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- 29 Nov 2023
Sterling One Foundation Commits to the African Union Year of Education
Sterling One Foundation has reiterated its commitment to investing in foundational learning and working with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and partners to boost…
- 4 May 2020
HP, African Union Partner for Distance Learning in 55 African Countries During COVID-19
At the Extra-Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology held virtually on 30th April 2020, HP and the African Union Commission (AUC) agreed to join…
- 8 Aug 2019
African Union Backs AfriLabs’ 2019 Annual Gathering in Ethiopia
AfriLabs , the largest pan-African network of 158 technology and innovation centers in 45 African countries has announced its partnership with the Division of Human Resource and Youth Development in…
- 27 May 2013
eLearning Africa calls Round Table of Ministers
A round table of ministers and representatives from all across Africa is due to convene at eLearning Africa. The sixth of its kind to date, this yearly meeting offers a chance for governments to draw…
- 12 Dec 2012
eTransform Africa Urges Rebuild of Continent with ICT
eTransform Africa, a new flagship report produced by the World Bank and the African Development Bank, with the support of the African Union has identified best practice in the use…
- 27 Apr 2009
Africa-India Satellite Heads to Nigeria in June
The India funded $100 million project to link up African Union countries with Indian hospitals and universities through satellite will be expanded to Nigeria by June this year following a successful…
- 17 Oct 2023
AU Pushes Countries to Increase Broadband Penetration
The African Union (AU) has urged member countries to create strategies and policies aimed at providing citizens with internet connectivity. With Africa still falling behind in broadband access, the…
- 19 Dec 2022
Qualcomm Unveils Africa Innovation Platform
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created to support the development of Africa’s emerging…
- 10 Dec 2012
NBC Says Plans for Digitization Programme on Course
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has restated plans to actualise the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting in Nigeria as scheduled. NBC said that Digital implementation Committee…
- 25 Jul 2022
IXPN Hits 100 Member Milestone on its Network
The number of major global content and content distribution networks, Internet Service Providers, Mobile Network Operators, Financial and Educational Institutions, and other IP-Centric organizations…
- 18 Feb 2024
Tinubu Assures AU Leaders of Nigeria's readiness to Host African Central Bank
President Bola Tinubu has spoken about Nigeria's readiness to host the African Central Bank in line with the vision of the Abuja Treaty. Addressing African leaders on Saturday, February 17, at the…
- 10 Nov 2015
Nigeria Takes Over Chairmanship of ITU’s Radio Council
Nigeria early in the week became the first African country to head the World Radio Communications (WRC) Council an arm of the 150 year old International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The individual…
- 26 May 2016
President Buhari Declares Open APRA Calabar 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed his delight at the theme for this year’s edition of the annual African Public Relations Association (APRA) conference. Themed, “Leapfrogging Africa: The Role…
- 24 Sept 2015
Huawei, ATU Ink Deal on Tech Development in Africa
Huawei and the African Telecommunication Union (ATU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) capability and literacy in…
- 6 Mar 2023
European Investment Bank Unveils Fibre Plan for 2.5m Africans
As efforts to close the gap on digital divide in Africa accelerate, European Investment Bank (EIB) has unveiled a bold plan to connect more than two million people in the Democratic Republic of the…
- 16 Sept 2015
Young Inventors Emerged at 2015 African Day for Technology
Government Girls Secondary School Dutse, Bwari Area Council Abuja emerged the winning school as their invention came tops during the exhibition in commemoration of the 2015 African Day for Technology…
- 30 Sept 2025
Layer3 Delivers Core Network Solution for WACREN’s AC3 Project, Strengthening Africa’s Research and Education Connectivity
Layer3, one of Africa’s leading technology solutions providers, has successfully delivered the core network component contract for the AfricaConnect3 (AC3) project, executed by the West and Central…
- 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…
- 27 Oct 2022
AfreximBank Boss, ECOWAS, Diplomats and others to Speak at GAIN Youth Summit 2022
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export Import Bank (AfreximBank) Professor Benedict O. Oramah; High Commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria, H.E Humphrey Geiseb; Ambassador…
- 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…
- 1 Apr 2026
Nigeria, Others Lose $88bn Yearly to Illicit Flows —Edun
Wale Edun, minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has raised concern over Africa’s mounting revenue losses, warning that the continent forfeits an estimated $88 billion…
- 23 Jun 2025
Africa Gears Up For Digital Sovereignty At 13th Edition Of Digital Africa Conference 2025
Africa’s digital destiny will on October 28-29, 2025, take centre stage at the 13th Edition of the Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition (DACE), to be held at Merit House, Abuja, under the…
- 22 Aug 2024
TikTok Inaugurates Industry-First Sub-Saharan Africa Safety Advisory Council
TikTok is taking major steps to boost safety on its platform across Sub-Saharan Africa with the launch of its inaugural Safety Advisory Council and the expansion of its #SaferTogether community…
- 31 Jan 2014
Nigerian Wins Nkrumah Prize for Scientific Innovation
Prof. Kayode Adebowale, Nigerian scientist, has been awarded the 2014 Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Prize in the field of basic science, technology and innovation. Adebowale was conferred with the award…
- 16 Sept 2019
Fake Cell Phones Ringer Danger
There is an emerging niche trend in counterfeits, especially mobile phones and it threatens to destroy the telecommunications industry. Counterfeit sales have never been higher, costing the…
- 30 Aug 2024
FG Unveils Committee to Advance Risk Management in Nigeria
To bolster Nigeria’s approach to risk management, the Federal Government has inaugurated a new committee dedicated to evaluating and addressing various national risks. The announcement was made by…
- 17 May 2024
Nigeria's Omoniyi Ibietan, elected Secretary-General of APRA
Omoniyi Ibietan, Head Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission, fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and African Public Relations Association (APRA), has just…
- 8 Sept 2022
NIPR Fellowship to Muoka, Ibietan, Meritorious - Danbatta
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has hailed the conferment of the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations,…
- 11 Sept 2022
NITRA Hails Muoka, Ibietan on NIPR Fellowship
The National body of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Journalists under the aegis of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) in Lagos, has applauded the stride…
- 23 May 2023
2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum Gets NCC, IXPN Backing
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) are thudding support for the 2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum (NDSF) series on Internet Governance for…