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By Martin Ekpeke In the last seven years, Prof. Umar Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has carted home several awards, recognitions and honours. A feat, which many industry watchers believe couldn’t come for free. A cursory check on the citations during some of these occasions, compared with the achievements of the former University lecturer, indicates that those awards, recognitions and honours are well-deserving. Of recent is the 2022 Vanguard Regulator of the Year Award, which was conferred on Danbatta in recognition of the EVC’s effective regulatory achievements through cutting-edge initiatives, especially during his first…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said its next priority is the development of skills for Nigerians, including women, young girls and boys at all levels and across the 36 states of Nigeria and Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The Commission’s Head of Digital Skills and Services, Mrs. Freda Bruce-Bennett, stated this yesterday, while hosting a tech-savvy Nigerian at the ongoing AfricaNXT tech event under a theme: ‘The NCC Mandate Towards Realization of Full Digital Economy in Nigeria’. She said the development of digital skills for Nigerians has become necessary following the creation of the Nigerian Office for Developing Indigenous Telecoms…

Experts in the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector will on 28th February 2023 converge to brainstorm on the impact, satellite broadband disruption will have on Nigerian internet space. The discourse, to be hosted by Business Remarks, will feature Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Infrastructure and Tower Companies, Network Operators and other telecom stakeholders at the upcoming third edition of the Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF). Tagged “Starlink, A Threat or Prospect to the Sustainability of Nigeria’s ISPs, Infraco and MNOs”, the event is scheduled to hold in Lagos State. The event will see the telecom regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) address front-burner issues…

The past few years have seen huge breakthroughs in the use and application of artificial intelligence — and AI holds major promise for people around the world.  AI already powers Google’s core products that help billions of people every day. Here are nine ways we use AI, today, to make our products even more helpful, including some of our recently announced features: When Google was founded, most searches happened on computers in homes, computer labs or libraries. Twenty-five years later, AI is making it possible to search in new languages, with new inputs (like searching with your camera or even…

The amount of queueing Nigerians have been subjected to in the last couple of weeks is unprecedented. It is equally unbecoming. It’s almost like the country had gone back four decades. Fights have broken out in queues at bank facilities, filling stations and INEC and LGAs offices across the country. There are trending videos of people stripping naked in protest inside banking halls, others hitting each other with queue dividers and one person has been confirmed dead inside a banking hall, somewhere in Asaba. Nigerians born in the 2000s, GenZs, should be forgiven for thinking the end of the world…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said this year’s annual Information Communications Technology Innovation Competition and Exhibition, organized by its Research and Development Department will focus on three key areas. The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta who stated this today in Lagos at the opening of the 3-day programme, stated that the three key areas are digital service development and promotion, indigenous content development and adoption and funding digital skills building and innovation in Nigeria. He said these areas were chosen because they are critical for developing indigenous businesses into world-class service providers and creating conditions…

Some telecom industry stakeholders have hailed the Nigerian Communications Commission for what they described as efficient regulatory processes that have given verve to the realisation of the full digital economy in the country. The stakeholders gave the telecom regulator the commendation at the opening of the AfricaNext show at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos yesterday. Specifically, the  Chief Executive Officer of CashToken Africa, Mr. Lai Labode, singled out NCC for the manner with which the Commission understands and supports the emergence of companies that have critical roles to play in actualising the dreams of the digital economy. He noted…

AI is the most profound technology we are working on today. Whether it’s helping doctors detect diseases earlier or enabling people to access information in their own language, AI helps people, businesses, and communities unlock their potential. And it opens up new opportunities that could significantly improve billions of lives. That’s why we re-oriented the company around AI six years ago — and why we see it as the most important way we can deliver on our mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Since then we’ve continued to make investments in AI across…

Zinox has won a contract worth over N85bn for the supply of tech components and other accessories for the 2023 national census project. Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand emerged as the undisputed and preferred technical partner for the exercise after scaling a rigorous bid process involving other local and international competitors. The contract was awarded to Zinox by the Nigerian government through the National Population Commission (NPC); a move that industry watchers believe justifies President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s commitment to local content promotion. Already, Zinox has commenced supply of the first batch of about 100,000 units of the Personal Digital…

By Elizabeth Kerr The online gambling and betting industry is experiencing growth due to digital transformation. It is easier and more accessible for people to place bets and play games from home. The industry has surged with the increasing use of smartphones and the internet. Undoubtedly, the online gambling & betting industry is poised for massive growth. LotteryCritic.com predicts that the global online gambling & betting industry will attain a valuation of $145.6 billion by 2030. Freddie Smith, CEO of LotteryCritic, spoke on the data: The gambling and betting industry has unlimited potential. Digitalization revolutionises how we gamble and bet.…