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By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Nigeria, on behalf of Angola and South Africa Constituency, has called for global solidarity in upgrading the digital space in Africa so that the continent can benefit from new jobs. Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed stated this at a virtual International Monetary Fund
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The combined assets of Nigeria’s telecommunications industry have increased from N2.11 trillion in 2018 to N2.91 trillion as at the end of 2019. The increase was driven largely by the leading telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria. According to the 2019 Subscribers and Network Data Report released by the Nigerian Communications
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has nabbed a suspected fraudster popularly known as Yahoo Boys, Adebayo Olawale. Olawale was apprehended by the Gombe Zonal Office of the EFCC alongside one Pastor Gbenga Moses Adesoju of Christ Apostolic Church, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The duo were nabbed for allegedly defrauding one Umar
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In support of Nigeria’s 60th Anniversary Celebration, HiiT Plc, Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology (IT) Training firm, has concluded arrangements to empower about 2,500 Nigerian graduates in the 36 states of the federation as well as the Federal capital Territory, Abuja. Not less than 60 residents each from the
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By Gowon Emakpe Abuja To clear doubts of Nigerians on how recovered looted assets are managed, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN), has launched the central database under the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management scheme. Malami said at the launch yesterday that "what we are witnessing
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By Jude Opara, Abuja Worried by the threat of cyber-attacks in the country, the Senate said it’s considering a bill against all forms of cyber-crimes. To this effect, the Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) on Thursday in Abuja paid a courtesy visit on one of the leading cyber security firms,
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Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said active GSM subscribers in the country have increased from 184 million in December 2019 to 199.3 million in May 2020. Danbatta made the disclosure at the virtual launch and award ceremony of the COVID-19 Research Grant presented
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From Dan Amasingha, Minna. The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has bursted a ring of major internet fraudsters in Minna, the Niger State capital. The suspects were arrested following intelligence volunteered to the Commission by concerned residents of the area following their lifestyles. DAILY ASSET gathered
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By Jude Opara, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Prof Umar Garba Danbatta as Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) for a second term of five years. The appointment was announced by Senate Presoident, Ahmed Lawan during plenary of the Senate while reading a correspondence from the President. Buhari had
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has revealed that the Federal Government would make $1.1 billion (over N400 billion) revenue when the switch-over from analogue to digital broadcasting is completed and would create two million jobs in the next three years. Mohammed disclosed this on Wednesday, after
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