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- 17 Sept 2019
Microsoft Appoints Gafar Lawal MD of African Development Centre in Nigeria
Microsoft has appointed Gafar Lawal as the managing director of its Africa Development Centre in Nigeria, launched in May 2019. It would be recalled that earlier in the year, Microsoft opened Africa…
- 6 Apr 2021
Africa Data Centres Commits to West African Hub with Lagos Datacentre
Africa Data Centres, the pan-African network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral datacentres and part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has confirmed a significant investment into the…
- 23 Jul 2019
iSON Clinches Pan African Contact Centre Management Provider of the Year Award
iSON Xperiences, (formerly iSON BPO Limited), a leading customer experience management company, with strong focus in Sub-Saharan Africa emerged as the “Pan African Contact Centre Management Provider…
- 25 Nov 2016
AfDB Appoints Ebrima Faal Director, Nigeria Country Office
The African Development Bank has appointed Ebrima Faal as the Director for the Nigeria Country Office with effect from 1 December 2016. The Nigeria Country Office is the largest single office of the…
- 27 Jun 2021
Obi, eTranzact Founder Tasks Business Leaders on Creating Unique Value for Customers
Dr. Valentine Obi, founder and group CEO, eTranzact, has called on business leaders to be unique in formulating business strategies in order to deliver valuable products for its customers. L-r: Dr…
- 4 May 2016
Remita, TSA Platform Bags Awards
Remita, the e-payments and e-collections solution platform developed by SystemSpecs Limited, has won an international award. The platform is used by federal government agencies for the treasury…
- 30 Aug 2020
Digital Economy: Africa Is Blessed With Great Potentials – DG NITDA
Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), has described African Continent as centre with great potentials especially in the development and…
- 8 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…
- 25 Jun 2026
ICFJ, Wikimedia Honour Nigerian, African Journalists for Outstanding Reporting
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, has named three African journalists as recipients of the 2026 Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards, with two…
- 29 Sept 2008
eNNOVATE 2008 Abuja Harps on Technology in Leadership
Mr. Calixthus Okoruwa, chief executive officer, XLR8 one of the organizers of eNNOVATE 2008 held in Abuja last week said that the technology exhibition and conference focus on the role of technology…
- 16 Jun 2025
GSMA, Mobile Industry Call for Strengthened Action to Advance Child Online Protection in Africa
The GSMA, in partnership with the mobile industry, is calling for strengthened collective action to protect children online across Africa. Building on insights from a high-level roundtable convened…
- 30 Jan 2026
Africa's AI Guru Abodunrin Charts Path to Continent's Digital Dominance
David Adeoye Abodunrin, Africa’s foremost AI transformations coach and internationally recognised futurist, has declared that the continent’s immense potential can only be unlocked when purpose is…
- 20 Aug 2020
Africa Data Centres, Benya Cables Partner on fiber Optic Technology & Equipment
Two of the biggest names on the African continent, Africa Data Centres and Benya Cables are entering into a strategic supply agreement to secure continuous sourcing of critical fiber optic technology…
- 23 Jan 2015
Pat Utomi to Deliver ABS 30th Anniversary Lecture
Professor Pat Utomi, founder of The Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL), and co-founder of the Pan African University will deliver the 30th anniversary lecture of The Anambra Broadcasting Service…
- 8 Apr 2021
ADC Builds 10MW Data Center in Lagos
Africa Data Centres (ADC) has said that the construction on 10MW facility data center is ‘well underway,’ in Lagos. Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres, said that the first phase is due to go…
- 30 Dec 2017
NNPC To Complete Automation of Crude Oil Marketing Operations in 2018
By peter oluka The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has indicated that the automation of all transactions involving the supply, marketing and sale of the various grades and blends of…
- 22 Aug 2018
UNILAG to Launch Centres of Excellence to Boost Research
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) says it has concluded arrangements for its research agenda setting workshop and launch of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centres of Excellence…
- 1 Apr 2024
Adesina, AfDB President Advocates Renaming Nigeria to "United States of Nigeria"
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president, African Development Bank Group (AfDB)has proposed a significant overhaul in the nomenclature of Nigeria, advocating for the adoption of "The United States of Nigeria"…
- 30 Jan 2017
AfDB to Host Regional Final of TV Competition "Voix des Jeunes"
The 2016 regional finale of the televised Voix des Jeunes (“Young Voices”) competition will be held at the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) headquarters in Abidjan on Friday, February 3, 2017. This…
- 20 Jan 2014
Ogunsanya, Airtel MD Makes Case for Local Talents Development
Segun Ogunsanya, managing director and chief executive officer, Airtel Nigeria, has urged leaders and people in positions of authority to strive at discovering, nurturing and developing talents, in…
- 10 Nov 2025
Nigeria Connects National Electricity Grid to West Africa Power Pool
Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), in collaboration with the West African Power Pool Information and Coordination Centre (WAPP-ICC), has successfully conducted the long-awaited…
- 7 Nov 2023
Okereke, Nigerian Elected Fellow of World Academy of Sciences
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke has been elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (UNESCO-TWAS) in recognition of his outstanding contribution…
- 25 Apr 2016
Elumelu, UBA Group Chairman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Abidjan
Tony Elumelu, group chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, was at the fifth edition of the annual forum, CGECI Academy, the Ivorian National Council of Employers, General Confederation of…
- 22 Jan 2014
Frost & Sullivan Applauds SkyVision’s Growth in Oil & Gas Industry
Based on its recent research on the ICT in the oil and gas industry, Frost & Sullivan presents SkyVision with the 2014 African Award for Vertical Market Penetration Leadership. SkyVision has…
- 22 Mar 2024
Kodex Africa, Anambra State ICT Agency Host Young EDC Entrepreneurs on Innovation, Entrepreneurship Tips
Kodex Africa and the Anambra State ICT Agency on Thursday,21st March 2024, played host to a delegation of budding entrepreneurs from the Enterprise Development Centre (@EDC4SME), fostering innovation…
- 20 May 2026
Systems, Not Skin Colour, Hold the Key to Africa’s Development, Says Evans Woherem
A Nigerian development scholar, Evans Woherem, has argued that Africa’s slow pace of development is rooted less in the capabilities of its people and more in the weakness of its institutions,…
- 12 Dec 2014
Utomi Identifies Self-Regulations As Critical In Internet Governance
Professor Pat Utomi, founder, Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL), has described self-regulations as imperative in online/internet governance. Utomi who was the chairman at the official launching…
- 23 Sept 2025
Aig-Imoukhuede, DJ Cuppy, Aboyeji, Others to Join Africa Breakfast Convos in NYC
BlackHouse Media (BHM) in partnership with Allison Worldwide, and The King’s Trust Group has announced the stellar line-up of speakers for the second edition of the exclusive Africa Breakfast…
- 16 Nov 2022
Pantami, Danbatta, Inuwa, Ikenna-Emeka, Oji and others Receive 2022 AfriTECH Awards
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…
- 21 Aug 2017
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes iSON's Strategy of Diversification in W/African BPO Market
Frost & Sullivan has recognized iSON's strategic acquisitions, partnerships and portfolio expansion that have enabled it to outpace the competition in market. iSON BPO, a leading Business Process…