By Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi Beneath the obvious national contradictions and challenges we face, there is a deep revolution brewing that is “innovation at the speed of thought”. One of the biggest perks of the Office of the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is the privilege of meeting the smartest people […]

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), an industry group, says it had received directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. The President of ALTON, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, […]

Zagus Power Systems Limited, Lagos based power solutions provider has introduced Zektron, a Turkish manufactured brand of Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVR), Smart-UPS, and renewable energy systems to provide power solutions geared toward eliminating the gap of the epileptic power situation in the Nigerian market. The Zektron according to Zagus Power Systems, is aimed at providing […]

By Emmanuel Okogba The Federal Government has followed through with its decision to ban the operations of microblogging site, Twitter in Nigeria after citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining the nation’s corporate existence as its reason for the action. A directive was, Friday night, given to telecommunication […]

The Federal Government has suspended indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement in Abuja on Friday. The minister cited the persistent use of the platform for activities capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. ALSO […]

In his reaction, Lai Mohammed, accused Twitter of double standard, saying Twitter had deliberately ignored inciting tweets by the leader of…

By Prince Osuagwu The issue of data governance has been a global discourse since data was discovered to be the new oil to power world economy. In Nigeria, it is growing concern  going by the huge population and fast growing tech ecosystem, as there is a thin line between good management and mismanagement of the […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke Nigeria’s pioneer telecoms infrastructure company,  MainOne says it is set to expand its data center footprint across west African region. The company also said it would double storage capacity through its MDXi data center subsidiary over the next two years. The company’s Country Manager for Ghana, Emmanuel Kwarteng, who disclosed this said […]

By Juliet Umeh Technology Company, Western Digital has unveiled three new SSDs for its WD BLACK  product portfolio. The new products provide gamers  with fast, high-performance storage solutions to upgrade their PC and next-gen console gaming experience.  Executive Vice President and GM, Flash Business, Western Digital, Rob Soderbery, said: “Our new brand delivers a clear […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has shared his experiences on some of the regulatory models, approaches, and best practices being implemented by the Commission in promoting a stable telecoms sector and accelerating digital inclusion in Nigeria. Danbatta shared these experiences while receiving a […]