The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government’s Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content Programme, describing the initiative as a major step towards expanding digital learning opportunities and accelerating Nigeria’s transition to a knowledge-driven economy. The programme, being implemented in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Federal Ministry of Education and participating telecommunications operators, is designed to enable subscribers access approved educational platforms without incurring data charges. Under the initiative, eligible users will also receive an initial daily allocation of 100MB specifically for educational purposes, a development ALTON…
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Rommy Imah is Founder/Editor of Digital Times Nigeria (www.digitaltimesng.com). He has been in active journalism in over two decades with a bias for technology and business reporting. He is particularly passionate about technology and how it can be used to transform human life, businesses and services.
Secondary and vocational school students, alongside members of the Association of Nigerian Inventors (ANI) and the Association of Researchers and Inventors Network (ARIN), will once again take centre stage this year as Nigeria joins other African nations in commemorating the African Day for Technology and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), observed annually on September 13. This year’s edition carries added weight: its interactive component, featuring inventors, innovators, and researchers, will be folded into the 2026 National Technology and Innovation Summit (NTIS 2.0), scheduled for October 7-8 in Ikeja, Lagos, giving young Nigerian talent a bigger stage than in previous years. The…
Nigerians without a Fidelity Bank account, including those in the diaspora, now have a direct digital route into the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Initial Public Offering, as the bank rolls out a Virtual Account system designed to widen participation in the landmark listing. The facility allows prospective investors who do not bank with Fidelity to initiate a subscription entirely online, via the bank’s website, receive a dedicated Virtual Account number, and fund their application from any bank account of their choosing, whether in Nigeria or overseas. Crucially, subscribers are not required to open a full Fidelity Bank account to take part,…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, will deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), holding October 8, 2026, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. The conference, themed “2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared Responsibilities,” comes as Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections and attention turns to the credibility of the electoral process and the responsibilities of the different stakeholders involved. Announcing the keynote in a statement issued Monday, Chairman of the 2026 conference planning committee and GOCOP Deputy President, Mr Olumide…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), through its Directorate of Cargo Development and Services (DCDS), has engaged the top 100 Licensed Customs Agents operating at the Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal (PCT) of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The engagement aimed to strengthen collaboration, address operational challenges, and improve Nigeria’s air cargo ecosystem. The event was attended by the MD/CE, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, represented by the Director of Cargo Development and Services, Mr Lekan Thomas; Regional General Manager, South West, Barrister Olatokunbo Arewa; Terminal Manager, Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal, Mr Alale; General Manager, Cargo Development, Mrs Alawo Maman; General Manager,…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Cross River State Government have moved to strengthen their collaboration on the development and modernisation of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. The development followed a courtesy visit by the Chairman of the FAAN Governing Board, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, alongside members of the Board, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, and other senior management officials, to the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Edet Otu. Speaking during the visit, Ganduje expressed appreciation to Governor Otu for the warm reception accorded the FAAN delegation, stressing the need…
Nigeria is seeking to leverage its huge public-sector technology spending to attract at least $750 million in digital infrastructure investment and establish itself as a major cloud computing hub for West and Central Africa. The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, disclosed this while speaking at a workshop on “Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure Opportunity” during ITW Data Cloud Africa 2026. He said the Federal Government was repositioning Nigeria from a heavy consumer of offshore digital services into a strategic producer and regional provider of cloud computing capacity, supported by clearer regulations, structured demand and increased…
The United Kingdom Government has commissioned a community-owned digital connectivity hub in Siun, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, putting community participation and local ownership at the heart of efforts to bridge Nigeria’s digital divide. The Siun Community Self-Built Connectivity Hub, supported through the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Digital Access Programme, is one of 10 community-centred connectivity hubs being established to expand affordable internet access and digital opportunities in underserved communities across Nigeria. Rather than adopting a conventional top-down approach to digital infrastructure development, the initiative places communities at the centre of the process,…
When a card transaction fails, the customer rarely knows why. Was it their bank? The network? The merchant’s terminal? For the person standing at a checkout counter, the uncertainty is the problem, and increasingly, fintech engineers are treating that uncertainty itself as something to be designed against, not just tolerated. That idea sat at the centre of Moniepoint’s inaugural “Off the Record Engineering Mixer” in Lagos, where the leading fintech gathered senior engineers from across Nigeria’s payments industry, including Flutterwave, Cowrywise and Nomba, for closed-door conversations on the mechanics of running financial infrastructure at scale. The sessions, titled “Building for…
On a quiet Monday morning, the proprietor of a growing private school walks through her compound before the first bell rings. The classrooms are freshly painted, teachers are preparing their lessons, and parents are arriving with children eager to begin another academic year. Behind the excitement of the new session is a list of urgent financial decisions. The school needs more desks to accommodate increasing enrolment. Some computers in the ICT laboratory must be replaced. The school bus requires repairs, additional teachers must be recruited, and suppliers are waiting for payment. Beside the school is an empty plot that could…