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The STORM initiative recently launched by Galaxy Backbone in collaboration with Interra Networks for South-east and South-south, will deepen digital connectivity in the regions, writes Emma Okonji Galaxy Backbone, a government agency providing digital and network communication services, in collaboration with Interra Network, a private organisation, penultimate week, launched STORM, a broadband internet connectivity infrastructure, designed to provide connectivity access for the South-east and South-south regions of the country. STORM was launched in Enugu though a hybrid event, which attracte...

How we used COVID-19 restrictions to strengthen e-governance in Nigeria – Prof Abubakar Published 6 June 2021 Prof Muhammed Abubakar is the Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone, a digital infrastructure and shared services provider with the responsibility of developing and implementing a national network and data infrastructure for public and private institutions. He speaks about the organisation’s role in driving digital governance in Nigeria in this interview with ALEXANDER OKERE How would you assess the performance of your organisation vis-à-vis digital services in the public sector ...

Vanguard News Translate We’ve put in place policies that ‘ll curb cyber attacks ― NITDA DG On By Emmanuel Elebeke The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi says the Nigerian Government has put in place policies that will curb the menace of cyber-attacks in the country. He listed the policies as Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015, National Security Agency (NSA)’s Computer Emergency Response Team, NITDA’s Computer Emergency Response Team (MDA’s), Central Bank of Nigeria (...

By Emma Okonji The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has stressed the need for Nigerians to migrate from the use of Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) address system to Internet Protocol version six (IPv6), in order to diversify Nigeria’s economy and prepare it for a digital economy transformation. The Minister who spoke as a special guest of honour at a recent webinar on the state of IPv6 deployment in Nigeria, organised by the IPv6 Council Nigeria, in collaboration with the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said there was need ...

Dr. Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. For the benefitting agencies, these newly introduced incentives should serve as additional stimulus for them to redouble their commitment and effort in fulfilling the country’s vision of emerging as a leading player in the global digital economy. Last week was quite an eventful one for the ICT sector in Nigeria beyond the announcement of paternity leave granted to staff of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The action-packed week became even more thrilling, going by the plethora of heartwarming...