To deepen the e-commerce space in the country, Glovo has partnered with the Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy through its agency, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), and other stakeholders in the ecosystem to explore ways of tackling the multiple challenges confronting the sector. The e-commerce industry is at a turning point, driven by…
Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has blamed cumbersome regulatory processes, limited access to devices, lack of awareness, inadequate digital literacy, and erratic power supply for the challenges the country faced in the area of affordable broadband penetration. The Minister, in his keynote entitled: The Broadband Alliance: Accelerating Our Collective Prosperity Through…
By Ahmad Sajoh There are times when it becomes absolutely necessary to empathize with Nigerians over situations that are manifestly adverse. However, sympathy or empathy does not mean overlooking reality. Honestly that is the situation we are in with the recent tariff adjustment by the telecommunication operators in Nigeria today. Nigerians may be famous for…
Glovo, in collaboration with NIPOST and the Nigerian Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, will host a first-of-its-kind summit aimed at accelerating the growth of Nigeria’s e-commerce industry. Themed “Accelerating E-commerce through Digital and Physical Infrastructure Integration,” this groundbreaking event will bring together key industry stakeholders to discuss challenges and opportunities in the sector…
Telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed its low revenue generation last year to the failure of telecom operators to purchase 5G spectrum licences. Its Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice Chairman (CEO/EVC), Aminu Maida, and its Director of Financial Services, Yakubu Gontor, disclosed this in Abuja during the 2025 budget defense before the…
Africa’s digital financial services provider, Moniepoint Inc, has rolled out a transformative initiative, DreamDevs with its call for entries. This program seeks to nurture the continent’s brightest minds, equipping them with practical tech skills and invaluable real-world experience that will mitigate current challenges around tech talent sourcing in Africa. DreamDevs targets very recent graduates with…
Nigeria’s Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has partnered with a United States (U.S)-based SBTS Group LLC to equip Nigerian youth with the needed digital skills for global competitiveness. The partnership between the DBI and SBTS is essentially designed to address the nation’s digital divide, digital literacy deficit and drive job creation. Described as a milestone for…
Subscribers have faulted the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, over his statement that telecom subscribers in the country will have to pay between 30per cent and 60 per cent in end user tariffs. They said the minister’s statement reflected his insensitivity and is contrary to the agreements reached between the Consumer…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has reiterated that the Federal Government would not allow telecoms companies to increase tariff by 100 per cent. For some years now, the telecoms companies have been asking for increase in tariff, citing rising operational cost, inflation and naira devaluation among others. Tijani, who was…
