According to him, 41 categories of taxes, levies and charges are already in the digital economy sector; hence, an additional excise is not justified.
It is worth noting that in the run-up to the 2023 general elections, threat intelligence revealed an astronomical increase in cyber threats to Nigerian cyberspace.
“On the election day alone, we were able to block more than 200 attacks, and the next day, the attacks geometrically increased to about 1.2 million…”
“The agreement will help in the effective coordination and sharing of frequencies and channels.”
The operational service of Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has been announced to be officially active for customers in the country.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy was speaking at the 2023 Global Data Privacy Week on Saturday in Abuja.
Omeife has the ability to speak eight different languages, which include: English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, French, Arabic, Kiswahili, Pidgin, Wazobia and Afrikaans.
“Relevant technology mixed with internet information (sic) and communications technology will move many out of poverty in Nigeria.”
FG on Thursday launched the Digital Economy Industry Working Group to facilitate the digital economy agenda.
The minister said the trend was affecting the global perception of the country negatively and curtailing investment and growth.
