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COVID-19 accelerates digital technology adaptation, says NITDA’s boss
By Faruk Mustapha Umar The outbreak of COVID-19 is one pandemic that has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies in all spheres of ...
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QR code payments to hit $2.7T by 2025 – China to account for 85% of global transactions
Over the years, QR code payments have witnessed impressive but fragmented global growth, with significant transaction value differences between the regions. Their ability ...
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Nigerian telecoms regulator, Danbatta, to speak on digital banking and economic development at 2021 Bullion Lecture
Nigerian telecoms regulator, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, is to deliver the 2021 edition of the Bullion Lecture. Danbatta is the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, ...
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UN affirms commitment to Nigeria’s digital economy
The United Nations (UN) has pledged to support Nigeria’s digital economy sector even as it urged the government to make more investments into ...
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Danbatta highlights how NCC’s Emergency Communication Centers is promoting security
The activation of Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) across the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is making far-reaching impact and enhancing the federal government’s ...
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Ericsson Mobility Report: Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa to grow by 6.5 times by 2026
Average traffic per smartphone in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to reach 8.9GB Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile broadband subscriptions are set to account for 76% ...
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Pantami wants tougher enforcement against data protection defaulters, stricter regulatory focus on DPCOs
By Nwakaego Alajemba The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has asked the National Information Technology Development Agency ...
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‘Nigerian economy needs soft rebooting’, Pantami
Nigeria’s Minister for Communications and Digital Economy Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has declared that Nigeria needs to reboot the entire ecosystem with ...
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NCC, USPF, others advance government’s agenda for ‘Digital Nigeria’
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) and three other agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy ...
