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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that beginning September 29, 2025, all payments at its revenue collection points across Nigerian airports will become fully electronic, in a bold move to promote digital transformation, efficiency, and transparency in airport operations. In a statement released Friday, FAAN confirmed that…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its ambitious goal to make Nigeria a digitally empowered nation, with a target of achieving 95% digital literacy by 2030. This commitment was reiterated at the grand finale of the “Digital for All Challenge 2.0”, held in Abuja on Thursday. The programme—an initiative…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has called on the Pension Industry Leadership Council (PILC) to scale up Nigeria’s Micro Pension Plan, adopt digital innovations, and offer incentives to bring informal sector workers—including artisans, traders, and small business owners—into the national pension net. Speaking…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that more than 126 million Nigerians have been enrolled in the National Identity Database, marking a major milestone in the country’s push toward digital inclusion and secure identity infrastructure. Speaking at the 2025 National Day of Identity celebration held in Abuja on Tuesday, the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to closing the digital divide through strategic investments and public-private partnerships aimed at expanding telecommunications infrastructure across the country. At a stakeholder engagement session organized by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), an arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), industry…
The Federal Government has officially launched the 3rd National Identification Number (NIN) diaspora Enrolment center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami accompanied at the launch by the National Identity Management Commission, Director General, Engr Aliyu Aziz, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment…
The Federal Government says it is working frantically to complete the 120,000 kilometre fibre optic cable project to enhance internet access, financial inclusiveness and telecom services nationwide. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, Professor Garba Danbatta stated this while addressing guests at the Commission’s World Cosumer…
Russia has said that it is opening a criminal case against Meta for “calling for the murder” of their (Russian) citizens. The development, according to Russia, followed Meta’s (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) action relaxing rules on violent messages aimed at Russia’s army and leaders. Russia’s Investigative Committee,…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to review and rescind his reported approval for security agencies to access people’s personal details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of law.” This is contained in a statement, by the SERAP…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Implementation of Strategies for the Enhancement of the Quality of Government Digital Technology Projects and Services during its meeting in Abuja. This followed the presentation of a memo by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami. The approval…
