NCS President, Prof. Sodiya Restates Commitment to Empowerment of Tech Innovators The President, Nigeria Computer Society, Prof. Adesina Sodiya has restated his commitment to empowering tech innovators in Nigeria. He made this known during a press conference to update Nigerians on the operations of Africa’s largest computer professional association, according to DigiVation Network. While speaking
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella organization for all information technology (IT) professionals in Nigeria, has urged for the creation of IT departments in federal, state, and local government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). During a conversation with news journalists in Lagos, Professor Adesina Sodiya, President of NCS, emphasized the importance of the government
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has lauded the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for being the only government organisation to be conferred with the National Productivity Order of Merit award at the just concluded ceremony in Abuja. Led by its national president, Prof. Adesina Sodiya during a courtesy call on the director-general of NITDA, Mallam
As the political space gets heated up with the declaration of several political aspirants to run for the 2023 presidential election, the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has said it will assess the level of technology skills of all political aspirants to ascertain their readiness to adopt and apply technology in governance. President of NCS, Prof.
Prof. Sodiya, speaking at the Nigeria Computer Society’s national secretariat in Alausa-Ikeja, acknowledged the society’s exponential increase in membership strength and chapters scattered across the country as proof of his leadership’s outstanding achievements. Prof. Sodiya noted that the number of NCS state chapters has increased to 27 from the nine he met when his executive
Over the years, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has continued to improve on the use of technology to deliver elections in Nigeria. One notable paradigm shift is recent move from Card Reader to Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device as demonstrated in the most recent Edo governorship election in year 2020 and the subsequent
On Monday, April 4 2022, the Federal Government of Nigeria directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to bar outgoing calls on subscriber’s allotted line(s) yet to be linked with the National Identification Number (NIN) database. TechEconomy.ng reported that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued over 78 Million unique NINs till date, and over 125
