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- 9 Nov 2018
Johnson & Johnson Launches Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0
Johnson & Johnson has launched the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0, the second continent-wide competition calling on African innovators to submit ideas for innovative…
- 2 May 2024
Experts @ WATISE 2024 Explore how Emerging Trends will Shape Telecoms Infrastructure, Proffers Solutions on Challenges
Telecommunications experts across West Africa have exposed trending innovations relying on telecoms infrastructure harping on the strategies that are crucial for the sustainability of…
- 25 Sept 2022
AfriTECH 2.0: Theme, Date and Venue Announced
Opinion Moulders in the technology and business circle in Africa are set to gather in Lagos, Nigeria (West Africa) on 9 November 2022 for another edition of Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0)…
- 31 Oct 2022
NCC, Zoho, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone, others for AfriTECH 2.0
Stakeholders will gather in Lagos, Nigeria, on 09 November 2022 for another edition of Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) sponsored by Zoho Corporation, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone…
- 26 Dec 2018
Inlaks Inaugurates ‘thehatch’ to Scale Fintech Start-Ups
Inlaks, a system integrator company in sub-Saharan Africa, has introduced its innovation lab called ‘thehatch’ to scale fintech start-ups in Nigeria and other African countries. The company,…
- 3 Mar 2018
US To Give 600,000 Africans Access To Internet, Power
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that more than 600,000 people would have access to affordable internet and power under the U.S. Power Africa Initiative.…
- 28 Jan 2024
NITDA, NGO to Empower 1m Nigerians with Digital Skills
Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev), a non-profit organization, in collaboration with the federal government, sponsored a digital skill competition called…
- 13 Dec 2016
Novartis, Vodacom Launch ‘SMS for Life 2.0’ in Kaduna
Novartis has launched an innovative technology-based healthcare program called SMS for Life 2.0 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The program aims to increase the availability of essential medicines and…
- 28 Jan 2025
PMI Drives Digital Transformation at Tech Revolution Africa 2025
US-based Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading authority in project management, will showcase industry-leading certifications and offerings tailored for technology professionals,…
- 16 Feb 2026
MTN CIO Urges Africa to Lead Fourth Digital Revolution
Chief Information Officer of MTN Nigeria, and recently appointed Executive, IT Core Design for MTN Group, Shoyinka Shodunke says Africa has a rare opportunity to lead and participate in the ongoing…
- 12 Jun 2019
Inlaks to Launch “thehatch” Innovation Lab with a Hackathon as Entry Opens
In a bid to bring innovative solutions to the Fintech industry and pave the way for young technology entrepreneurs, leading system integrator in Sub-Saharan Africa, Inlaks is set to birth an…
- 29 Jul 2019
Inlaks Launches thehatch Innovation Lab, Team TopHill Emerges Winner at the Hackathon
Following the launch of “thehatch”, an innovation Lab set to build, scale and provide a nurturing environment for Fintech Start-ups by ensuring level playing fields for domestic technological ideas,…
- 7 Mar 2019
Interswitch Set to Reward Excellence in STEM with InterswitchSPAK 2.0
Interswitch Group, a leading Nigerian Pan-African digital payment and commerce solutions company, is once again set to reward excellence in STEM subjects among secondary school students in the second…
- 20 Dec 2022
ABC Graduates 105 Blockchain Programmers in its first cohort of Blockchain Programming Training
The Africa Blockchain Center, the premier center of excellence for blockchain development in Africa, has today announced the graduation of its first cohort of 105 blockchain developers under its…
- 30 Sept 2025
NITDA DG Urges Africa to Become Creators, Not Just Users of Technology
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on African nations to transition from being mere consumers of technology to…
- 16 Feb 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and the Konga Option
By: Dr. B. B Usman – Business Analyst The business side of the Pandemic? Covid-19 is transforming itself from the ‘Bad, the Ugly and the Good’ - into the Business-of Things. This is within the…
- 14 Jun 2026
NITDA Reveals Why AI Could Be Nigeria’s Biggest Wealth Creator, Not Oil
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated the Federal Government's commitment to leveraging innovation, digital skills, and emerging technologies to accelerate…
- 8 Feb 2024
Impact Amplifier Launches Platform to Address Africa's Online Safety Issues
Impact Amplifier, with the financial support of Google.org, on Thursday launched its African Online Safety Platform (AOSP), which provides a rich repository of research, education content, funding…
- 15 May 2025
NITDA Advocates Strategic Partnership in Research to Unlock Nigeria's Digital Potential
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has emphasized the critical need for robust collaboration among academia, industry, and…
- 19 Feb 2024
DG NITDA Advocates for AI Integration in Nigeria’s Security Sector
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), emphasized the potential for increased efficiency and effectiveness in Nigeria's security sector…
- 15 Dec 2008
Zinox, Intel Deliver Low Cost Notebooks
Intel Corporation, world’s foremost producer of microprocessors is living up to her promise to assist Zinox Computers consolidate her skills in the manufacture of first-rate quality systems.…
- 3 Mar 2018
Huawei says Spectrum Cloudification Could help African Telcos
Spectrum cloudification technology developed by Huawei and Indonesia's Telkomsel could have benefits for Africa, and Huawei says the technology could be rolled out on the continent in the future.…
- 4 Mar 2024
NITDA Urges IT Stakeholders to Collaborate with Government to Nurture Start-ups
The National Information Technology Development Agency’s commitment to nurture an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem as enshrined in its Strategic Road-map and Action Plan 2.0 received a major…
- 8 Aug 2014
SES, CWG Launch Maiden Digital TV Platform for West Africa
SES, a global satellite company, in cooperation with Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG), a leading pan-African ICT company, launched a new digital television platform, on SES’s ASTRA 2F satellite, at…
- 5 Feb 2015
Africa Contributes as Global Air Cargo Ends 2014 on Positive Note
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year air cargo data for 2014 showing 4.5% demand growth compared to 2013 measured by freight tonne kilometers (FTKs). That is a…
- 18 Jan 2018
Canon showcases cutting edge technology at CABSAT 2018
By peter oluka Canon showcased its latest industry-leading innovations at CABSAT 2018, the leading broadcast, satellite and creative media event in the Middle East and Africa region. The…
- 23 Oct 2025
Senate, DG BPP and NITDA Call for .ng Adoption to Promote Nigeria’s Digital Identity
The fundamental truth that a nation’s digital identity is an extension of its national identity, and that it directly impacts both digital and national development, is not yet fully understood. This…
- 4 Mar 2015
Air Freight Makes Slow Start in 2015, Nigeria & S/Africa Underperforming
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a 3.2% expansion in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) in January 2015 compared to the same month…
- 11 Oct 2024
NITDA says JICA Partnership Lifts Startup Ecosystem on Global Map
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has disclosed that the Agency's partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)…
- 5 Feb 2020
Cellulant Taps Technology to Block Wastages in Agric Value Chain in Africa
Cellulant Corporation the pan-African technology company, has empowered Africa’s agriculture sector with the hosting of its inaugural partners' summit in Lagos, Nigeria and the assurance to leverage…