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The 2021 Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition begins today, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, with this year’s edition, just like the previous year, holding virtually as a result of the persisting COVID-19 pandemic. Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition is the foremost annual gathering of ICT experts, stakeholders, public and private sector players, policy makers, students and exhibitors. With the theme- ‘Building a new Africa with AI and Blockchain,’ this year’s edition of the Conference is once more shifting to the virtual space with the goal of providing an engaging and meaningful experience for everyone who will be participating as a conference…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugurating a committee to develop the Information Memorandum (IM) for the auction of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band which will be used for early deployment of 5G services in the country. This development follows the Senate investigative hearing which gave the Fifth Generation (5G) technology a clean bill of health. DigitalTimesNG understands that the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, recently inaugurated the 18-member Committee in Abuja, with NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Ubale Maska as Auction…

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DR. TIMOTHY CHIMHURUMNANYA OGBORUCHE is a serial entrepreneur, business consultant, leadership expert, motivational speaker and geologist by training. He is the CEO of Teleworld Hub Enterprises, one of Nigeria’s leading telecommunications firms with branches across the country. He is also the President of Tehila Integrated Services Limited the parent company for Tehila Sounds which specializes in providing Pro Sound solution to any specification and capacity. In the following interview, the Isuochi, Abia State-born serial entrepreneur talks about the activities of his Teleworld Hub, the place of technology in Nigeria’s overall economic development and topical sundry issues. He spoke to our…

Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has identified a vibrant startup ecosystem as highly critical to the future of Nigeria in addition to being vital to finding solutions to the country’s various challenges. Abdullahi who stated this Tuesday in his opening remarks at the virtual Bridge To MassChallenge (B2MC) Nigeria Media Engagement session noted that Innovation is a prominent way of creating prosperity for all and lifting countries out of poverty. “Considering this, NITDA and MassChallenge have partnered to catalyse and support a national startup community in Nigeria. MassChallenge is well known as…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is providing advisory to Nigerians to address concerns on changes to the WhatsApp Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which took effect on 15th May 2021. Nigeria boasts of millions of its citizens using the WhatsApp platform for business, social, educational, and other purposes thus acclaimed as the social media platform of choice for many Nigerians. NITDA said in a statement signed by its Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, Mrs. Hadiza Umar, that to understand the issues and give an opportunity to explain its views, it entered into collaboration with the African…

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the release of contiguous bandwidth in one of the most suitable Frequency Spectrum bands for early deployment of 5G (Fifth Generation) Network services in Nigeria. Speaking at the historic event, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta said amongst the Frequency Spectrum bands allocated to 5G by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU, the C-band (3.4GHz-3.9GHz) stands out because of its balancing point between coverage and capacity which provides the perfect environment for 5G…

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has awarded 5 years full scholarship to Mr Solomon Ukoha who constructed an electricity substation with crude oil and other locally sourced materials. Governor Ikpeazu disclosed this on Monday at the Government lodge in Aba while receiving the 24- year old Solomon, who hails from Amaekpu in Ohafia Local Government Area of the state. Ikpeazu said the scholarship is for him to further his education in any tertiary institution of his choice. He expressed joy over the technical ingenuity exhibited by the young innovator noting that Abia State is blessed with youths…

Google has announced a new programme to offer new scholarships for Android, Web and Google Cloud development to developers across Africa. The programme will be offered in partnership with tech talent companies Pluralsight and Andela. A total of 40,000 scholarships will be offered to developers spread across Mobile and Cloud development tracks and, at the end of the training, the top 1,000 students will earn a full scholarship to certify in Android or Cloud development. Google made this announcement at a virtual event that was held last Friday. The company was hosting stakeholders in Africa’s tech ecosystem to review trends…

The Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021-2024) is built on seven pillars with their respective goals and objectives, which are: Developmental Regulation: This pillar will foster dynamic regulatory instruments that will unlock opportunities across different sectors of the economy. Digital Literacy and Skills: This pillar will enable the development of digital skills of Nigerians across different works of life as well as support the goal of achieving a 95% digital literacy level in the next ten years. Digital Transformation: This pillar will provide a robust digital platform to drive digitalisation processes in the digital economy. Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship:…