Information & Technology Archives — Page 8 of 13

June 9, 2021 No Responses

Trump Hails Nigeria For Banning Twitter

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria for suspending the operations of Twitter in the country. Trump, in a statement on Tuesday night, commended Nigeria for the action, calling on more countries to “ban Twitter and Facebook for not...

June 8, 2021 No Responses

GOCOP Faults Suspension Of Twitter

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers,GOCOP has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his government’s decision to suspend Twitter in Nigeria. GOCOP made this call in a statement signed by its President,Mr Dotun Oladipo and General Secretary...

June 1, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Shares Experience On Regulatory Model For Nigeria’s Digital Inclusion

The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has shared his experiences on some of the regulatory models, approaches and best practices being implemented by the Commission in promoting a stable tel...

April 14, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Educates Nigerians On Cybersecurity

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., is sensitising indivduals and businesses with useful information on protection to avoid cyberattack in today’s digital age. The Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank Group, Dr Adesola Adeduntan explained in statement on Tuesday...

April 11, 2021 No Responses

NPA Donates ICT Centre To ATBU, Bauchi

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has established an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ABTU) Bauchi. Senior Procurement Officer, NPA, Alhaji Tukur Buba, explained at th...

April 5, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta: Digital Infrastructure, Literacy Key To Reaping Transformational Benefits Of ICT

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ...

April 5, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria MD Canvasses Artificial Intelligence To Check Cybercrimes

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has advocated the use of artificial intelligence to predict security threats and proffer solutions. Akinwuntan, who made this assertion at a webinar themed, “Cyber threat Landscape:...

March 12, 2021 No Responses

ICC, West Blue, Others Unveil Digital Platform For Women Traders, Entrepreneurs In Africa

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in partnership with West Blue Consulting, United Parcel Services (UPS) and Trade Law Center (TRALAC) have unveiled a digital trade solutions platform, tagged eTradeHubs portal, to expand market access and economic op...

March 11, 2021 No Responses

ICT Development: Nigeria Seeks Increased Regional Collaboration among West African States

Nigerian government has called for increased regional collaboration for the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem in West Africa as a potential digital hub on the global ICT map. Minister of Communications and Digi...