FG to Digitalise Health Sector, Institute Electronic Medical Record Platform   The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has said the Ministry will work towards having a National Electronic Medical Record Platform where all medical facilities will be able to access...

How We Enrolled 210,000 Nigerians On ICT Courses With 600 Interventions – Dr Pantami       Agencies under the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has enrolled over 210,000 Nigerians on Information and Communication Technology Courses and undertaken over 600 interventions to build the capacity of citizens...

NDIC: Nigeria'll Monitor Digital Currency Risks   The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said Nigeria is interested in developing a digital currency but will monitor the risks associated with it. The Deputy Director, Research Department, NDIC, Kabir Katata, stated this while speaking on the ‘evolution of virtual...

Global Spending On Digital Marketing Almost $100bn A study has revealed that spending on digital marketing grew by 44 per cent last year in the United States and Britain to 52 billion dollars. The study estimated that global outlays on such tactics are approaching 100 billion...

Digital Economy: FG Targets $88bn Revenue   The Federal Government has a target of generating $88bn and creating three million jobs through the nation’s digital economy within a period of 10 years. It stated that it had embarked on activities to effectively grow the digital space in...

Firm Launches New Digital Currency A Nigerian blockchain technology and digital currency firm, eWealthAtlantic, has introduced a new digital currency, called CoinForAll. The firm said in a statement that the currency was primarily designed for consumers of petroleum and natural gas products in Africa and developing...