Technology

President Muhammadu Buhari has said channeling more investment to Nigeria’s technological sector, and opening up space for creativity and innovation with digital skills would play a significant role in providing jobs for youths and growing the economy. Receiving a letter ...

The use of spectrum-based technology has been adopted by the federal government to fix challenges of security and internally generated revenue (IGR). Already, government has procured five radio monitoring systems, which would be deployed to various locations. Speaking at a ...

Lagos State Government has inaugurated a seven-man committee to monitor, regulate and enforce quality compliance in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) practice in the state. Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Titilayo Goncalves, noted that the constitution of ...

Ijaw youths have threatened to shutdown operations of telecommunication companies over diesel supplies for power plants in Bayelsa State. The youths are said to be angry that indigenes of the state had allegedly been shut out of the companies’ multi-million ...

Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have cautioned against multiple taxes in the industry, saying a reduction of levies by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will encourage more investments in the sector. They also sought immediate sanitisation of the regulatory sector ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is partnering with the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to develop a framework on the best ways to exploit unused broadcast spectrums in the country. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this ...

The Bayelsa State Government has stressed the need for robust collaboration between state and federal agencies in policy formulation and implementation on science, technology and innovation. Deputy Governor Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (rtd.) stated this when he received Director General, ...

Experts in the construction industry have proffered solutions to delay in projects delivery in the country. Highlighting the solutions at a forum in Lagos, first Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIB), Kunle Awobodu, blamed the situation on ...

Nigeria’s telecommunications sector urgently requires an additional $30 billion investments to bridge the current access gaps and other challenges in the sector. Its current investment is estimated at over $70 billion, but that figure has stagnated for over four years ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it had succeeded in empowering Nigerians to own, control and manage one of the dominant telecommunications companies in the country with the MTN listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Addressing reporters in Abuja, ...