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The federal government has designated the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the Bank Verification Number (BVN), and the National Identification Number (NIN) databases as critical national information infrastructure (CNII).
The Federal Government is targeting the planned deployment of 90,000 kilometres of fiber-optic cable across Nigeria to start within the next six months.
President Bola Tinubu has released an official gazette designating telecom infrastructure as critical national information infrastructure and making it a criminal offence for anyone to willfully destroy such infrastructure in the country.
The Federal Government plans to introduce the latest version of Internet Protocol, called IPv6, to improve how internet users and their devices are identified, numbered, and tracked in Nigeria.
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi, has condemned over the spate of attacks on security personnel amid ongoing nationwide protests.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani has said the Kano Digital Park burgled in Kano under the guise of the ‘Endbadgovernance’ protest on Thursday contained about 150 desktop personal computers (PCs) and laptops.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has said that the Nigeria Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited has generated times two of its full-year 2023 revenue in the first half of 2024.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has scored Nigeria 71% in comparative legal, policy, and governance frameworks towards G5, an advanced state of readiness for digital transformation.
The Nigerian startup selected to build the country’s first AI, Awarri, has engaged over 500 fellows of the federal government’s 3 Million Technical Talent program as data collectors in building the Large Language Multilingual Model.
The Federal Government said it has launched a comprehensive strategy to lead Africa’s digital trade revolution within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
The federal government is planning to develop regulations to guide the operations of e-commerce platforms in the country as well as cyber insurance for the users.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Bosun Tijani, has said the country’s digital economy is capable of revolutionising the nation’s economy as it has been projected to generate N18.3 billion by 2026.