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A new Google study has highlighted the significant economic benefits of digital technology investments in Nigeria. The new report released by Google, conducted independently by Public First, underscores the significant economic impact of digital technologies in Nigeria. The Digital Opportunity of Nigeria report outlines how Google’s products and infrastructure are …

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has announced $4.8 billion investment commitments to drive global connectivity. The UN Agency for digital technologies announced this on Monday during the plenary of the 2024 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) forum in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the Agency, the announcement brings the total pledges …

In its usual proactive modus operandi, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to train one million developers in various areas of application development in the next eighteen months. This, according to the Director General of the Agency, Kashifu Inuwa would be done in collaboration with various stakeholders in …

As part of efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to grow the nation’s economy through digital technologies, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has made second presentation of Nigeria Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup Policy (NDIESP) to the …

Vice President, Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will, on April 28th, 2021, deliver the opening keynote remarks at the ‘Africa: The Next Digital Frontier: Compelling Economic Imperatives’ webinar holding in Lagos, Nigeria. Rack Centre, West Africa’s carrier neutral Tier III Constructed Certified Facility colocation data Centre, in collaboration with leading professional …

As digital technologies revolutionise the globe, emerging economies like Nigeria are set to witness further disruptions occasioned by more innovative digital platforms transforming various aspects of life by leveraging data. John Obaro, the Managing Director of SystemSpecs, a leading African financial and human capital technology solutions company, said this as …

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is the Director General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Prior to that time, he was the former NITDA Technical Assistant to the newly appointed Minister of Communications — Isa Pantami. Abdullahi laid his technology foundations working for Galaxy Backbone as a Network Engineer and Solutions Architect, …

In the wake of spending by service providers for resiliency in addition to increasing enterprise demand for cloud services, IT infrastructure spending is projected to grow by an estimated 4% to $437 billion. The Global provider of market intelligence and advisory services for information technology, International Data Corporation (IDC) also …

To commemorate the year 2020 International Women’s Day (IWD), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has said embracing digital technologies is the only solution to erasing gender inequality in the society. Themed “Each for Equal”, the body posited that the path to generation equality lies in leveraging the power of digital …

The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development launched the “Broadband Transforming Lives” campaign at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The global broadband body also examined new financing models that would help accelerate “meaningful universal connectivity” across the world. The commissioners agreed targeted efforts are needed …