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Nigeria seeks help for hate speech
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February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Nigeria’s economy unexpectedly exits recession as ICT maintains steady growth

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment Coronavirus pandemic, economy, GDP, ICT, International Monetary Fund, National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, recession

Nigeria has slipped out of recession with plenty of thanks to expansive growth in its ICT and agriculture sectors – two key industries, according

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Danbatta at the Programme
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January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Telecoms in 2020: NCC expands regulatory frontier despite pandemic (1)

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment DND, GDP, Gross Domestic Product, MNP, Mobile Number Portability, NBS, NCC, pandemic, regulatory frontier, telecoms

Year 2020, the year of Covid-19 pandemic and global lockdown, turned out to be a mix of challenges and blessings for both operators and

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Buhari
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August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

Nigeria’s pulsating ICT sector now contributes 17.83% to GDP – NBS

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 1 Comment Digital economy, GDP, ICT, NBS

“The growing contribution of the ICT sector to the GDP is a direct result of the focused and committed effort of the administration of

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Plateau deepens financial transparency as Lalong introduces IT projects guidelines for all MDAs
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March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Plateau deepens financial transparency as Lalong introduces IT projects guidelines for all MDAs

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment agencies, clearance, departments, government, guidelines, IT, MDAs, ministries, National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, PICTDA, Plateau, projects, Public, Simon Lalong

The Plateau state government has issued guidelines for clearance of IT projects by all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in line with Governor Simon

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NITDA
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September 8, 2019September 8, 2019

Minister of Communications, Pantami, extols power of tech-economy as ICT contributes 13.85% to GDP

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 1 Comment Communications, ERGP, GDP, ICT, NBS, Pantami

By Nwakaego Alajemba Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has further stressed the potential of technology to be the country’s new

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Nigerian Telecom Leadership Summit
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May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Investment in Nigeria’s telecom industry is now $70bn says NCC

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment GDP, industry, investment, NBS, NCC, Nigerian Telecom Leadership Summit, Telecom

About $70 billion investment has been so far been recorded in the Nigerian telecom industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed in a

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MSMEs award NITDA
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August 3, 2018August 3, 2018

12 winners emerge at MSMEs awards as NITDA backs Excellence in Technology Innovation

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment award, GDP, MSMEs, NBS, nitda

By Nwakaego Alajemba and Oluwatobi Opusunju The maiden edition of the National Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Awards has successfully held in Abuja this

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MDXI, Avanti
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May 3, 2018

Why investment in telecoms sector continues to dwindle

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment FDI, investment, NBS, telecoms

By Oluwatobi Opusunju Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria’s telecoms sector is declining despite the sector’s strong attraction, According to data by the National

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Nigeria’s active voice subscriptions down by 14m as economy bites
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January 18, 2018

Nigeria’s active voice subscriptions down by 14m as economy bites

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment economy, Internet, National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Nigeria, subscriptions, voice

By Oluwatobi Opusunju Nigeria’s active phone voice subscription went down by 14 million in one year to underscore the harsh economic climate and lost

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Telecoms contributes N1.5tn to GDP as Nigeria economy bounces back  
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September 8, 2017September 18, 2017

Telecoms contributes N1.5tn to GDP as Nigeria economy bounces back  

Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment Angelique Weeks, economy, FOREX, GDP, multiple tax, NBS, Nigeria, telecoms, Umar Danbatta, WATRA

By Oluwatobi Opusunju Nigeria’s telecom sector remains a major contributor to the country’s economy despite FOREX and multiple tax hiccups. The sector beefed up

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