Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has described the African Continent as one with great potentials especially in the development and domestication of digital innovation. Abdullahi spoke recently during the first Virtual edition of the annual Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition which held August 25-27, 2020, with the theme “Africa’s post-pandemic High Tech World.” Represented at the event by the Director, IT Infrastructure Solutions, Dr Usman Gambo Abdullahi, the NITDA DG affirmed that this year’s theme was indeed very apt, considering the resultant effect of COVID – 19 pandemic which has triggered an…
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With the global economy racing to embrace digital payments, Central Banks also are looking to the future and investigating how to support innovation while maintaining monetary policy and financial stability as they issue and distribute currency. A recent survey by the Bank for International Settlements showed that 80 per cent of Central Banks surveyed are engaging in some form of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) work, and about 40 per cent of Central Banks have progressed from conceptual research to experimenting with concept and design. MasterCard on Wednesday announced a proprietary virtual testing environment for Central Banks to evaluate CBDC use…
Oakfil Productions Limited, a film production company, has dragged the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, before a Federal High Court in Lagos over the recent amendment of the broadcasting code. The company contended in its deposition before the court, that the NBC lacks the statutory powers to make amendments or sign the NBC code. While insisting that the recently reported amendment to the broadcasting code was an act of illegality, the company asked the court to compel NBC to comply with the procedure prescribed by the National Broadcasting Commission Act in making amendments to the code. Oakfil Productions Limited, also wants…
Ericsson is officially launching its annual Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2020, a global competition that offers university students around the world the chance to develop new, innovative ideas with support from Ericsson experts. The 2020 theme is “Reclaim the future,” which centres on addressing current and future climate challenges and focuses primarily on how information and communications technology (ICT) can provide radical climate change mitigation for consumers and industries alike. The Ericsson Innovation Awards is open to students currently enrolled in University studies. Students from around the world are invited to enter the competition and are encouraged to form diverse…
Jason Njoku, Chief Executive Officer, IrokoTV, has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to clear ambiguities in the new National Broadcasting Code by holding a broader stakeholder engagement to discuss the contentious parts of the Code. Njoku made the call on Monday at a webinar organised by a law firm, Aluko and Oyebode, themed “Amendments to the 6th Edition of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code” where he was a panellist. He said his efforts to get the NBC to provide a basis for engagement were rebuffed, as the Commission neither acknowledged nor replied a letter he wrote to the acting…
Integrated ICT services provider, Internet Solutions Limited is set to rebrand and operate as Dimension Data by the end of this year in all its operating companies. This is part of Dimension Data’s larger plan to consolidate its businesses, enhance efficiency, and better deliver the changing technology needs of its clients in Nigeria. Consequently, Olugbenga Olabiyi has been appointed as the Country Manager to head the company’s business operations in this country. Based on the new developments, Olabiyi assured clients that the company will continue to deliver services seamlessly and efficiently even as the firm works through the rebranding and…
Airtel Nigeria Monday announced the introduction of its new Home Broadband Internet booster dubbed the Airtel ODU (Outdoor Unit) Smartbox, aimed at significantly enhancing Home Broadband experience for its customers. The telco said in a statement that the launch of Airtel ODU Smartbox, which rides on its expansive and modernized 4G network, will further deepen broadband connectivity in homes and offices across the country, giving customers the freedom to do more as well as become more productive. The Airtel Smartbox comes with an Outdoor Unit (ODU), an antenna for extended coverage, unmatched speed and significantly boosted network experience with a complimentary data of 240GB, which is valid for 60 days. Customers…
As Nigeria prepares to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee on the 1st of October, 2020, citizens are once more reminded about the dawn of a diverse nation with resilient and hardworking people. To celebrate the country’s Diamond Jubilee, the Federal Government has approved an inclusive National Independence Celebration program in line with Covid-19 protocols and guidelines. And to ensure this inclusiveness, the thematic and creative aspects of the event would be designed by Nigerians for Nigeria, according to a statement by Dr Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Chairman, Diamond/Innovation/Change Sub-Committee, Nigeria @60 Inter-ministerial Committee. The theme…
By Abednego Edet In today’s modern software engineering, the pursuit of scalability, resilience, and efficiency has driven a fundamental shift toward distributed systems. ABEDNEGO EDET, a software engineer with over three years of experience, has committed his career to scaling cloud applications that harness the power of distributed architectures to handle complex workloads with precision and reliability. His expertise lies in designing systems that not only embrace massive user demands but also ensure operational continuity in the face of unpredictable difficulties. Abednego’s methodology for software architecture is actually based on the fundamentals of distributed computing. Unlike the monolithic architecture, where…
The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), MultiChoice’s flagship shared-value initiative, has announced the launch of a virtual pop-up event ‘The 20/20 Series’ on the MTF Portal www.multichoicetalentfactory.com. MTF has partnered with the New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NFYA) to bring this web series to African filmmakers exclusively through the MTF Portal. Created and moderated by NYFA’s Creative Director of Filmmaking and Cinematography, Liz Hinlein, each episode of The 20/20 Series features a conversation between Liz and creative visionaries across the globe, bringing viewers into their homes, hubs and workspaces to share their artistic practice and process. From…