Technology

Following the Senate investigative hearing which gave the Fifth Generation (5G) technology a clean bill of health, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugurating a committee to develop the Information Memorandum (IM) for the auction of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band which will be used for early deployment of 5G services in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, recently inaugurated the 18-member Committee in Abuja, with NCC's Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Ubale Maska as Auction Adviser while the Director, Spectrum Administration, NCC, Oluwatoyin Asaju, is the Committee Chairman. Speaking during the inauguration, Danbat...

Determined to grow the nation’s economy through digital technologies, the Federal Government through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has unveiled, the Nigeria Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup Policy (NDIESP) which is in line with National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) for a digital Nigeria. The National Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup Policy (NDISEP) as outlined by the ministry and the agencies comprise of five priority thrusts namely: Advancing Human Capital, Unlocking Access to Capital, Enabling Infrastructure, Boosting Demand, and Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship is formulated to achieve a digital innovation and entrepreneur...

For Nigeria not be left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4thIR), the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said Federal Government is making conscious and sustained efforts for Nigeria to be at the forefront of new and emerging technologies, adding that Nigeria should not be excluded from any branch of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). Onu made the remarks at the 2nd interactive forum with the State Commissioners In charge of Science and Technology in Abuja on Thursday. In a statement made available to the media and signed by Otuyemi Adetayo on behalf of the Deputy Director/Head Press and Public Relations, Josephin Ademu, quoted the Minister as saying: “We have virtually concluded consultations with relevant stakeholders within the Ministries,...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ibrahim Pantami, has irrevocably stated that Nigeria’s data privacy policy cannot be compromise by any organization especially as it concerns the recent moves by the updated privacy policy of the WhatsApp messaging application. The Minister who made the disclosure via a statement signed by his Technical Assistant on Information Technology, Dr. Femi Adeluyi, the Policy states that WhatsApp will share information about the users on their platform with their parent company (Facebook), as well as other Facebook companies.  Pantami, said: “The information includes user phone numbers, “transaction data, service-related information, information on how you interact with others (including businesses) when using our Services, m...

The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, through the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) on Tuesday expressed its determination using its mandate and expertise to up government’s drive to create 100 million jobs through Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NACETEM, Prof. Okechukwu Ukwuoma, while welcoming delegates to the workshop organized by NACETEM, South-west office, Lagos, said: This workshop could not have come at a better time than now when the current administration’s objective for job and wealth creation is at the all-time high. He acknowledged that the choice of this workshop is to directly contribute to the objective of wealth creation using science, technology and innovation as a ...

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