30 results
- 24 Mar 2019
African ICT Foundation Unveils 2-Year Development Plan on Digital Inclusion
The African ICT Foundation, (AFICTF) has unveiled a two year digital inclusion development plan for the continent targeting policy and infrastructure issues on Internet of Things ( IoTs), Artificial…
- 6 Aug 2018
Adesina, AfDB President Calls for Technology Transfer to Farmers
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new technologies with the potential to transform agricultural…
- 7 Apr 2019
Adesina Seeks Democratization of Technology in Africa
African Development Bank President Adesina, has urged Africans to embrace technology, and governments to urgently move away from “investing in the jobs of the past, but rather in the jobs of the…
- 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…
- 29 Jun 2026
Womenovate, MTN Foundation Lead Charge for Inclusive Tech at Women in Technology and Engineering Summit
MTN Foundation, in a strategic partnership with Womenovate, officially kicked off the fifth edition of the Women in Technology and Engineering Summit (WITESA) at the MUSON Centre, Lagos, on June 23,…
- 10 Mar 2015
Edo Organises 1st W/Africa Government Open Data Scheme Hackathon
Edo ICT Agency collaborated with the state’s ministry of Agriculture, SabiHub, the only technology hub in Edo state and Open Knowledge Foundation to organise the first Heckathon…
- 6 Dec 2016
African Economic Conference Opens in Abuja Focusing on Industrialization
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, yesterday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent’s agricultural transformation to spur…
- 9 Jun 2020
FG Okays PBR Cowpea, Nigeria’s First GMO Food Crop
Federal government has approved the commercial release of the nation’s first GMO food crop- pod-borer resistant (PBR) cowpea. According to Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), an organization dedicated to…
- 13 Sept 2016
Bill Gates Foundation to Boost Rice Production in Nigeria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it is funding six agricultural commodities value chains with emphasis on rice and yam production to ensure food sufficient in Nigeria. Bill and Melinda…
- 19 Nov 2025
ActivEdge Group President George Agu Backs Push for Africa’s Digital Independence
Mr. George Agu, Group President of ActivEdge Technologies, has called on the African continent to seize control of its technological future by owning its data, algorithms, and digital infrastructure,…
- 16 Dec 2019
Nigeria Commercializes First Genetically Engineered Cowpea
Nigeria has reached a major food security milestone with the commercial release of insect-resistant cowpea — its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, according to Cornell Alliance for Science.…
- 11 Oct 2013
Innovation Prize for Africa 2014 Calls for Entries, Doles Out $150,000 Prize
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) announced the call for entries for the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), presented annually since 2012 and aims at encouraging innovations that…
- 29 Aug 2019
AfDB Spends $2Bn to Train African Scientists
African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it has committed $2 billion to the education and training of six million science students in Africa from 2005 to date. A statement by the bank’s Communication…
- 2 Jul 2017
AIF Announces 10 Nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017
African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the top 10 nominees who will be contending for the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), to be awarded in Accra, Ghana on 18th July 2017.…
- 26 Jun 2014
Growing Use of ICT in Agriculture Helping to "Transform Africa"
An influential report on education, training and development in Africa shows that the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is beginning to have a significant impact on agriculture…
- 28 Oct 2018
Elumelu at TEF Says Entrepreneurship is the Key to Unlocking Economic Development
5,000 African entrepreneurs, private and public sector leaders and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem convened in Lagos on Thursday, October 25, 2018 for the annual Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)…
- 6 Jun 2018
AfDB, Microsoft, Others Launch Coding for Employment Program
The African Development Bank, together with partners – The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook – launched the Coding for Employment Program at the African Innovation Summit in Kigali,…
- 26 Oct 2021
#AfriTECH2021: Ojobo, AfIctF President, Calls for Digital Equality in Africa
Mr. Tony Ojobo, president and chairman of the Board, African ICT Foundation (AfICTF), has called for digital transformation and equality among Nigerians. Mr. Tony Ojobo, president, African ICT…
- 3 Dec 2017
Nigeria, Others to Account for Half of 115m new Subscribers by 2020 - de Morais
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is an entrepreneur and innovation specialist with a deep interest in African socio-economic development. In 2007, He founded Quantum Global Group, an international group…
- 17 Sept 2015
2 Nigerians among 12 Finalists for Anzisha Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurs
African Leadership Academy in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation has announced 12 accomplished young entrepreneurs, among them two Nigerians, as finalists for the 2015 Anzisha Prize.…
- 17 Apr 2013
Low-Cost Wireless Tech can Help African Development
Strengthening information and communications technology (ICT) in Africa can help to tackle health, social, environmental and development challenges Andrea Rinaldi reported in scidev.net that low-cost…
- 30 May 2024
Mastercard, AfDB Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Africa
Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group have launched the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa to extend digital access to critical services to 100 million…
- 13 Oct 2023
Key Takeaways at the Just Concluded NIS 2023
Nigeria Innovation Summit 2023 which was held on October 6th, 2023 with the theme: Innovating for the Future, was successfully concluded with the participation of delegates and stakeholders across…
- 26 Jul 2023
Nigeria to Play Pivotal Roles in Upscaling African Global Tech Ecosystem
The Nigerian Government through the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has assured that it would intensify effort at partnering with the industry stakeholders to help evolve,…
- 26 Jun 2016
CBN Should Eliminate Factors Working Against Naira- Otunuga
The painful combination of declining oil prices and an appreciating Dollar has punished the Nigerian economy with the Naira being left under immense pressure, said Lukman Otunuga, a research analyst…
- 23 Sept 2021
LCCI President, Others Seek Adoption of Blockchain Technology to Drive Business, Regulatory
Mrs. Toki Mabogunje, president, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, LCCI, has urged Nigerians in private and public sectors to adoption Blockchain innovations to drive business, regulatory and…
- 24 Oct 2024
Kashifu Inuwa: Championing Nigeria's Digital Renaissance
By Mubarak Umar In the rapidly evolving global digital landscape, nations must constantly adapt, innovate, and secure their technological ecosystems. Nigeria's IT ecosystem, under the stewardship of…
- 12 Dec 2023
Qualcomm Completes First Year of Africa Innovation Platform
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the completion of the first year of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created to support the development of…
- 16 May 2017
10,000 Nigerians to Benefit from MSU, MasterCard Foundation ‘Agri Youth Lab’
Nigeria is likely to have the lion’s share in a five-year, $13 million collaboration between Michigan State University and the MasterCard Foundation launched on Monday to help 15,000 young people…
- 23 Dec 2019
Beneficiaries Applaud Coven Works, GIZ On Data Science & Artificial Intelligence training
As the world faces the transformative economic, social and environmental challenges of Globalization 4.0, it has never been more important to invest in people. Valuing human capital not only…