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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has announced a public forum to discuss the National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill. The event, specifically designed for the media, will take place on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the minister, the forum aims to share the contents of the …

The Nigerian tech ecosystem may have celebrated one of their own, Bosun Tijani who has been appointed as the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, but operators in telecommunication wait with bated breath on how he will resolve many issues that bedevil the industry. Tijani has spent most of his …

By Tokunbo Adebayo In a recent press statement, Isa Ali Pantami, the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, shamelessly proclaimed that he single-handedly raised the ministry’s quarterly revenue from a meager N51.3 million to a staggering N408.7 billion. This audacious claim, however, has been debunked by fact-checkers, exposing Pantami’s …

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) unveiled and commissioned 4,366 projects, programmes and initiatives implemented under his supervision as Minister. This took place at the Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja and virtually at the remote locations of the commissioned projects. The commissioning …

In a bid to fast track the adoption and utilise the gains of emerging technologies, the Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a National Policy on Blockchain Technology and inaugurated the Blockchain Implementation & Steering Committee to oversee its implementation. The policy, which was launched by Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim …

The World Bank has tasked Nigeria to increase its broadband penetration to provide internet access to people in rural areas and remote places. World Bank Country Director, Shubham Chaudhuri made the call on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking on the sidelines of the maiden Digital Economy Regional Conference themed, “Positioning …

  The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami has urged the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau to investigate banks and data-processing firms on data privacy and protection compliance. He said this during a press conference on Saturday in Abuja to kick off National Privacy Week 2023. The minister …

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami has disclosed  that the market value of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) in the digital economy sector of  Nigeria has hit N5.5 billion. Pantami made this known during a press conference to mark the commencement of 2023 Global Data Privacy …

Policy makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from January 31 to 1st February for the Digital Economy Regional Conference to discuss the future of digital economy and intensify regional public private partnerships for the region. The event is being …

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous that if made available for their citizens, will be the best gift for their economic emancipation. Pantami told the state …