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Recognising the role, the Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) is playing globally to foster a digital economy, which has been commended by world leaders such as President Muhammadu Buhari, the outgoing Secretary-General of the ITU, Mr. Houlin Zhao, Executive Chairman, ID4Africa, Mr. Joseph …

The federal government has directed telecommunication companies to bar all outgoing calls on all lines yet to be linked with the National Identification Number (NIN) from today, April 4, 2022. The Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde and the Head, Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently review and rescind his reported approval for security agencies to access people’s details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of law. SERAP is also urging the President to “send executive bills to the National Assembly to repeal …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will leverage on the potentials of ICT platforms to create more jobs for Nigerians in 2022. Buhari made this remark in his New Year address to Nigerians on Friday in celebration of the New Year. The president said “In the year 2022 and …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered  deployment of technology to tax all digital transactions carried out across the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this  at the 17th General Assembly and 10th anniversary of the West Africa Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) in Abuja …

The Nigerian Government says it has established more than one thousand six hundred and sixty seven (1,667) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) centres and developed sixteen (16) ICT policies within two years. This, it said, is geared towards supporting the country’s digital drive. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, signed the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N982,729,695,343 into law. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, (House of Representatives), Umar El-Yakub, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. El-Yakub said the Act will be largely focused …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, …

MTN Nigeria has revealed plans to invest 640 billion naira (approximately US$1.5 billion) over the next three years to expand broadband access across the continent’s most populous country, in line with the federal government’s 2020-2025 National Broadband Plan and in support of MTN Group’s strategy, Ambition 2025: Leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the backlash against Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. He declared his support for Pantami amid the backlash from Nigerians. Pantami was recently linked to terrorists’ organisations like Al-Qaeda and Taliban due to his past radical preachings. Following the emergence of …