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NITDA imposes N10 million fine on Soko Loan for data privacy invasion

NATIONAL Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has imposed a sanction of N10 million on an online lending platform, Soko Lending Company Limited (Soko Loans),...
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MDAs seek alternative to Twitter, transit to Koo to communicate with Nigerians

Following the suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have resorted to other social media platforms such as Facebook...
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Nigerians advised to consider other social media platforms as WhatsApp implements new policy

THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Nigerians to consider adopting other social media platforms as WhatsApp implements a new privacy policy...
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NITDA to establish centre for artificial intelligence, robotics

THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says it is set to establish a Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics to achieve a robust...
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FACT-CHECK: Did ICT contribute 14 percent to Nigeria’s 2020 first quarter GDP?

The Director-General  (DG) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contribution to Gross Domestic Product...
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COVID-19: Controversy trails Ministers’ decision to mine data of phone users without consent

THERE are growing concerns over the decision of the  Muhammadu Buhari government to mine Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data of phone users in the...
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NITDA, TETFUND sign MoU to promote IT in tertiary institutions

THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy emerging...
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Bauchi poly sacks two lecturers for ‘sexually assaulting’ female students

The Federal Polytechnic in Bauchi has terminated the appointments of two lecturers of the institution accused of sexually harassing female...
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Eight years after, controversy and inflation slow down Ilesha-Baruba – Gwanara road project

By Dare AKOGUN Between 2013 and 2019, the Kwara State Government awarded contracts for major road constructions across the state,...
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Tambuwal writes Buhari, seeks suspension of telecommunication blockade in Sokoto

SOKOTO State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to order the suspension of blockade of telecommunication...
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IPOB threatens lockdown during Anambra governorship election

  THE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened a six-day lockdown of Anambra and other South-East states during the...
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Buhari urges ASUU, other unions to embrace dialogue during industrial disputes

  President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions within and outside...
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Nigerian fintech companies shame, threaten customers for late payment of loans

YETUNDE Adewole lost her phone in June. She got...
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Turkish president will ask Buhari to shut down Nile University, NTIC, others during visit to Nigeria

TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would again ask the...
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Nigerians criticise CBN’s reliance on Dangote refinery to fix naira’s free fall

SCORES of Nigerians have criticised the Central Bank of...
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2023 presidential election: Behold politicians being touted as Nigeria’s next messiahs

ABOUT 18 months to the 2023 presidential elections, a...
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