Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said it will continue to promote and facilitate the expansion of robust broadband/Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure across the country for the rapid development of the nation’s digital economy. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta gave the assurance in a presentation titled “Communication Technology for Service Delivery in Health, Education, Tourism, the Creative Industry and Agriculture,” delivered during the first virtual and sixth edition of Information Communications Technology and Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition (ICTEL) EXPO 2020. Danbatta who stated that the Commission, not only successfully achieved but…
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Nicholas Travers, Director, Central and West Africa, Dell Technologies, has expressed delight over the expected launch of the Tech Experience Centre, an ambitious technology project that will bridge the gap to cutting-edge technologies for millions of Nigerians. Specifically, he revealed that the project will save huge costs and capital flight while also boosting technology adoption in Nigeria. Travers hailed TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost tech, lifestyle and solutions distributor for the landmark initiative. He further disclosed that Dell Technologies, a partner on the project and one of the global tech giants expected to occupy the centre, is proud to be…
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has been named the winner of the 2019 Zik Prize, in the professional leadership category. Prof. Pat Utomi, a member of the Advisory Board of the prestigious award, who announced the winners in a webinar on Thursday, September 24, 2020, said Prof, Danbatta and Mr Kennedy Uzoka, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA) are the winners in that category. “Prof Umar Garba Danbatta is a square page in a square hole. An academic professor, Danbatta has, through…
It has been revealed that the digital transformation witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and which has favoured several platforms in Nigeria was as a result of the huge adoption of CWG Plc’s BillsnPay presentment platform during the same period, which recorded a transaction volume of over N12 billion in the first half of the year. CWG’s Business Development Manager for Digital Financial Platforms, Mr. Tereigh Ozakpo, said the platform gained an edge during the Covid-19 lockdown, owing to the robust support model it had developed with its continuous innovative strategy. “The growth witnessed in H1, 2020 is largely owed to two…
ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS), is a leading provider of modular, core banking systems. Robin Amlôt discusses how banks should come to grips with artificial intelligence (AI) with the company’s Managing Director, Robert Hazboun. What are the key factors that need to be considered by a bank looking to implement AI? With no room of doubt, AI is a game-changer and it will revamp the way we used to do banking, especially in the midst of mandated lockdowns due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Three key elements banks need to consider when implementing AI in front, middle, and back-office: First of all,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has embarked on a cost-based study to set the new pricing regime for mobile international termination rate (ITR) for inbound international voice calls in the country. The ITR is the rate paid to local operators by international operators to terminate calls in Nigeria. The NCC said in a statement signed on Monday by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde that as part of the process for the rate determination, it has organised a virtual stakeholder engagement forum with relevant industry stakeholders to intimate them with the ongoing cost-based study and the need…
…As Sanwo-Olu Takes Giant Strides towards Affordable Electricity Two winners have emerged from the 3-Day finals of the Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, in collaboration with Eko Innovation Centre. The two winners are Team Power Bit Crunchers from the hardware category and Team Zeena Platform from the Software group. The two winners earned a combined prize money of N10 Million. The winners and runners-up will also get working space at Eko Innovation Centre, while all ten (10) finalists will get mentorship opportunities, among other consolation prizes. Mr. Olonma Ibrahim and Peter Okonma represented the…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is to partner with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) towards investing in Start-ups to create more jobs and wealth in Nigeria. This hint was given when the Director-General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, accompanied by his management team paid a courtesy visit to the NSIA management where the two Federal agencies discussed areas of collaboration that will culminate in the provision of digital infrastructure to boost digital economy policy of the Federal Government. During the visit, Abdullahi stated that Information and Communications Technology has already taken over world’s economies; hence there…
The National Information Technology Development Agency has indicated its willingness to form an alliance with the Land Forces Simulation Centre Nigeria (LFSCN), a formation of the Nigerian Army, to establish a simulation Centre for the military. Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, NITDA Director-General, disclosed this when he hosted the Director General, LFSCN, Major General Garba Sani Abdullahi at the Agency’s Corporate Headquarter, Abuja. The DG observed that the adoption of technologies in executing warfare has become pronounced more than ever before as war are not being fought by physical presence but through technology. “We can work with you to develop a…
Hip-hop star and Grammy Award-winning producer, Khaled Mohamed Khaled, aka DJ Khaled, on Wednesday added his voice to MTN Group’s efforts to raise awareness about the importance of wearing masks to fight the spread of COVID-19. “DJ Khaled and MTN want you to know that we want you to wear your mask out there; it is so important,” the rapper and social media celebrity said in a video clip posted to his 21.5 million Instagram followers. In a message he felt was vital for Africa as well as for the rest of the world, he said: “If you love yourself, you love your…