The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is overseeing a 5-day capacity development programme for People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) aimed at empowering them with digital skills to thrive in the 21st-century global market as captured in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria. The 5-day training programme inspired by the vision of bridging the digital divide in Nigeria and ensuring that People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) are empowered is taking place in Enugu, Enugu State and has participants drawn from all the South Eastern States of the Country. The programme which is a policy…
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Google on Wednesday said it will stop selling ads based on a person’s individual browsing across websites, a move that could shake up the digital advertising industry as consumers call for more privacy online, according to a CNET report. Last year, the search giant said it will phase out third-party cookies, little bits of code that can let advertisers track user history across the web. Once those are gone from Google’s Chrome browser next year, the company made it clear that it won’t use or invest in alternate tracking tech that could identify people at an individual level. “If digital…
Yusaku Maezawa is launching an international search for eight crewmates to join him on a private spaceflight around the moon on Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket in 2023. Maezawa, who made his money in online fashion, is paying for the entire cost of the first private trip beyond Earth’s orbit – but he’s looking for some company, according to a report in the Metro. While Maezawa was originally looking for only artists, he has now expanded his search to anyone from around the globe. “If you see yourself as an artist, then you are an artist,” Maezawa said in an announcement.…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ core digital financial services (DFS) regulatory frameworks. The funds will support a gender gap analysis of several WAMA strategies including those for financial inclusion; gender disaggregation data analytics; digital payment services and infrastructure; and digital identity. The project, to be executed over a three year period, will potentially affect 350 million people in all 15 ECOWAS nations including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger,…
GOtv Nigeria has announced the return of its special reward campaign, ‘GOtv Dey Your Side’, designed to appreciate loyal customers for their continued support and reward them with discounts, more content and more value this March. The campaign which kicked off on Tuesday, 2nd March will see customers on GOtv Jolli and GOtv Jinja enjoy discounts up to 32% and an upgraded viewing on GOtv Max, which is the highest package offering on the platform. John Ugbe, Chief Executive Officer, MultiChoice Nigeria, explained that the offer is borne out of GOtv’s desire to show support to subscribers, who have remained…
The Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM registration has given approval to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) for the establishment of dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. This approval among other decisions was taken at the 4th Review Meeting of The Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM registration held on Friday, February 26, 2021. The meeting was chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. In a joint statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Mr. Kayode Adegoke, Head,…
Facebook and Google are teaming up with Indian firms, Infibeam and Reliance Industries on an application to set up a national digital payment network in the South Asian country, according to the Economic Times. The Reserve Bank of India has invited companies to create new umbrella entities (NUEs) that build payments networks that offer an alternative to the bank-owned not-for-profit National Payments Council of India. Citing sources, the Economic Times says that Google, Facebook, conglomerate Reliance and fintech firm Infibeam are at an advanced stage in submitting their plan to the central bank. Google and Facebook (through WhatsApp) are already…
The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has announced that its very first Acting for Camera Masterclass in partnership with the world-renowned AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts on March 2, 2021. AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy) has been ranked the number one college for performing arts in the United States and will add a game-changing dynamic to the MTF shared-value initiative offering. Since the introduction of the MTF industry Masterclasses in 2018, MTF has provided some of the most sought-after masterclasses facilitated by film and TV experts including renowned Nigerian filmmaker, Tunde Kelani and veteran Kenyan producer,…
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja has been awarded the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award 2020 as judged by their customers as the Best Airport by Size and Region (5 to 15 million passengers per year in Africa). This award represents the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) commitment to continuously improving customer experience across all Nigerian airports according to a statement by Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs at FAAN. “The recognition comes at a time when we are geared towards ensuring seamless airport facilitation with the opening of new terminals and upgrading of our current infrastructures across the…