Author: Rommy Imah

Telecoms Sector lifted the country out of recession in Q4 2020 Telecoms Sector is home to 2 of the most valuable listed companies in Nigeria Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has described the Nigerian Telecoms Sector as amongst the biggest contributors to the socio-economic growth of the country. He said this claim is evidenced by the numerous achievements of the sector including being instrumental in lifting the country out of recession with a 12.45% contribution to the GDP in Q4 2020, a figure that increased to 14.13% as of Q1 2023. Danbatta…

Sophos Incident Response Retainer Cuts Red-Tape Allows Sophos Incident Responders to Quickly Investigate and Remediate Active Attacks Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, Wednesday (August 30, 2023) announced its new Sophos Incident Response Retainer Sophos Incident Response Retainer provides organisations with speedy access to Sophos’ industry-first fixed-cost incident response service that includes 45 days of 24/7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR). The retainer cuts red tape, allowing Sophos incident responders to quickly jump into active cyberattacks to investigate and remediate them. External vulnerability scanning and critical preparedness guidance are also included in the retainer,…

Emergency Centres Will Continue To Provide Essential Emergency Response Services To The Nigerian Public The Emergency Communications Centres (ECC), now fully operational in a total of 27 State Capitals across the country, has so far provided employment for 1,200 Nigerian youths, while more will be employed as the additional 8 centres under different stages of completion become fully operational by 2024. The ECCs being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), were built originally to provide essential emergency response services to the Nigerian public, and are reachable on Toll-Free Number 112, as well as operating in a similar design like…

Nigeria’s Telecommunications Industry Has Been On A Remarkable Growth Trajectory Nigeria Is 7th In Terms Of Global Mobile Phone Usage Ranked 11th On Global Internet Penetration Index Nigeria is ranked 11th globally in internet penetration, and 7th in terms of mobile phone usage thus making the country a telecommunications powerhouse, boasting 82% and 29% of the continent’s telecom subscribers and internet consumption, respectively. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta who made this revelation, said that despite these remarkable metrics, the fact that the country’s Network Readiness Index (NRI) ranking for 2022 is 109th…

Zero Right-of-Way Charge To Deepen Broadband Penetration, Drive Digital Adoption ICT Agency Committed To Deploying Free Wifi In MDAs, Schools, Others The Anambra State Government has started the implementation of zero charges on Right-of-Way per linear metre, Digital TimesNG can authoritatively report. By this development, the Professor Charles Soludo-led Anambra State Government prides itself as the first State in South-East Nigeria to implement the waiver of the per linear metre Right-of-Way (RoW) charges as opposed to the N145 per linear metre recommended by the National Economic Council in 2020. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata “CFA”, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the…

Radio Station Was Commissioned On Wednesday Skills 87.7FM Is Owned By Prof. Greg Ibe, Proprietor Of Gregory University, Uturu Okigwe, a hilly town in Imo State was agog today (Wednesday, August 23, 2023) as a new radio station, Skills 87.7FM was officially commissioned, reports Digital TimesNG. The commissioning ceremony was performed by the Zonal Director of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Enugu zone, Mrs. Ijeoma Theo-Obodo in the presence of prominent Nigerians, including the Imo NUJ chairman, Mr. Ifeanyi Nwanguma. Skills 87.7FM, the first radio station to transmit from Okigwe, is licensed to Prof. Gregory Ike Ibe, Founder/Proprietor of Gregory…

Uche Nnaji was the Guber Candidate of the APC in the 2023 general election Enugu State-born Hon. Uche Nnaji has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s new Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Digital TimesNG can authoritatively report. Uche Nnaji was the Enugu State Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18, 2023 governorship election. Born to Chief & Mrs. Obed Nnaji of Akpugo, Nkanu West LGA of Enugu State, Nnaji is the first of the four kids of his parents. He attended the University of Nigeria Nsukka, St. Patrick’s College in Emene, Enugu,…

Bosun Tijani Comes To The Ministry With Very Rich Technology Background President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday named 46-year-old Bosun Tijani as Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Tijani’s appointment followed his nomination and successful screening and confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Born July 20, 1977, in Agege, Lagos, Nigeria, Bosun Tijani is a Nigerian-British entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), a leading Pan-African innovation and technology centre. Widely acknowledged as a pioneer and industry leader in the African technology ecosystem, Tijani was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People on the continent by New…

Google Assures NITDA Of More Collaboration Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has received in his office, Google West Africa’s new Director for the continent, Mr. Olumide Balogun, who promised to deepen the collaboration existing between Google and NITDA. Balogun who led other Google executives to the Agency’s Corporate Headquarters, Abuja, also disclosed that the familiarisation visit to NITDA has become imperative because it would restate Google West Africa’s commitments to deepening the partnership. “I have been at Google for four years, recently now taking over the West Africa Director lead role. And our coming here…

ICT Parks will boost Nigerian youths’ Digital skills Parks will provide jobs for Nigerian youths The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that over 2, 600 Nigerian youths have benefited from digital opportunities resulting from training in digital skills offered by the Commission across the country’s six geo-political zones. Speaking on Friday in Lagos at the Digivation Future Summit themed: ‘Enabling Today’s Enterprise, Building Tomorrow’s Economy’, Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta disclosed that when completed, the ICT Parks being developed by the Commission in each of the six geopolitical zones, will boost youth digital skills…