Pantami’s history of digital deception and desperation - ITREALMS

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In a recent press statement, Isa Ali Pantami, the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, shamelessly proclaimed that he single-handedly raised the ministry's quarterly revenue from a meager N51.3 million to a staggering N408.7 billion.

This audacious claim, however, has been debunked by fact-checkers, exposing Pantami's desperate attempt to rewrite history and secure a comeback as a minister under the new administration of Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The fact-check by the Cable Online Newspaper, however, provides an insight into Pantami's pattern of deception, his habitual use of unverified statistics and dubious accomplishments throughout his career.

Pantami leads ICT stakeholders to ABoICT Lecture 2023 - ITREALMS

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), would tomorrow, Saturday, lead Information and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders to the 14th Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership Lecture/awards at the Oriental Hotels, Lekki, Lagos as special guest of honour, reports ITREALMS.

The event seen as the biggest gathering of ICT stakeholders will be chaired by Engr. Ike Nnamani, group managing director, Medallion Data centre while Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will deliver industry regulatory keynote at the event.The theme of this year’s lecture is “Digital Transformation and Cloud Services as New Order.” Cloud services play a critical role in accelerating digital transformation and delivering essential public services.

IT experts disagree with Pantami on 12.9m cyber attacks in four days - ITREALMS

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Information Technology experts have disagreed with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), over his declaration that the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria suffered a total of 12,988,978 million attacks, just in four days, reports ITREALMS.

They said that the federal government through the minister must have exaggerated the figure.

A Minister's quest for balkanisation of NCC by Sonny Aragba-Akpore - ITREALMS

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The minister of communications is out to strip the NCC of its powers, reckons Sonny Aragba-Akpore.

After reading and re-reading Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, searching for the fate that awaits telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is not difficult to decipher.

Pantami, Danbatta, Inuwa, Ikenna-Emeka, Oji and others receive 2022 AfriTECH awards

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The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) has conferred special honours on Professor Isa Ibrahim Ali (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), reports ITREALMS.

Other special honourees at the award ceremony held during AfriTECH 2.0 are; Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka, General Manager, Fixed Broadband, MTN Nigeria, and Dr. Ruth Oji, Faculty Member, Institute of Humanities, Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Lagos.

Pantami leads software players to TestNigeria conference - ITREALMS

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The Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) is set to lead stakeholders in the country’s software industry to the first Software Testing Conference tagged ‘TestNigeria Conference 1.0’, organized by Nigeria Software Testing Qualification Board (NGSTQB).

Since assumption of office in August of 2019, Professor Pantami’s aggressive initiatives and reforms towards digital transformation have received recognitions within and outside the country.

@50: Pantami is worth celebrating says Solomon - ITREALMS

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Project Coordinator of the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project, Musa Odole Solomon has said that Nigeria’s Honourable Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami is worth celebrating.

Solomon stated this while joining friends and well-wishers to extend goodwill messages to the Honourable Minister, as he adds another year to his life.

5% telecoms tax: Budget Office differs with Pantami - ITREALMS

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The Director-General of the Budget Office, Mr. Ben Akabueze, has sharply differed with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantanmi, over the suspension of 5% excise duty on telecommunications services, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking on Arise Television on Global Business segment on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, and monitored in Lagos by ITREALMS, Mr. Akabueze, attempted to justify telecoms tax in the country, saying that Nigeria currently is under-taxing when compared across the continent of Africa.

Pantami: 95% digital literacy in Nigeria by 2030 promising – ITREALMS

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, at the weekend in Gombe, said Nigeria’s march towards attaining 95 per cent digital literacy in 2030, as contained in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), 2020 - 2030, now looks more promising than ever.

Pantami, who presided over the graduation of participants at a two-week Digital Job Creation Training for the North-East in Gombe, which was facilitated by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said “the reason we train citizens is because digital skills are no longer considered a luxury, but necessities required in any business you do. If you want to be successful, you need to have digital skills.’’

Pantami to lead stakeholders @NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0 - ITREALMS

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The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has advanced preparation for its stakeholders engagement event, the 2nd edition of the NITRA ICT Growth Conference, with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, is billed to lead stakeholders to the annual roundtable that x-rays the industry and how to chart growth path, reports ITREALMS.

The event, scheduled to hold at the Lagos Oriental Hotels on September 29, 2022, comes with the theme “Creating A Digital Ecosystem In Nigeria: The Hurdles, The Gains.”

ALTON congratulates Pantami over fellowship - ITREALMS

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The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has congratulated the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) over his recent conferment of the fellowship o Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec), reports ITREALMS.

ALTON in a congratulatory letter sighted by 
ITREALMS and signed by the chairman of the body, Engr Gbenga Adebayo and Head of Operations, Mr. Gbolahan Awonuga, applauded the Minister on behalf of the board of trustees, executive council and entire members on his conferment.

Pantami reaffirms FG’s commitment to Indigenous Telecom Content, Danbatta applauds - ITREALMS

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reaffirmed Federal Government’s determination to reverse the trend of importation of all types of telecommunications products, especially where production in Nigeria is possible.

Pantami, who spoke at the first Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE), 2022 held at the Landmark Centre in Lagos, got immediate commendation from the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who told the audience that the Minister’s efforts and support have spurred the Commission to take certain steps that have yielded immediate results that were being showcased at the expo.

As IoT beckons, Pantami assures of proactive regulation - ITREALMS

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has assured the nation that Nigeria’s telecom regulatory framework has been designed to address the challenges that may arrive with the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the country.

Pantami, who spoke at the twin event - Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Regulatory Roadmap for IoT Ecosystem in Nigeria, hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); and presentation of two books authored by the Minister, declared that Nigeria has already exhibited its preparedness to harness the potentials of this new service, as demonstrated in the reduction in incidences of cybercrimes in Nigeria over the past two years.

Pantami takes digital economic agenda to Minna - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government’s agenda to transform the country to a robust digital economy, became the focal point in the message of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, who was the special guest at the weekend commissioning of a ‘Digital Nigeria Centre’ at the Father O’Connel Science College, Minna, Niger State.

Hosted at the occasion by the college community led by its old student and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada who facilitated the project executed by the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, Pantami said through diligent implementation of the digital economy agenda, Nigeria has the potential of critical mass of ‘digital natives’ that can transform the country into a regional and global digital powerhouse.

Pantami: Nigeria’s ICT industry growing in leaps, bounds – ITREALMS

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has told the global digital community that Nigeria has been witnessing phenomenal growth in its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, thus enabling socio-economic development in Nigeria and across the African continent.

Pantami stated this at a tea break hosted by Nigeria on the sideline of the 2022 International Telecommunication Union’s World Telecommunications Development Conference (ITU-WTDC) which started in Kigali Rwanda on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The tea break was attended by senior officials of the ITU, including the Secretary General, Houlin Zhao, as well as representatives and heads of delegations from different countries attending the annual conference.

WSIS chair: Danbatta applauds Pantami - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has congratulated the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, on his appointment as the Chairman of the 2022 World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Danbatta described the choice of the Minister as chair of the Forum as a worthy recognition of Nigeria’s leadership role in the global digital economy ecosystem, noting that Nigeria has continued to hold a front-row seat in the promotion of information and communication technology (ICT) as a driving force for national development since the assumption of office of the Minister.

Pantami to chair WSIS 2022 - ITREALMS

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has named the Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), as the chairman of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) 2022, reports ITREALMS.

The WSIS Forum 2022, ITREALMS gathered started from 15 March onwards in a virtual format with the final week being held physically with enhanced remote participation from 30 May to 3 June 2022 at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme of ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs.

Pantami's applause for MDAs under FMoCDE- ITREALMS

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It is was an applause time for all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, at a recent retreat which ended on April 1, 2022, reports ITREALMS.

This came from the Minister, Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), who commended them for being dedicated to the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030, and urged them to work collaboratively and co-ordinately in order to achieve the Federal Government’s strategic objectives as articulated in NDEPS.

Pantami commends agencies in communications sector - ITREALMS

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has commended all the agencies in the communications and digital economy sector for being dedicated to the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030, and urged them to work collaboratively and co-ordinately in order to achieve the Federal Government’s strategic objectives as articulated in NDEPS.

Pantami stated this at a retreat organised by Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMoCDE) for senior management staff of the Ministry and all its agencies which commenced on March 31, 2022. 

Pantami is DigiVation Man of the year - ITREALMS

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The editorial leadership of DigiVation Global Network, Africa’s pioneer specialised IT Media, has named the minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami its man of the year, reports ITREALMS.

Bayero presenting the award to Pantami

Presenting the DigiVation Man of the Year Award to Pantami, in his office in Abuja, the organisation said the Minister emerged due to efforts and initiatives brought to bear on the sector.