By Favour Unukaso IN a remarkable display of resilience and untapped potential, a rising generation of young women in Nigeria is boldly taking centre stage in the global tech industry. The digital age and the transformative power of the Internet have opened the doors to new opportunities, with the Vbank Women in Tech programme...
Read MoreBy Johnson Ademola IN the midst of political tumult and upheaval, there is a tale of remarkable progress emerging from Nigeria’s telecom landscape. It’s a story that should be celebrated, for it signifies a beacon of hope in a time of widespread despair. At the helm of this transformative journey is Umar Garba Danbatta,...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its responsibilities under the enabling law, the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to manage Nigeria’s numbering resources, has announced new numbering format for fixed lines. In the process, Nigeria’s Fixed-Lines Numbering Format has changed from eight digits to 10 digits by just adding “02” prefix...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso BOLT, the leading African ride hailing operator, has launched an innovative Accelerator Program to empower drivers on an entrepreneurial journey, in partnership with The Nest Innovation Park. Bolt will today, Tuesday open applications for the Bolt Den, a €25,000 seed fund available to support business plans developed by Nigerian drivers that...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter NEW search trends released by Google have shown that search interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached an all-time high in Nigeria. The trends showed that people have searched for AI more than ever in 2023 so far, with interest rising 310 per cent since last year, and by 1,660 per...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has kicked off activities for the third edition of its Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon as part of giving expression to its Strategic Vision Plan 2023-2025, which is to encourage the development of new technologies and indigenous content through cutting-edge research. The goal of this initiative is to stimulate...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso AFTER about 13 months into its commercial launch in Nigeria, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network has hit the 500,000-subscription mark. This was stated by the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta at a media forum. Since its launch in 2022, three companies currently provide 5G services in...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso 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). The Executive Vice Chairman of...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THOUGH it gained about 0.4 per cent in July, Nigeria’s teledensity has remained very slow in the last three months, a report has revealed. While the country witnessed 115.91 per cent in May, it dropped to 115.30 per cent in June and leaped slightly in July to 115.70 per...
Read MoreNIGERIA is set to play host to 54 African nations and other continental Internet governance stakeholders at the 2023 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2023) in Abuja from September 18 to 21. This year’s event, the 12th edition of the yearly forum, is being hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on behalf...
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