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Nigeria’s ICT Sector Contributes 15.97% to Q3 2023 GDP

by Ikem Emmanuel November 27, 2023

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The Nigerian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector contributed 15.97% to the country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2023. The latest figures, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showcase a notable increase compared to the 15.35% recorded in the same period last year.

The ICT sector encompasses diverse activities, including Telecommunications and Information Services, Publishing, Motion Picture, Sound Recording, and Music Production, as well as Broadcasting. According to the NBS, the sector demonstrated a robust growth rate of 6.69% in real terms year-on-year for Q3 2023. This growth is attributed to the dynamic activities within the telecommunications sub-sector, which alone contributed 13.50% to the GDP in real terms.

The telecommunications industry, dominated by major players like MTN, Globacom, Airtel, 9mobile, and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), is not only driving its own growth but is also acting as a catalyst for economic activities across various sectors.

On the nominal GDP front, the ICT sector made a substantial contribution, accounting for 11.57% of the total Nominal GDP in the third quarter of 2023. This figure marks a notable increase from the 9.58% recorded in the same quarter of the previous year. However, it is slightly lower than the 14.83% contribution in the preceding quarter.

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Examining the quarter-on-quarter performance, the sector exhibited a growth of -10.30% in real terms. Despite this dip, the overall contribution of 15.97% to the total real GDP in Q3 2023 reflects both resilience and significance, outperforming the same quarter of the previous year (15.35%) while slightly trailing the preceding quarter (19.54%).

The growth and contribution of the ICT sector underscore its pivotal role in Nigeria’s economic development. As technology continues to advance and digital transformation becomes increasingly crucial, the ICT sector’s positive trajectory is expected to persist, shaping the nation’s economic landscape for the foreseeable future.

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November 27, 2023

NCC Instructs NDA Cadets On ICT In Contemporary Warfare

by Mercy Ulasi April 4, 2023

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For students at the Nigerian Defence Academy, the Nigerian Communication Commission has organised training on the use of information and communication technology in modern warfare.

The action is a part of NCC’s initiatives to support the military infrastructure of Nigeria’s use of ICT and to improve the capabilities of the nation’s armed forces in the area of modern warfare.

When Officers Cadet of Course 72 of the NDA, Department of Computer Science visited the commission in Abuja on Monday, Prof. Umar Danbata, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the NCC, revealed this.

Danbata instructed the Nigerian military to improve its electronics combat readiness, noting that no nation or military organisation should take it for granted.

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According to him, the potential of Nigeria in terms of cyberspace warfare will be determined by the ideas put forth by the Cadets, adding that the wars could be fought and won in cyberspace without the physical combat readiness of troops, asserting that Information and Communications Technology has become a key factor in winning wars nowadays.

“Electronics combat readiness entails destroying the enemy without physically engaging them. The software you invent can be tested and applied to locate enemy positions, cut the enemy off from the Command and Control Centres and inflict maximum damage on the enemy. ”

April 4, 2023

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Tax From ICT Sector Soars 147% To N131.97bn

by Mercy Ulasi February 28, 2023

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The third quarter ended September 30, 2022 (Q3’22) saw a huge increase in Company Income Tax (CIT) from ICT firms year over year (YoY) of 147.30 percent as a result of increased activities in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, particularly as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) Business Income Tax Report for the third quarter of 2022, the sector’s tax receipts increased to N131.97 billion in Q3’22 from N53.36 billion during the same time in 2021.

On a Quarter-over-Quarter (QoQ) basis, tax revenue decreased from N155.74 billion by 15.26%.

In terms of sectoral contributions, the ICT sector contributed 27.31 percent to the total company income in Q3’22, trailing behind the manufacturing sector, which contributed 28.76 percent, while the financial services sector ranked third at 8.81 percent contribution.

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Recall that as part of the drive to increase its revenue from non-oil sources and support the implementation of the 2022 budget, the Federal Government made certain amendments to the Finance Act 2022.

Part of the changes was the introduction of taxes on Non-Resident Companies (NRCs) with digital presence in Nigeria.

Section 30 was amended by introducing a new sub-section that allows the government to assess non-resident companies with a digital Significant Economic Presence (SEP) in Nigeria; to tax on a fair and reasonable percentage of their turnover attributable to the SEP in the instance where there is no assessable profit, or the assessable profit is less than what is to be expected from that type of business or cannot be ascertained.

February 28, 2023

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UBEC Plans To Invest N3.6bn On Construction Of Six ICT Schools

by Echezona obinna June 2, 2022

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The Universal Basic Education Commission on Wednesday disclosed that it would construct six smart schools in the six geopolitical zones to the tune of N3.6bn.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the UBEC’s Head of Public Relations, David Apeh.

According to the statement, the management of the commission also commenced discreet efforts to ensure the full implementation of e-learning programmes in basic education across the country, following the challenges occasioned in the sub-sector by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and closure of schools.
It read in part, “To this end, the UBEC has assembled a team of experts in Kano for a 5-day workshop for the development of course outline and course contents for the training of education managers, teachers, technical support personnel and other stakeholders for the smart schools and e-learning programmes in basic education in Nigeria.
“The commission is building six smart schools (that is six information, communication and telecommunications schools) in the six geo-political zones at a cost of about N3.6bn; being part of the initiative to encourage e-learning in the country.

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“UBEC will also build one of such schools in all the 36 states of federation, with each estimated to cost about N350m.

“The schools will have the capacity to accommodate a large number of students and ICT infrastructure.”
The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, in the statement, said, “The recent challenges in the basic education sub-sector, occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, has accelerated the need for new learning and teaching models that offer learners and teachers flexible learning opportunities that seek to ensure unfettered access to quality education; hence the idea of integrating e-learning into the basic education system.

“Fortunately, the commission, even before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, has been vigorously pursuing two important projects; the Smart Schools and the E-learning projects.
“In order for these 2 projects to successfully take-off, there is the need for the commission to develop the capacity of relevant stakeholders that will ultimately manage these schools in particular and the basic education sub-sector in general.

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“It is on this basis that the UBEC is proposing a 5-day workshop for the development of course outline and course contents for the training of education managers, teachers, technical support personnel and other stakeholders for the Smart Schools and E-Learning Programmes.”

Bobboyi explained that the capacity building for the different categories of stakeholders would include general training on ICT tools and facilities.

He added that the training would cover all issues pertaining to the effective use of various ICT tools and facilities to enable the teachers to efficiently use them; saying this would also cover areas that have to do with various software packages and their usefulness to e-learning delivery.

On digital pedagogical training, the UBEC boss said this would focus on developing teachers’ skills on e-learning lesson delivery, explaining that the pedagogical skills required for e-learning delivery is far different from the face-to-face pedagogical skills.
“Without these skills, the expected impact of the initiative would be minimal, if not lacking. The training will cover such areas as pedagogical skills for online lesson delivery, learning management system, assessment practices, blended learning methodology, etc,” he said.

June 2, 2022

Nigerian Microblogging Sites Set To Displace Foreign Platforms Including Twitter And Co

by Joy October 10, 2021

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It is no news that the Nigerian economy is grappling, owing to the slumps in global oil, insecurity, and over dependence on foreign imported items, an organization of civil society coalition group has come out to champion for a change in attitude towards made in Nigeria items.

Speaking at the launching of their two microblogging sites: https://naijatweets.com and https://nairahangout.com in Enugu, South East Nigeria, the leader of the group, Linda Chisom Okafor contended that the amount spent on imported goods and services, if channeled to similar products in the country would go a long way to boost the country’s foreign direct investment potential.

The group called on Nigerians to devote more time and resources to building local contents for the growth, progress and development of the country.

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The American trained Information Communication Technology expert recounted that Nigerian youths spend 11.7 billion naira daily on social media sites that are foreign owned.

She explained that the NAIJA TWEETS DOT COM https://naijatweets.com site does serve as a leading micro blogging site that has same feature and ability to connect various users across the globe like Twitter, according to her ” It will serve as a quality alternative for twitter blogging as well as to promote local contents, cultures and tradition of our people to the international communities”.

While speaking on the NAIRA HANGOUT DOT COM https://nairahangout.com site, Ms Okafor outlined the features in the social media forum, said it has the ability to connect hundreds of thousands even millions of users at once, “whereby we have 10 million subscribers , a subscriber would be able to communicate with the whole users at once as well as have separate media chat with people within his or her groups”.

Other speakers at the workshop reiterated the essence of catching in on the ICT tech world, being the nascent economic enhancer, “if properly put into good use by the people, by ensuring Nigerians make use of their locally made social media platforms for security and promotion of the people’s local content to the rest of the world”

The product launch featured the unveiling of the two site brand ambassadors, having Miss Zainab Usman-Bakko, as the brand ambassador for https://naijatweets.com while Segun Oluwole Ariwajoye, is the brand ambassador for the https://nairahangout.com.

Highlights of the event were different cultural displays by the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria and formal signups by members at the launch.

The new Subscribers too testified that, ‘ These two sites are some of the best online social media platforms coming out from Nigeria,

“The security features on the sites and smooth browsing cloud bandwidth, can compete with all the big tech giant social media platforms”. Enemuo testified

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October 10, 2021

Buhari Praise Nigerian Students On Wining 2020 Huawei ICT Competition

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Buhari Praise Nigerian Students On Winning 2020 Huawei ICT Competition

by AnaedoOnline November 17, 2020

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President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has congratulated the Nigerian students who took the first position at the 2020 Huawei Global ICT competition.

Buhari celebrated the Nigerian representatives in a statement via the Special Assistant on Youth & Students Affairs, Mr. Nasir Sa’idu Adhama during the closing award ceremony event which held on the 14th of November, 2020 at the Huawei Nigeria (Abuja) office.

“I congratulate the Nigerian students for coming this far in this Global ICT Competition. I also thank Huawei for supporting our Nigerian students and hope Huawei will continue to partner with the country in developing our ICT capabilities,” he said.

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Nigeria’s representative comprises of students from the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Port Harcourt. Their excellent performance overshadowed Team Nigeria’s third place finish in the global competition last year.

They beat over 150,000 other students who participated in the Cloud and Network examination at the 2020 Huawei ICT Competition to the first position.

The students were honoured for their achievement at an online awards ceremony hosted from the Huawei Headquarters in China.

Reacting to their achievement the ceremony, the students’ representative, Hamza Atabor shared the team’s excitement as they emerged first place after over 10 months of consistent hard work.

“I will like to show my gratitude to Huawei, my Vice-Chancellor, my instructors, teammates and my family for this great opportunity. This journey with Huawei came with benefits such as professional certification in the field of interest. I am now HCIP certified in the field of Routing and Switching and in a few months I will attain an extra level certification.”

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“Huawei gives students the opportunity to learn skills which are recognized in the world of ICT. Huawei provides a platform where students can see and practice new innovative and cutting-edge technology to grow and develop themselves. To me, Huawei stands for H – hope for development, U – unique, A – available to everyone, W – worldwide scope, E – Excellent in operations and I – intelligent in technology” He added.

Mr. Kelvin Yang, Deputy Managing Director/CEO of Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited said: “We are so glad that this is beginning to become a reality as we have gathered here today to celebrate and witness the excellent performance of our Nigerian students.”

Also at the ceremony were the representative of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, Dr. Abimbola Alale, the Managing Director/CEO, NIGCOMSAT, the representative of the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Mr. Chris Maiyaki, Deputy Executive Secretary of the NUC, some university Vice-Chancellors and representatives, Huawei management staff, the award-winning students, instructors, parents and the media.

The Huawei ICT competition which was established to foster ICT learning in Africa and bridge the gap between theoretical study and practical industry experience typically comprises of a national preliminary contest, regional semi-final and a Global final.

This global victory by these Nigerian students was therefore preceded by a successful campaign at both the national finals which held on December 10th 2019 and had over 23,000 Nigerian students in the contest and the Sub-Saharan Africa Region ICT Competition finals which held on September 10th and 11th, 2020, featuring 123 student-talents from 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, divided into 41 teams (28 network track and 13 cloud track teams), to determine those who will be selected to participate the Huawei Global ICT Competition finals.

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Huawei has continued to encourage Nigerian youths to embrace ICT learning by establishing ICT Academies in about 79 universities and tertiary institutions across Nigeria which has offered free digital training to over 40,000 Nigerians, with many of those trained students going on to take and pass various Huawei professional certification exams. As at today, there are over 180 Huawei Certified Academy instructors.

Through the flagship Huawei program called Seeds for the Future, every year, Nigerian university students are sponsored by Huawei to China for a 2-weeks digital training along with other students across the globe. Huawei has also gone ahead to continuously provide jobs and internship opportunities to many students who have now become pacesetters across the country in technological advancement.

Through the global ICT competition, Nigerian students are given the opportunity to showcase their gained knowledge and cultivated talents. The company has also helped raise digital literacy among ordinary citizens through other Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

November 17, 2020

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JAMB 2019: FULL LIST OF THE NINE SUSPENDED JAMB ICT CENTRES

by AnaedoOnline January 31, 2019

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JAMB 2019: FULL LIST OF THE NINE SUSPENDED JAMB ICT CENTRES

Before commencing the 2019 UTME and Direct Entry registration exercise, a meeting with all CBT operators was convened in Lagos State, where the guidelines on the exercise were deliberated upon and laid out strictly for all to adhere to. The meeting had resolved that the cost of registration should not exceed N700.

Unfortunately, findings from the board’s monitoring exercise revealed that some centers were charging higher than the stipulated figure directed by the Federal Government and equally agreed at during the Lagos meeting,” the bulletin read.

LISTS OF THE NINE SUSPENDED JAMB ICT CENTRES

JAMB stated this in its weekly bulletin from the office of the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Monday.

According to the publication, the nine suspended centres are the University of Benin International ICT Centre, Iyayi, Benin, Edo State; Mardakem Limited by Methodist Boys High School, Oron, Akwa-Ibom State; Bintels Global Services, Aguleri, Anambra State; Noble and Shuaib ICT limited, Alor, Anambra State; Global ICT Connect, Makurdi, Benue State; DA Civic Centre, Benin City, Edo State; Medes ICT Centre, Okitipupa, Ondo State; Divine Success All CBT Centre, Iseyin, Oyo State; Riyom ICT Centre, Riyom Secretariat, Plateau State.

January 31, 2019