The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its dedication to collaborating with relevant development partners to achieve 95% digital literacy coverage in Nigeria by the end of 2030. Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of NITDA, shared this commitment during discussions with e-health Africa, a development partner, during their working visit to the Agency’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. Inuwa, who stressed the need to work as a team in the implementation of digital initiatives that could have a far-reaching impact on Nigerians, told his visitors that seven out of the nine strategic plans that the Ministry of Communications, Innovation,…
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has further strengthened its partnership with the Voice Of Nigeria (VON) in projecting the agenda of the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Recall that President Tinubu’s agenda includes reforming the economy for sustained inclusive growth by leveraging digital literacy and cultivating the talent growth of Nigerian citizens by mitigating disinformation and misinformation that could pose a threat to national economic stability. NITDA DG, Kashifu Inuwa made this known when he, alongside his management team played host to a delegation from VON led by its newly appointed Director General, Jibrin Baba Ndace…
Nigeria’s customer-centric telecommunication network, 9mobile, has urged its subscribers who have not linked their SIM cards with their National Identity Number (NIN) to carry out the exercise on or before February 28, 2024, to avoid disconnection from the network. The telco said customers who do not comply with this directive will be unable to make or receive calls, have no access to the internet, no SMS, no One Time Password (OTP), and no bank alerts. This was revealed by the Director, Customer Care at 9mobile, Ehimare Omoike, who said that this action was in line with the directive of the…
SHELT Global Limited recently unveiled its upgraded Security Operations Centre and the SHELT Training Academy during a cocktail party held at its new headquarters in Nigeria. SHELT has been operating in Nigeria across Lagos and Abuja for six years, serving the country’s leading financial, telecom, and government institutions in their cybersecurity needs. Digital TimesNG understands that this headquarters relocation consolidates the determination of SHELT to invest in Nigeria’s economy and growing cybersecurity talent for the country. The party was attended by SHELT’s clients and partners, and the guests were taken on a tour of the newly opened premises. The new…
The Lagos State Government has said that it decided to relocate the popular Computer Village in Ikeja to Katangua in Abule-Egba area because its current location is strictly a residential area. The Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Electronic Geographic Information System and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, disclosed this on Tuesday during an assessment visit to the market. The assessment was conducted by the Lagos State Building Control Agency, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies and other government bodies responsible for emergency affairs. He said that by law, Ikeja Computer Village is a residential area, adding…
Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has highlighted the potential for increased efficiency and effectiveness in Nigeria’s security sector through collaboration between the security industry and the startup ecosystem. Inuwa made these remarks while hosting the Commandant of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Alhaji A. S Adeleke. Represented by Deputy Commandant D.E. Egbeji, the visit by the NISS Commandant included faculty members and participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC 17) with the theme “Artificial Intelligence, Security, and Emerging Economies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects,” held at the eGovernment Training Centre…
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with SkillPaddy and other industry experts to empower over one million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The bank said it aims to upskill about one million SMEs through a Technical Assistance grant of ₦284.7 million from Proparco (the private-sector arm of the French Development Agency) and another ₦227 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). These will enable FCMB to facilitate the successful onboarding and empowerment of SMEs, including women entrepreneurs, under its SheVentures proposition and those operating in high-impact sectors (agriculture, renewable energy, digital). To kick off the programme, First…
A new streaming service is in the offing to bring together linear sports networks with the direct-to-consumer ESPN+. The new streaming service will offer fans access to sports including NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, College Sports, UFC, PGA TOUR Golf, Grand Slam Tennis and the FIFA World Cup. The Walt Disney Company, which runs ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros Discovery have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new Joint Venture that would run the streamer that’s scheduled to launch this autumn. Running through a new standalone app, subscribers would also have the ability to bundle the product,…
‘Freee Recycling Limited’, a Nigerian indigenous recycling company, has launched its recycling mobile application in Lagos, just as it garnered support from maritime container terminal operator, AP Moller Terminal. Ms Ifedolapo Omisore, Managing Director, Freee Recycling Limited, while unveiling the mobile App to the Head of Procurement AP Moller Terminals, Nigeria, Ms Chinyere Adenaike, revealed that the mobile App was built to encourage efficient product and data collection to serve a variety of clients across the tyre recycling value chain. AP Moller Terminal had in 2022 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Freee Recycle Limited to supply used tyres…
Starlink has authorized TD Africa, Nigeria’s premier technology distribution powerhouse, to distribute Starlink Kits in an agreement described in tech quarters as ground-breaking. Analysts say this agreement marks a significant moment in TD Africa’s goal of democratizing internet access in the heart of Nigeria and across Africa. Starlink delivers high-speed, low-latency internet to users all over the world and provides quality and cost-effective internet access to homes, and businesses, and especially caters to those in remote locations that are currently underserved or unreached. As the world’s first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit, Starlink delivers broadband internet…