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1 Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Charles Soludo Reappoints Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata as ICT Agency MD, Confirms Other Key Appointments

2 Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun Calls for Fair Digital Payments to Drive Economic Prosperity

3 digital economy Digital government is a critical infrastructure need for the digital economy

4 From L-R: Mr. Benjamin Amafonye, Project Architect, Royal Haskoning DHV; Dr. Aristotle Onumo, Director Stakeholders Management and Partnership, NITDA; Mr. Amrish Singhal, CEO Spectranet and Mr. Ebenezer Dare, Executive Director, NiRA during panell session on the theme "The Lagos-Abuja Digital Corridor: Building Africa's Next Data Centre and Cloud Hub" at the IoT West Africa Conference at Landmark Event Centre Victoria Island Lagos. Policy at the Core of Nigeria’s Digital Growth, Says NITDA

5 WATISE 4.0 WATISE 4.0 Set for June as Experts Tackle AI’s Impact on Telecoms, Fintech, ERP & HR

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From L-R: Mr. Benjamin Amafonye, Project Architect, Royal Haskoning DHV; Dr. Aristotle Onumo, Director Stakeholders Management and Partnership, NITDA; Mr. Amrish Singhal, CEO Spectranet and Mr. Ebenezer Dare, Executive Director, NiRA during panell session on the theme "The Lagos-Abuja Digital Corridor: Building Africa's Next Data Centre and Cloud Hub" at the IoT West Africa Conference at Landmark Event Centre Victoria Island Lagos.

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From L-R: Mr. Benjamin Amafonye, Project Architect, Royal Haskoning DHV; Dr. Aristotle Onumo, Director Stakeholders Management and Partnership, NITDA; Mr. Amrish Singhal, CEO Spectranet and Mr. Ebenezer Dare, Executive Director, NiRA during panell session on the theme "The Lagos-Abuja Digital Corridor: Building Africa's Next Data Centre and Cloud Hub" at the IoT West Africa Conference at Landmark Event Centre Victoria Island Lagos.

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Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun

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From L-R: Mr. Benjamin Amafonye, Project Architect, Royal Haskoning DHV; Dr. Aristotle Onumo, Director Stakeholders Management and Partnership, NITDA; Mr. Amrish Singhal, CEO Spectranet and Mr. Ebenezer Dare, Executive Director, NiRA during panell session on the theme "The Lagos-Abuja Digital Corridor: Building Africa's Next Data Centre and Cloud Hub" at the IoT West Africa Conference at Landmark Event Centre Victoria Island Lagos.

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Cybersecurity

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Artificial Intelligence

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