Digital Economy

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Start-up Bill. The National Assembly had last month transmitted the Start-up Bill to the President for assent. In a tweet on Wednesday, the Minister of Communications and…

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon sign into law, the Nigeria Start-up Bill passed by the National Assembly. This was announced by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Transformation, Oswald Guobadia in Abuja,…

Elo Umeh, Martech expert and Managing Director of Terragon Group has outlined five (5) defining trends and drivers of the digital economy in Africa. Umeh revealed the five trends in his presentation at the Media Independent…

The Federal Government has said that a Mobile Phone Data Policy that would grow and speed up the country’s digital economy is in the works. The Acting Director, E-Government Development and Regulations of National Information…

Prof. Isa Ali Pantami The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has rejected the recently imposed five percent excise duty on telecommunications services in the country. The minister made this known…

In line with the objective of creating a seamless strategy to augment its effective management and regulation of the telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will, on Tuesday 23rd of June, 2020,…

L-R: Ayuba Shuaibu, Executive Secretary, Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF); Adeleke Adewolu, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, NCC; Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund…

L-R: Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications & Digital Economy; Mr. Kashifu Abdullahi, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency and Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, NCC at the Regional…