NIGERIA HOSTS 54 COUNTRIES, OTHERS TO INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM 2023

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Nigeria is set to play host to 54 African nations and other continental Internet governance stakeholder blocs at the 2023 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2023) in Abuja from 18th to 21 September, 2023.

NIGERIA HOSTS REGIONAL DIGITAL ECONOMY CONFERENCE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Policy makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from January 31 to 1st February for the Digital Economy Regional Conference to discuss the future of digital economy and intensify regional public-private partnerships for the region.

NIGERIA RE-ELECTED AS ITU COUNCIL MEMBER

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

In clear recognition of the critical role Nigeria is playing on the global telecom stage, the country was re-elected earlier today as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. Nigeria will serve on the Council again from 2023-2026.

NIGERIA SEEKS JOINT WEST AFRICA REGIONAL PROTECTION OF UNDERSEA CABLES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure, and diversify connectivity to ensure uninterruptible connections.

NIGERIA SHOWCASES DIGITAL SOCIAL INVESTMENTS AT APRA 2024

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Various digital social investments in Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) were on showcase at the just-concluded 35th annual conference of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

NIGERIA'S SURVEYOR GENERAL CALLS FOR MORE FUNDING TO CREATE METADATA MAPPING CLOUD STORAGE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Surveyor General of the Federation, Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, has called for more funds to be made available to the office in order to create metadata mapping cloud storage system and make the information easily accessible by all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that require the service.

NIGERIA, NIGER REPUBLIC SIGN AGREEMENT ON BORDER FREQUENCY COORDINATION

Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Nigeria and Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement in Abuja for coordination of frequency utilisation along their borders to ensure seamless deployment of services around within the two countries.

Nigeria: THE EMERGENCE OF THE FIFTH ESTATE

By Omoniyi Ibietan, Ph.D

At the heart of the power appropriation process and the launch of counterpower; and organic to cultural reproduction and the race nay, contestation for dominating the mind, are the media systems of communication.

NIGERIAN ENGINEER DEVELOPS SUPER MEETING APP, DATALESS CHAT

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

A Nigerian computer engineer, Azunna Chukwu, Chief Executive of Emplug limited, has developed a super meeting nay conferencing application that will change the face of online meeting.

NIGERIAN TELECOM CONTRIBUTION TO GDP HITS 16%......Danbatta, NCC Boss

* Says Broadband Penetration To Hit 50% By Year-end

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

NIGERIAN WINS EUROPEAN TECH GIANT IN $6.2 MILLION ARBITRATION

* It's No Longer Business As Usual, Says AGF, Fagbemi

• Victory Sends Strong Signal....BPP DG

In anothet victory by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria through the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has yet again won a complex international arbitration.

Nigeria’s Industrial Future: CSOs TO CONVENE INTERNATIONAL CONFAB ON AJAOKUTA STEEL COMPANY

By Our Reporter

The Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Coalition for the Revival of Ajaokuta Steel Company has announced the convening of an International Conference on Ajaokuta Steel Company, scheduled to hold virtually on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM

NIMC DG STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF BIRTH, NIN REGISTRATION IN SHAPING NIGERIA'S DIGITAL IDENTITY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Director-General/CEO of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has stressed the importance of birth registration and the National Identification Number (NIN) to foster development in Nigeria.

NIMC Goes Paperless: LAUNCHES WORKFLOWPRO FOR DIGITAL CORRESPONDENCE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

In furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda and the Federal Government's commitment to institutionalizing a paperless public service, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has deployed WorkflowPro as its official platform for the digital submission and management of correspondence.

NIN-SIM LINKAGE AND THE NIGERIA WE DESIRE

By Tunde Akanni PhD

Rights and responsibilities are the twin words that best describe the inception and the increasing impact of digital technology, a major strand of which is the dynamic contemporary telecommunication services. Even before the imminent (?) internet of things , IOT, a lot is playing out for human civilizational process throwing up existential challenges for citizens and duly requiring governmental interventions to cope with.

NIN-SIM Linkage: NCC DIRECTS TELECOM OPERATORS TO BAR NON-COMPLIANT SUBSCRIBERS

By Dele Ogunwale (ICT/Infotech Reporter)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that it would not be reviewing its deadline to bar owners of more than four SIM cards whose SIM registration data failed to match their National Identity Number (NIN) data.

NIN-SIM Linkage: NIMC SAYS SYSTEMS WORKING OPTIMALLY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The National Identity Management Commission wishes to inform the general public that National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment, verification and authentication, modification of data and other services are going on seamlessly to meet the needs of Nigeria for the NIN-SIM linkage deadline.

NIPR ABIA CHAPTER EXTOLS ABSAA MD, SEEKS STRATEGIC COLLABORATION ON CHAPTER PROGRAMMES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Abia State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has commended the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Abia State Structures for Signage and Advertising Agency (ABSSAA), Hon. Victoria Dibumma Onwubiko, for what it described as the high level of professionalism demonstrated in the discharge of her duties.

NIPR Fellowship Award: NCC BOSS HAILS COMMISSION'S IMAGE MANAGERS, REUBEN MUOKA, OMONIYI IBIETAN

• Says The Duo Most Deserving Of The Fellowship Recognition

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, has hailed the conferment of the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (fnipr) on two management staff of the Commission, as meritorious and a testimony to the Commission’s promotion of professionalism and excellence in its scheme of management.

NNAMANI LEADS SPEAKERS AT 2024 NIGERIA DIGITALSENSE AFRICA FORUM ON IG4D

By Our Reporter

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the most interconnected facility in West Africa, the Digital Realty Nigeria, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, would lead speakers to the 2024 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) on Thursday, June 27, 2024.