Women You Should Know: Omobola Johnson
Omobola Olubusola Johnson was born on the 28th of June 1963. She is a Nigerian technocrat and the Honorary Chairperson of the global Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). She is also a former and first Minister of Communication Technology in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. Read more about Women you should know Education She […]
Startup Grind Lagos is hosting Omobola Johnson, Venture Capitalist and Former ICT Minister at her September meetup
Startup Grind Lagos is set to host Former Minister of Communication Technology and now Venture Capitalist, Omobola Johnson, later this month. Omobola Johnson is a lead general partner for TLcom Capital which recently raised a $40 million seed fund for African startups. This meetup will take place on Saturday, November 25th, at Workstation, 7 Ibiyinka […]
Omobola Johnson Appointed Lead Partner at TLcom
Omobola Johnson, former Minister of Communications and Technology, has been appointed Lead Partner at TLcom, a London-based venture capital firm as its West Africa operations take off. She joins TLcom to open the new office in Lagos – their second office in Africa. Speaking on her appointment as TLcom Capital LLP new partner, she said, “Based […]
Nigeria Pilots Digital ICT Clubs in Girls’ Schools
Nigeria’s Minister for Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson, has ushered in Digital Girls Club in 12 pilot Federal Government Girls Schools across the country. The creation of the club, she said, was targeted towards empowering Nigerian girls to embrace careers in ICT. The end goal is to launch the club across all federal colleges with a […]
IBM to Support ICT Development in Africa
International Business Machines (IBM) has said it will support ICT development in Nigeria and Africa. The President of IBM, Ms. Ginni Rometty, during a visit to Nigeria recently, met with the Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, and spoke about the support that IBM will be offering. She said, that, âIBM would establish an innovation […]
Cyber Security Bill will be ready before 2014, Communications Minister says
âThe Cyber Security Bill will be ready before the end of the year. The Federal Ministry of Justice is working on a draft that will form executive bill. There will be inputs from stakeholders from the IT industry,â said the Nigerian Minister for Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, at the 11th International Conference of Nigeria Computer Society, […]
iDea Hub set to launch with Developer Session â April 19th
Information Technology Developers Entrepreneur Accelerator (iDEA) is a non-profit organization established to support the development of indigenous skills and capabilities in software development. Its primary purpose is to accelerate the development of the software industry in Nigeria by nurturing and helping Nigerian software technology businesses. iDEA will help entrepreneurs build software skills, solutions and businesses critical […]
Nigeria Invests $1 Billion for ICT Innovation Hubs
The Federal Government is providing $1 billion, to develop ICT Innovation hubs around the country. This move is to encourage the generation of more local content and to enable the local software developers get closer access to the facilities necessary to build applications, websites, etc. Two centers will be unveiled in a few days, in […]
National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria, Inaugurated; Posit Plans
Following the inauguration of the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) at State House, yesterday, by President Goodluck Jonathan, its Chairman the Honourable Minister of Trade and Investment Olusegun Aganga, the Vice Chairman Tony O. Elumelu C.O.N, as well as members of the board, convened the councilâs first meeting to outline the priorities for ensuring […]
World Bank partners Nigeria on 10 GB Fibre Optic Network for Universities
The Nigerian Government and the World Bank are targeting a 10 GB Fibre Optical Network for Nigerian Universities and other Higher Institutions of Learning. The project aims to provide fast internet access for students, visitors and staff in the academe. The Nigerian Ministry of Communication Technology, the National Universities Commission and Tertiary Education Trust Fund will […]
$15million Venture Capital fund, underway to boost ICT entrepreneurship in Nigeria
The Minister of Communications, Omobola Johnson, at this yearâs retreat for the Capital Market Committee, has said the federal government will launch a $15million venture capital fund to boost entrepreneurship in the Nigerian ICT sector. She made this known at the retreat themed, The Pivotal Role of Capital Market in the Transformation Agenda for the […]
FG: New ICT Innovation Hubs To Be Established
 Fueling development, entrepreneurship and innovation, the Federal Government of Nigeria, will establish ICT hubs to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in Nigeria, the Minister for Communication, Omobola Johnson has revealed. This will join privately owned Hubs â Co-Creation and Wennovation â that are towards similar objective. Omobola Johnson said, the âGovernment has been the catalyst […]
e-Nigeria Conference Holds Later This Month
Technology conference, put together annually by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), e-Nigeria, will hold at the end of this month. The event gets top-bureaucrats, experts, researchers and other stakeholders together, to discuss Nigeriaâs status in Information Communication Technology (ICT) and how to move forward. The theme of this year is âLocal Content in […]