By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited, Mrs Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, has unveiled a cutting edge Educational Technology (EdTech) solutions equipped with broadband connectivity to transform education in the country. The announcement came during a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, where Egerton-Idehen addressed the pressing need for accessibleContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The GIZ-Data Transformation Center (GIZ-DTC) Nigeria, the African Union-European Union (Au-Eu) Digital for Development (D4D) Hub Project on Thursday organised a training programme for Data Protection Officers (DPOs), processors and controllers. The three -day training, held in Lagos ,was in partnership with theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) has inaugurated a Kiwix4School app in Federal Government Boys College (FGBC), Wuye, Abuja, to address the students’ challenges in accessing internet-based curricular resources. Ms Obiageli Ezeilo, Assistant Director, Federal Ministry of Education, while inaugurating the app on Thursday, said that theContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The National President of Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE), Mr Dominic Udoatan, says he is hopeful technology can play a big role in the country’s growth. Udoatan stated this when he led a group of technologists from 36 states of the federation on aContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has advised youths to be agents and citizens of change in the digital space. Mohammed said this in her visual message to the members of the Nigeria Model United Nations Society (NigMUNS) on in Abuja. She spoke during the 2023Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi), on Thursday inaugurated the Abuja CNG conversion and training centre to ensure the attainment of sustainable energy future in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre was commissioned at the Nigerian Institute of Transport TechnologyContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says the creation of three million jobs in the digital technology sector was achievable within the next four years. Inuwa stated this on the sidelines of a Public Sector Digital Innovation Summit on Friday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa As more Nigerians adopt digital payments after facing a cash shortage earlier this year, Aladdin, a Lagos-based fintech firm, has introduced a pan-African wallet to ease digital transactions. The app, which is akin to China’s Wechat or Alipay, is designed to serve the payment and commerce needsContinue Reading
Social Media tools are becoming weapons of mass destruction in the hands of youths, Associate Professor Desmond Okocha, Dean, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Bingham University, has said. Okocha made the remark in a keynote address at a symposium to mark the UNESCO 2023 Global Media and Information LiteracyContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. (NIGCOMSAT) says it will further deepen broadband penetration in the rural and underserved areas of the country using satellite. The newly appointed Managing Director of NIGCOMSAT, Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, gave this assurance while addressing the media, after a tour ofContinue Reading
