Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has congratulated Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on his appointment by the International Telecommunication Union as Chairman of the WSIS Forum in 2022. (ITU). The Minister’s appointment as chair of the […]
Two Nigerian technology start-ups, Paddy Cover and Pricepally.com have won the Dubai World Trade Centre’s $200,000 Lagos talent show, while TruQ emerged the EIC and Lagos State winner. The insuretech firm, Paddy Cover, co-founded by Mayowa Owolabi and Tobi Obasa, and the food sourcing and distribution tech firm, Pricepally, […]
…10 Teams have been shortlisted to pitch their ideas to 7 Final Jurors for a chance to win prize money, equity investment from Partner VC firms, and acceleration from Eko Innovation Center. Eko Innovation Centre, one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, together with GDM Group, Nigeria’s leading […]
Interswitch has received $110 million in joint investment from LeapFrog investments and Tiana Africa Capital, according to a statement released by the two private investment companies to help it expand its digital payment services across Africa. Interswitch, with a market capitalization of $1 billion, Africa’s second unicorn. Among the fintech’s most […]
Mr. Aaron Ukodie, Nigeria’s first ICT journalist and chronicler, is ready to release one of the industry’s most authoritative and comprehensive books. The book’s launch will take place on July 7, 2022, at the Oriental Hotel in Lekki, Lagos, and will be followed by a seminal discussion on how to […]
Olawale ige, Engineer Engr Olawale Adeniji Ige, the former Minister of Communications and the founder of the Nigeria Internet Group (NIG), has died. Olawale Ige, the man engineer The family of Ige of Ile Seedu, Ijero in Ogbomosho, Oyo State reported the former Minister of Communications, Engr Olawale Adeniji Ige, […]
PRESS RELEASE Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has been named Chairman of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2022 by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The meeting will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, at the ITU headquarters. Professor Pantami was appointed “in light of his overall commitment […]
Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, will become a hive of activity in a few days, on the 11th and 12th of May, when it hosts world-class business executives and hordes of investors for the state’s maiden investment conference. This event, which has been in the works, is not a fluke, […]
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will be leading other stakeholders as eBusiness Life Communication Limited hosts young girls in the 2022 edition of the International Girls in ICT Day campaign. The hybrid event, which will hold at the Lagos Oriental Hotel on May 12, 2022, is part […]
The African Leadership Organisation (ALO), which publishes The African Leadership Magazine, was the source of the honor this time. The award was given out recently at the ALO’s annual Africa Legislative, Legal, and Good Governance Conference, which was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. The conference’s theme was “Policy, […]