Technology

Information and communications technology (ICT) experts have canvassed building of two million ICT capacities in different sectors for the next three years to revive the nation’s economy. Urging the Federal Government to urgently diversify the economy, they said Nigeria should ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has declared that communication lapse is responsible for the recent alleged assault on Nigerians and other Africans by the Chinese in Guangzhou City. Onyeama, who spoke at a forum to clarify on the trending ...

For the umpteenth time, telecommunications operators have dismissed the connection of wireless technologies with the widespread radiation across the globe. They, rather, contended that home appliances were more anti-health owing to their alleged high radio activeness. The Association of Licensed ...

Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced a commitment of over N1.9b towards the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria. Providing a breakdown of the amount, Airtel said N200m would go for provision of an Isolation Centre or any required Medical ...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has urged telecommunications operators in the country to subsidise data and voice calls for Nigerians during this lockdown period. On his Twitter handle, @DrIsaPantami, yesterday, the minister said: “As earlier conveyed, ...

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has declared that Nigeria is historically destined to be the beacon of hope for Africa and the black race, but colonialism caused the country more harm than good, especially in its technological development He stated ...

Director-General, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), Dr. DanAzumi Ibrahim, has described lack of institutional framework by the Federal Government as a major challenge in the production of typhoid fever vaccine in the country. Ibrahim disclosed this during ...

In spite of the drop in quality of telephony services in 2019, telecommunication operators, especially Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) earned about ₦2.78tr from airtime sales. Investigations showed that the 2019 earnings fell by about N370b compared to the N3.15tr the major operators ...

Information and Technology (IT) professionals in Nigeria have charged President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the country’s quest for a revamped economy. They also advocated a new tax regime for imported software. Led by the ...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has urged telecommunications companies and stakeholders to engage him constructively, warning that no amount of propaganda could intimidate him from reengineering the sector. Speaking at a reception organised in his ...