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) and bachelor degrees. Dr Benjamin Achiatar, president of the association, made the call during an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The Federal Government has commenced the construction of Sustainable and Emerging Technologies Institute (SETI) in Kano The project is under the aegis of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). Mr Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, the agency’s Director of Information, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to enact and enforce laws that would curb drug-related online misinformation. Oyutu Obiageli, an assistant commander in NDLEA, said this at the workshop on ‘Safer Internet Day’ organised by the Nigeria ComputerContinue Reading
AI By Ijeoma Olorunfemi An Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert, Mr Omoikhefe Aienloshan, has called on African governments to be part of the innovations around the AI technologies Aienloshan made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, following the AI innovation tussle between the U.S. and China.Continue Reading
