NITDA and the Transformation of Nigeria's Digital Landscape, by Fom Gyem The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, has predicted that the Nigeria’s digital transformation future would be “brighter and also offers hope of being prosperous.” He expressed this optimism in Lagos...

The Necessity of NITDA Amendments for Digital Economy, by Fom Gyem   A complete misunderstanding of the NITDA 2021 bill has unnecessarily stirred controversy in the tech media and sparked panic in the industry leading to a series of obviously malicious media warfare. The proposed bill, which...

A Perspective on Digital Nigeria Conference 2022, by Fom Gyem   Arriving at the conference hall for Digital Nigeria 2022, I was amazed by the enthusiastic crowd and began to wonder how the event would be managed. Permit me to take you through how it went...

Akabueze: Why Insist On Punishing Citizens With Telecom Tax By Fom Gyem I watch with interest an Arise Television interview where the Director General Budget Office, Ben Akabueze disclosed that the suspension of the proposed excise duty on players in the digital economy would worsen...

Pantami Receives Young Female Authors, Commends PRNigeria’s Strides in Fact-Checking, Security Reporting   The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended the Image Merchants Promotion Ltd (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria, Economic Confidential, Tech Digest, and other titles, for its emphasis...

Galaxy Backbone: Expanding Nigeria’s Broadband Services for Value Addition, by Fom Gyem   “Nigerian government believes that rapid rollout of broadband services will address various socio-economic challenges faced by the country, including the need to grow its economy, create jobs, rapidly expand the tax base, and...