The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has said that Nigeria can potentially and significantly boost its digital economy by ensuring equal participation of women in the digital economy. Quoting the statistics made available by the Council on Foreign Affairs, he revealed that women’s participation in all sub-sectors of the digital economy is equivalent to men’s participation, and the country stands to gain a whopping 230 billion USD in GDP growth by the year 2025. Inuwa made this statement at the stakeholder press briefing organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs in commemoration of the 2023…
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The Federal government of Nigeria had through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), organised a one-day stakeholders’ consultative forum on the National Outsourcing Strategy (NOS), in Abuja, to give stakeholders an opportunity for inputs to express their views and opinions on the proposed NOS. The participants which include the Academia, relevant MDAs, ICT-related Organisations, as well as Government representatives, and key relevant stakeholders in the Digital Economy sector share ideas and brainstorm for gainful deliberation. The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, who was represented by the Ag. Director, Digital Economy Department, Engr. Salisu Kaka said that the stakeholders’…
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami yesterday (23rd Feb) in Abuja, inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures to take in protection of the nation’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks, especially during the 2023 General Elections. The Minister, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, announced that the constitution of the Committee was on the directive of Mr. President that he puts in place, a committee that will work to coordinate computer security centres in the Information…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described as fraudulent and misleading, information circulating in some social media platforms, insinuating a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023. The NCC through a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka, and made available to Digital Times Nigeria on Thursday evening, advised the Nigerian public, consumers of telecommunications services, and all bank customers “to ignore these or similar messages that insinuate deliberate network shutdown or disruption of services in the Nigerian telecom network.”…
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A latest study from Juniper Research has found that the global revenue from embedded payments for embedded finance vendors will reach $59 billion in 2027, from $32 billion in 2023, representing a growth of 84%. The report, Embedded Finance: Key Trends, Segment Analysis & Market Forecasts 2022-2027, predicts that the growth of integrated payments will erode the dominance of cards within e-commerce. This will be driven by rising consumer enthusiasm for alternative payment methods, creating a sizeable revenue opportunity for embedded finance vendors. Embedded payments are where payment processing functionalities are embedded into the checkout process on a website, including…
The Nigerian Government through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has engaged Multinationals and Private organisations to develop and co-create the National Digital Skills Strategy (NDSS). This is in continuation of the Agency’s effort at maximising socio-economic opportunities and the target of achieving 95% digital literacy penetration by the year 2030 in the country. Recall that the NDSS is a policy document developed by NITDA under the directive of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), to bridge the digital skills gap in the country and develop a clear road map for the diversification…
The programme was designed in two folds: to build the digital skill and literacy skills of the beneficiaries and to practically demonstrate to them how feasible it is to run a smart farm.
As Nigeria’s much-awaited general election approaches, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622, to serve as the 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline to enable voters and members of the public across Nigeria to report any issues that may affect them, or others, during the elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The Commission said in a statement signed by its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, that this step is to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its patriotic commitment, towards the conduct of hitch-free elections in Nigeria. Digital TimesNG understands…
Leading mobility app, Bolt said it plans to invest €500m in its operations on the African continent over the next two years. The funds will be used to expand Bolt services in Africa and create opportunities for over 300,000 new drivers and couriers to join the platform in 2023. Having launched in South Africa in 2016, Bolt now operates ride-hailing and delivery services in six further countries including Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and Tunisia, with over 47 million customers and 900,000 drivers on the platform. Bolt Business, Bolt’s corporate travel arm, has also been introduced in Nigeria, South Africa,…