Social media: Facilitating e-commerce For The Digital Economy, by Inyene Ibanga     Social media is a powerful tool for communication. It has the ability to connect and share information with anyone on earth or with many people across geographical divides simultaneously. It is very useful for conducting...

Innovative Engagement: An Advocacy For The Digital Economy, by Inyene Ibanga     In April, Africa’s leading Information Technology (IT) industry regulator, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) unveiled its new Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021 – 2024) to accelerate Nigeria’s digital economy. The launch...

Big Data, Entertainment and the Digital Economy In Nigeria By Inyene Ibanga     Economic and social activities are always generating vast quantities of data daily. The constant generation of data through social media, business applications, and telecoms has resulted in the creation of enormous volumes of information. The...

Pantami: Stabilising the ICT Sector in Nigeria By Mubarak Umar       The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)has released Q4 of 2020 Nigeria’s index of Gross Domestic Products (GDP), which indicted that once again, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), surpasses other country’s sectors of the economy, as it...

GITEX 2020: NITDA Creates Big Data Platform To Scale Up Investments In Digital Economy         As the global economy is rapidly transforming through creative innovations, Nigeria has created Big data platform to improve data gathering for service delivery. The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency...

Reps Approve N39.3bn For Ministry Of communications, Digital Economy         The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Communications, ICT and Cybercrimes have approved N39.3 billion budget for Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy for 2021 fiscal year. The Committee approved the budget after the...