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Abuja, March 8, 2025 – The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has said that President Bola Tinubu’s policies are building capacity and creating new opportunities in Nigeria’s digital economy and will facilitate global competition for the country. The TMSG said in a statement signed by its Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo that expanding the digital economy ranked high in the administration’s goal of diversifying the economy through industrialization, technology, and innovation. “One of the eight priorities areas of the administration which it outlined on assuming office was to …

Abuja, Feb. 24, 2025 – The federal government has set up a joint  standing committee to address the challenges of fiber optic cuts during road construction across the country. Reuben Muoka, the Director of Public Affairs at the NCC, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said the Federal Ministry of Works (FMoW) and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMoCIDE) established the joint standing committee. According to the statement, the committee was inaugurated on Tuesday Feb,18, 2025 by the Permanent Secretary, Engr. Olufunso Adebiyi, in FMoW …

Lagos, Feb. 23, 2025 – The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has warned that the ongoing strike by petrol tankers may lead to disruption of telecommunication services in Lagos and Ogun states Members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have embarked on strike over constant harassment by police in Lagos State. Tony Emoekpere, the ATCON President, gave the warning in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. He said the strike had led to the suspension of loading …

Abuja, Feb. 19, 2025 – The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) have acknowledged the leading role Nigeria is seeking to play in driving Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation to position the country as an ICT hub in Africa. In a statement signed by its Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary Shedrach Sunday, the group said it was heartwarming that President Tinubu espoused the vision at a recent meeting with Google Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichal  It said: “For us the strong interest of Google in the potentials of Nigeria in the Artificial …

Lagos, Feb. 4, 2025 – The Federal Government plans to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration in the country with a minimum internet speed of 25 Mbps in urban areas by 2025. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this in Lagos on Tuesday while launching the National Broadband Alliance. He said the new initiative was aimed at improving the broadband penetration from six per cent in 2015 to approximately 42 per cent as of October 2024. The minister, who was represented by Aminu Maida, the Executive …

Abuja, Feb. 3, 2025 – Nigeria has achieved a monumental economic landscape through the nation’s electronic payment transactions, having reached an unprecedented N1.07 quadrillion in 2024, a 79% increase from the N600 trillion recorded in 2023. The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) made the observation in a statement issued by its Chairman, Ahmed Sajoh and Secretary, Afolabi Josiah. The statement reads: “This remarkable feat underscores Nigeria’s emergence as a digitally driven economy, reflecting significant growth and the increasing adoption of electronic payment systems by our citizens.  “The surge in e-transactions not …

Abuja, Feb. 3, 2025 – Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, a professor of Cybersecurity and Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone Limited, has called on African leaders to modernise and revolutionalise education with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Adeyanju made the call in Abuja while delivering the maiden Public Lecture of the African School of Economics (The Pan-African University of Excellence) on “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Higher Education in Africa”. He highlighted the importance of education in advancing sustainable development and achieving socio-economic growth. He expressed regret that in spite of the progress …