Author: Rommy Imah

With N2.3 trillion or 14.30 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribution in the second quarter of 2020, Nigeria’s telecommunications and information technology sectors remain the enablers of the country’s growth, even in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. A recent report by The Guardian showed that the sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP translates to N2.272 trillion, rising from N1.821 trillion in the first quarter of the year, and showing an increase of 31.43 per cent according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Whereas the entire Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry recorded 17.83 per…

Founder and Chairman, Mobile Software Solutions Ltd, Mr Chris Uwaje has called on African nations to prioritise investment on Science and Technology as against politics, contending that Africans now live in Digital-first world and cannot continue to blindly steal the future of their children. Uwaje who made a Keynote presentation at the ongoing 2020 virtual edition of the Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition said the digital battle of the future will be very fierce and fought with the greatest weapon known to man, which is knowledge, data, information, emotions and communications. “Every nation would be judged by her foresight and…

The Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) (CPN) has stated that the deployment of 5G technology in Nigeria is capable of fast-tracking the country’s economic growth and migrating her fully into a digital economy. In the recommendations contained in a communiqué issued at the end of its 2020 Virtual Information Technology (IT) Assembly held in July, the group said it carefully selected its theme for the year “Adoption Of 5G in Nigeria: The Technological and Regulatory Challenges,” to address all the misgivings, misinterpretations and misconceptions surrounding the issue of adoption and deployment of 5G network in Nigeria. The CPN noted…

Former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, has warned that if Nigeria must stay competitive in the global economy, she must leverage on the opportunities provided by 5G technology and deploy it as soon as possible. Ndukwe spoke on Tuesday at a Fireside Chat titled “5G and its contentions: What is the way forward?” at the ongoing first Virtual Conference of the Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition with the theme Africa’s Post-Pandemic High Tech World. Recall that on the heels of the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, a flurry…

Facebook Monday announced a ₦500m grant to support 781 small businesses in Nigeria, as part of its $100m Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year, which aims to support 30,000 SMBs in over 30 countries. Aimed at stimulating economic recovery following the effects of COVID-19, this will help empower and extend a lifeline to local small business owners who have been most affected. The grants will be administered and managed by Deloitte in partnership with FATE Foundation and Afrigrants. It will be provided as a combination of cash and ad credits to help small businesses as they rebuild, re-engineer and…

Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami; Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta; and Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi are among the array of ICT policymakers, regulators and experts lined up to speak at the 8th edition of the annual Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition. This year’s event, the first virtual edition in the series, which holds August 25-27, 2020, will also be graced by other speakers and notable ICT eggheads including Founder and Chairman, Mobile Software Solutions Ltd, Mr Chris Uwaje;…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that as a responsible regulator that envisions top-notch service delivery by the operators, it would continue to do everything within its regulatory mandate to ensure that constant improvement in telecoms service delivery is sustained. Efosa Idehen, Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of the NCC gave this assurance in his Welcome address to participants at the first-ever virtual edition of the NCC organised Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) held at the Commission’s Conference Room, Maitama, Abuja. He said the objective for the choice of the theme: “The Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Telecom Service Delivery” for discussion at the virtual…

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has reechoed claims that telecommunication is highly capital intensive and therefore, charged operators to see continuous network upgrade and expansion as very key to their ability to deliver top-notch Quality of Service to their consumers. Speaking at the first-ever virtual edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission and hosted at the Commission’s Conference Room, Maitama, Abuja, Danbatta said if operators fail to do this, they could be putting their quality of service delivery at risk. “If operators are not able to…

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has listed some of the critical steps taken by the Commission in conjunction with the supervising Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy towards mitigating the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on service delivery by network operators. Danbatta who spoke on Friday at the first-ever virtual edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) organised by his Commission, noted that despite the pandemic and the lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 virus, the Commission on its part, have not relented in its efforts at ensuring that the quality of…

In the last one year, NITDA under Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has carried out different IT project interventions across the country, including building 80 Digital Capacity Training Centres (DCTCs) with E-Learning facilities, 6 IT Hubs, 6 IT Community Centres, 4 IT Innovation & Incubation Parks, and 3 IT Capacity Training Centres, all aimed at bridging the digital divide and providing access to the unserved and underserved population. Nigeria is today listed among the top three countries in Africa attracting the largest investments from Venture Capitalists among its flourishing Technology Startups and Hubs. NITDA under Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi no doubt contributes…