Tag: Digital Economy

Keynote Paper delivered By Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), PhD, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria on Deploying 5G Networks in Nigeria: The Critical Role of Stakeholders at the Stakeholders Engagement Forum on the Draft Information Memorandum on Auction of 3.5Ghz Band at Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja Thursday, 4th November 2021

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Protocols and Greetings. I am delighted to be here to deliver the Keynote Paper at this Stakeholder Engagement Forum on the Draft Information Memorandum on the Auction of 3.5GHz Spectrum Band for implementation of the Fifth Generation (5G) Network in Nigeria. This is yet another milestone in the desire of the Federal Government to roll-out 5G network in the country as quickly as possible. I sincerely thank His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for his tremendous support towards this and other programmes of the Ministry. Distinguished participants, as you may…

Digital Economy : Civil Society Group presents NCC Boss with Certificate of Performance

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The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), a coalition of over 180 civil society organizations, has commended the Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) led by its Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, for driving various regulatory initiatives for the development of country’s digital economy. The President of the group, Comrade Ogakwu Dominic, gave the commendation during a visit to the Commission’s Head Office in Abuja on Thursday, October 21, 2021 to present an award and appreciation letter to the EVC. According to…

Pantami: Intellect, Courage, Patriotism And Two Years Of Committed Consistency By Uwa Suleiman

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For the second consecutive year, the Nigerian Defence College has asked my boss; Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami the minister of Communications and Digital Economy to serve in the capacity of its guest lecturer at the graduation ceremony and training lecture of courses 28 and 29 respectively. He obliged them both times.   This year, the wall watchers invited him to dissect the topic; ‘National Security in Nigeria: Emerging Technologies and Prospects for Enhanced Military Operations’. The world over, the Military still retains the gold standard for ethics and discipline…

DIGITAL ECONOMY: Stakeholders have major roles to play in promoting Local Content – Omobayo Azeez

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The Publisher, Business Metrics Nigeria and Chairman,Policy Implementation Assisted Forum(PIAFo Organising Committee,Omobayo Azeez has maintained that regulators can only achieve objectives of the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Telecommunication Sector by creating active dialogue around it to ensure that individual stakeholders understand how they fit into the bigger picture and what role is expected of them to attain these objectives for the greater good of Nigeria economy.   Omobola Azeez stated this at the maiden edition of Policy Implementation Forum (PIAFo-001) organised by Business Metrics Nigeria…

Digital Economy: Why N’Assembly must repeal NITDA Act now – NITDA DG

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As Nigeria’s economy continues to drift from oil and gas to digital economy and data technology, the Director-General (DG) of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Kashifu Inuwa, has called on both chambers of the National Assembly to repeal the NITDA Act of 2007. Dr. Inuwa made this call on Thursday evening, while playing host to the Senate Committee Chairman on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Bashiru at NITDA headquarters, Abuja. According to Inuwa, the NITDA Act, which was signed in 2007, has become obsolete, irrelevant and…

Digital Economy: Dr Pantami Advocates Acquiring Digital Skills

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said Certificates are important but certificates without skills are misleading, what is most important is to have certificates with skills. He said many developed nations were agitating to remove the column of educational certificates in curriculum vitae (CV), The Honourable Minister made this assertion today while making his remarks during a visit to Borno State Government House, Maiduguri, Borno State. The Minister in the company of the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…