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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has initiated enforcement action against 125 Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government for violating the directive of the Federal Government on implementation of Nigerian Content Development in Information Communications Technology (ICT). The government had in a circular
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… AliBaba to Train 4 Nigerian Entrepreneurs - Jack Ma By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday told the co-founder of AliBaba Group, Jack Ma that Nigeria would leverage on the creativity and resourcefulness of its young citizens doing incredible things in the technology space across the country and beyond to partner with
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has written to the Minister of Communications and Digitial Economy for more time to be able to implement the directive to all telecommunications operators in the country to reduce the excess charges on data for Nigerian users. The
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By Martin Paul, Abuja The Federal Government, yesterday vowed to impose heavy sanction on telecommunication companies for imposing subscribers with the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, noting that no company is authorized to effect the charges. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has therefore, directed the Nigerian Communications Commission
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By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opposed plans by MTN to charge their subscribers for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) access to banking services from October, 2019. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said the bank’s position at a news briefing by the Nigerian delegation to the
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From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan A Higher National Diploma (HND) Mechanical Engineering student of the Mashood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere in Ogun State, Olalekan Oladapo Ogunremi, was on Wednesday, found guilty of criminal impersonation and sentenced to six months in prison. The 21-year-old actually found favour before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the
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From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan Three persons were on Thursday found guilty of criminal impersonation by the Federal High Court, Ibadan Division, and sentenced to prison terms. The trio – Augustine Ekeson, Obinna Ureahi Ifeanyi and Osho Olalekan Micheal – were convicted in cases filed against them by the Ibadan zonal
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The Federal Government on Tuesday 20th August, 2019 appointed Mr Kashifu Abdullahi as the new Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA confirmed the appointment to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Umar quoted a statement
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By Gom Mirian, Abuja The Nigerian Government has challenged the telecommunications sectors in the country to play bigger role in economic growth and development in Africa saying the sector contributed 10 per cent to Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2019. This was disclosed yesterday Tuesday 20th August,
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9mobile, a telecommunications company on Sunday says it has partnered with Gravitas, a property and infrastructure development company, to provide exclusive telecommunications services on Gracefield Island. Acting Managing Director of 9mobile, Stephane Beuvelet, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “9mobile will
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