Technology
27 Mar
Following the successful hosting of Nigeria’s first-ever tech ecosystem mixer, DICE, Beyond Limits, a pan-African organisation at the forefront of driving digital transformation, excellence, and growth in individuals and organisations - has revealed that preparations are in top gear for the second edition to hold in April 2024. DICE, an acronym for Digital Innovation and…
27 Mar
The founder/chairman of S Mobile Group, Kingsley Adonu, has disclosed plans to commission an innovation centre in Enugu State, codenamed S Mobile Tech Hub.
27 Mar
BrandXchange has kicked off the search for ‘Best Value-for-Money Brands’ in 2024 with the opening of the Consumers Value Awards website for consumers to vote for brands nominated by consumers.
27 Mar
Payment infrastructure company, Zone has raised $8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by reputable VC firms, Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital.
27 Mar
The Chief Executive Officer, Jidaw.com, Jide Awe, said by embracing digital technologies, Nollywood is poised to revolutionise the entertainment industry, harnessing the power of data
27 Mar
A group of young visionary Nigerians are challenging the status quo and reshaping the landscape of technology education in the country. Mosope Mosuro, 21, Ugochukwu Nebeani, 20, Uyiosa Isibor, 20 and Oneil Obidiaso,
27 Mar
Today, March 27 in Abuja, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom government initiative for Digital Inclusion (IDI), in collaboration with the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria...
23 Mar
In line with his administration’s agenda to tackle youth unemployment by creating more jobs, the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has initiated a partnership with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to train youths of the state as data protection officers. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Olayide Adelami, disclosed this after a…
23 Mar
Emmanuel Idowu is a senior software engineer and a cloud engineering educator. He co-founded one startup and is a senior executive at three other tech organisations. He started his tech journey as a horticultural student, creating his first Android app.
21 Mar
Ogiame Atuwatse III, Olu of Warri & Olori Atuwatse III, in collaboration with Omilola Oshikoya, have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a groundbreaking business incubator program in the Kingdom of Warri, Nigeria. The incubator program, developed and operated by Oshikoya with support from the Crown and its humanitarian development organisation, the…
21 Mar
AI is a technological advancement that could potentially change the world, especially in Africa. AI stands for Artificial Intelligence, which means humans are trying to build our cognitive and reasoning abilities into machines
21 Mar
Special Adviser to Kwara State Governor on Legal Matters, Sambo Muritala, has expressed the need to empower women with Artificial Intelligence (AI) towards achieving food security and poverty alleviation .
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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Multichoice Nigeria on Wednesday announced another price increase on the DStv and GOtv packages. The company in a statement said that the new prices will take effect from Wednesday, May 1, 2024. In the new price list for DStv, Premium bouquet, the price moved from N29,500 to N37,000; Compact+ from N19,800 to N25,000; Compact from…
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