The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on Thursday said despite its not being an exclusively revenue generating agency of the Federal Government, it has generated over N5.2billion into the coffers of the Federal Government while it has also created some 23,000 new jobs to ease the unemployment challenge in the country. Its National Commissioner/CEO, Dr…
About 13 years after the last study, telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has hired a consulting firm, PricewaterHouseCoopers (PwC), to conduct an independent, data-driven study on the level of competition in the nation’s telecom sector. Head, Competition and Tariff at the NCC, Mrs Omotayo Mohammed, in her opening remarks at…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched an Inter-Agency Innovation Competition and Awards targeted at Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government to promote local solutions, collaboration and technological advancement. NASENI said the initiative is designed to harness innovative ideas from public servants that can drive technological progress and…
The draft Spectrum Roadmap for the Communications Sector for between 2025 and 2030 lays out how satellite technologies could help deliver reliable voice and data services to millions of Nigerians who live beyond the reach of conventional mobile networks. The direction is outlined in the Commission’s draft Spectrum Roadmap for the Communications Sector covering the…
The Chief Executive Officer, New Horizons, Mr. Tim Akano, has lauded the important roles the Information Communication Technology (ICT) media has been playing in influencing the direction of developments in the sector by setting agenda for policy makers. He spoke during the annual end-of-year meeting of the Nigerian Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA), held on…
Data breaches that affected Nigerian entities rose sharply to an extraordinary 1,047 per cent compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest esentry Eagle’s Eyes Q3 2025 cybersecurity report. The report, released yesterday, showed that the country logged an average of 6,101 attacks per week in July, a pace that continued through the quarter…
Nigeria’s fourth carrier,T2, has rejected misrepresentation of industry facts which it said are sensationalist framings that suggest malicious intent, aiming to sow confusion rather than provide genuine analysis. The company, in a statement, said it has observed with concern the recent wave of misinformation circulating online regarding our operational relationships, including those involving IHS. “These…
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…
