Tag: ICT

Undersea cable damage causes Internet outage in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

…Telcos, banks hit Telecommunications companies and banks in Nigeria have been hit by an internet outage as a result of damage to international undersea cables supplying them with connectivity.  It was gathered that the damage affected major undersea cables near Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire and are causing downtime across West and South African countries. The West Africa Cable System (WACS), the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE), Main One, and SAT-3 cables are affected.  Some bank networks in Nigeria have been down and unable to process transactions as a result of…

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Lagos: Govt. announces 6,000km metro-fibre project to accelerate digital transformation

Aminu Imam

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a 6,000km Metro-Fibre Duct Project to speed-up digital transformation. He remarked this recently during the opening ceremony of the Art of Technology Lagos 5.0 conference, while delivering a lecture on the theme: “The Creative Economy and a Digital Lagos”. The Governor stated that one of Lagos State’s measures for the creative industry is deploying a 6,000-kilometer metro-fibre duct project, which he claims is already 50% complete. According to the Governor, the 6,000km Metro-Fibre Duct would be built across Lagos State to promote digital learning, assist tele-health,…

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President Buhari approves immediate deployment of 5G network in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has approved the National Policy on fifth-generation (5G) networks for the country’s digital economy. The policy was approved today, during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided by President Buhari himself. Confirming the development in an issued statement, the Technical Assistant on Information Technology to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, Dr. Femi Adeluyi, said the country will as a result of the development enjoy advantages which include much lower latency, higher bandwidth, greater device density, longer battery life for nodes and…

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Just In: Microsoft partners FG on digital transformation of economy

Aminu Imam

Microsoft and Nigerian Government have announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the nation’s move to becoming a digital economy. This is sequel to talks between both parties. Microsoft has identified three key pillars that will help to build strong foundations for a digital economy in Nigeria. The three key pillars includes; connectivity, skilling and digital transformation. Microsoft, after discussions with the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy and local partners, has picked six regions in the country for the development of high-speed internet infrastructure. Microsoft’s Airband team will work…

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FG approves N26.7bn for ICT, water, digital switch-over projects

Aminu Imam

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved contracts worth over N26.7 billion for projects of the ministries of Information and Culture; Communications and Digital Economy, and Water Resources. The approval was given at the FEC meeting yesterday, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Council Chamber of Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, told journalists after the meeting that N8.4 billion was approved for his ministry for the implementation of Damaturu water supply scheme. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, said…

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Sokoto, 2 other northern states record fastest growth in mobile internet subscribers in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

Sokoto, Yobe, Kano State amongst other northern States have recorded the fastest year-on-year growth in the number of mobile internet subscribers by states in Nigeria. This is according to the ‘Telecommunications Report by States for Q3-2020’, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the NBS, Sokoto State recorded a massive jump of 54.1% in the number of mobile Internet subscribers, to 2.9 million as at Q3 2020 from 1.9 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2019.  Yobe State closely followed with a 51.3% growth from 1.3…

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