ICT

After rigorous interviews and evaluations, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, has been conferred with a fellowship status by the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). With the award,…

The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), says it will continue to give small businesses (start-ups) in the Lagos ecosystem the needed support to boost the nation’s economy. A statement by the agency’s Director,…

Twitter Inc was down for thousands of users across the globe on Thursday, its first such outage since February, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 50,000 incidents of people reporting issues with…

These digital asset exchanges are the most popular for acquiring new BTC due to their user-friendliness and availability. In simpler terms, a Bitcoin exchange is a digital marketplace where traders and buyers can buy and sell this digital…

9mobile, a telecommunications company, on Tuesday, said it has launched a fully embedded safety application ‘9mobile Safety App’ for smartphone users to improve security. The Head of Products and Digital Services at 9mobile, Mr Aminu…

By Derrick Bangura Only 12.1 per cent of the Nigerian population currently enjoys Internet services (Meaningful Connectivity) quality in the country. This is according to an indepth research by the Alliance for Affordable Internet…

By Derrick Bangura The Association of Nigeria Inventors (ANI) has urged governments at all levels to fund and support younger inventors and innovators to help them get positively engaged. The President of ANI, Mr Lawrence Nzenegu, made…

By Derrick Bangura. It added that as countries like Nigeria continue to evolve, more chances for developers would open up, which will help to expand the economy. Despite the hurdles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa's developer…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has commenced this year’s Hackathon where participants would come together and share ideas on ways…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted members of the public that a cybercrime group has perfected a New Year scheme to deliver ransomware to targeted organisational networks. The Commission said the new ransomware…