AI Technology and National Security Initiatives, by Inyene Ibanga     Governments around the world are developing integrated frameworks for the adoption and deployment of information and communications technology (ICT) in their national security architectures. Today, technology is playing a significant role in the operations of various security/defence...

A Rejoinder on Call On Pantami to Resign, by Mohammad Dahiru Lawal         It was in July 2019 when the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) convened a maiden Social Media Influencers Summit in Kano, where media managers, experts, influencers, online publishers and entrepreneurs from...

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...

#EndSARS: Lagos Supports 10,000 Businesses With N939m       The Lagos State Government says it supported a total of 1,835 businesses affected by the EndSARS protest mayhem with the sum of N939.98 million. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Yetunde Arobieke, made this known during the...

ICT Missing In $8.4bn NIPC Q1 Investment Announcement       The ICT sector was conspicuously absent on investment announcement released on Monday by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. From 33 per cent ($1.61bn) in Q1 2020, ICT contributed nothing to investment announcement in Q1 2021. This is despite...

PR Wise: The Presidency, Pantami and Mbaka By Yushau A. Shuaib In public relations practice, decision-making processes on an issue and crisis management are always the toughest before any act of communication can be effectively executed. Unlike journalism that feasts on bad news, which is what sells,...