By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has dismissed the claim that the Senate summoned him concerning the role of communication devices in national security. The Minister in a statement made available to media said the claim was baseless, noting that there was […]

The United States (US) Treasury on Wednesday said it had extended by seven days the November 27 deadline given to the Chinese owner of TikTok to sell the popular social media platform’s American business. “The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has granted ByteDance a one-week extension, from November 27, 2020 to […]

Beijing lashed out at India on Wednesday after it banned another tranche of Chinese apps for national security reasons, the latest sore point between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Tensions remain high between Beijing and New Delhi after a deadly June clash in a disputed border area that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified […]

Apple’s global security director has been charged with bribery for allegedly offering hundreds of iPads to Californian law enforcement officers in exchange for weapons permits for company employees. Chief Security Officer Thomas Moyer promised to give the Santa Clara County sheriff’s office 200 iPads, worth about $70,000, in exchange for concealed weapons permits (CCW), the […]

By Juliet Umeh Next-generation Cyber Security Company, Sophos, has revealed the pattern cyber attackers will adopt to ravage and corporate IN 2021. According to the company, the report provides a three-dimensional perspective which includes the gap between ransomware operators at different ends of the skills and resource spectrum will increase. It said: “At the high […]

By Juliet Umeh Cloud and Digital Service Provider, inq.Digital Nigeria Limited, has received Telecom Business of the Year and best Unified Communications Provider of the Year for its consistent contributions in the telecommunication sector. The award which was organised by the Nigeria Information Technology & Telecom Awards powered by Instinct Wave UK, in partnership with […]

By Juliet Umeh Despite the disruptions to the world economy, ocassioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been confirmed that different sectors of the economy that quickly readjusted their operations, integrating technology solutions fared well. At a recent Nigeria e-Government Summit  in Lagos, different sectors of the economy gave account of how technology helped […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Telecom operator, 9mobile  has linked up with the Cherie Blair Foundation to provide easy platform for Nigerian women entrepreneurs to thrive in business. The partnership saw to the development of an application HerVenture app, which gives women entrepreneurs the commonest rudiments and strategies to grow in whatever line of entrepreneurship […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Government has eulogized Nigerian youths for their technological ingenuity and resilience in the face of challenges, urging them to identify and do away with charlatans in their midst. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the call on Tuesday in Lagos during a Stakeholders Engagement on Internal Security […]

A Huawei solution to support network operation centres during the COVID-19 pandemic has won the COVID-19 Response Award at the AfricaCom Virtual Awards. The Huawei O&M Autin grid-based operations solution won the prize, which recognises organisations and initiatives that have successfully deployed technology solutions in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Huawei was chosen as […]

Telecommunications companies have a significant role to play in Africa as growth accelerators, as we look to narrow the digital divide and to build a resilient post-pandemic economy. The best strategies for achieving this are still being identified, but it is clear that the solution will be a combination of financial investment, infrastructure, expanded high […]

Mobile mapping solution, NEXIT has become a buzzword. Not just for the positive digital disruption, it brought to the world tech ecosystem, but mainly for the economy of purpose it has injected into the travel sub-sector of the tourism industry.

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, and President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Mr Muhammed Rudman have said they would put modalities in place to ensure global visibility for Nigerian companies to promote the Digital Economy Agenda for a Digital Nigeria. The promise was […]

Google said Thursday that it had signed “some individual agreements” on copyright payments with French newspapers and magazines after months of wrangling over the sharing of revenues from the display of news in search results. Signatories to the deal included top French dailies Le Monde, Le Figaro and Liberation, as well as magazines like L’Express, […]

*Google estimates Africa’s internet economy to hit $180b by 2025 *contribution to GDP estimated to reach $712b by 2050 By Prince Osuagwu Despite the favourable statistics on Nigeria’s broadband penetration,  Nigeria’s internet development  is still poor. Cost, service delivery and lack of dependable, efficient ICT infrastructure and snail speed bandwidth are recurrent problems every internet […]