30 results
- 8 Apr 2018
TECNO Mulls Establishment of Assembly Factory in Nigeria, Decries Unstable Policies
Andy Yan, Vice President, Transsion Holdings has described Nigeria’s mobile phone market as the biggest in Africa. Yan disclosed this while answering questions at the Tecno’s Global Spring…
- 18 Sept 2013
Multi-Billion Naira Meter Assembly Plant to Lagos
MOJEC International Nigeria Limited, in partnership with a Chinese meter manufacturing company, is setting up a multi-billion naira world-class SKD meter assembly plant in Lagos, Nigeria…
- 17 Jan 2013
Mark, Bassey Extol Local Technology
Senate president, David Mark has urged government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), to encourage local technology growth by patronizing made-in-Nigeria vehicles, just the National…
- 16 Oct 2017
Indigenous OEMs Serve Only 20% Computer Hardware Market
By peter oluka Dr. Isa Pantami, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has invited investors at Africa Investment Forum as part of activities at GITEX 2017,…
- 4 Jun 2012
Ekuwem Decries Epileptic Power Situation in Nigeria
Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, CEO at Teledom International Limited has decried the epileptic supply of public power in Nigeria, insisting that it has drastically hindered the growth of…
- 23 Oct 2022
Beta Computers Host NPC Census 2023 Task Force in Lagos
In compliance with the President’s Executive Order on local content adoption in all Federal government’s projects, a high powered delegation from the National Population Commission, NPC, at the…
- 1 Nov 2015
Why We are Setting Up N197Bn Set-Top Box Plant- MCI Bioss
Media Concepts International (MCI), a Set Top Box (STB) manufacturer licenced by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it decided to go into local production of STBs for digital…
- 4 Oct 2015
90% Data Centers in Nigeria Need Optimization- Eaton
Technology experts at Eaton have estimated that about 90% of data centre infrastructure operating in Nigeria, both at the public and the private sectors, need optimization. The experts who were…
- 8 Aug 2016
FG, Omatek Partner to Reduce Household Power Utilisation
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the Federal Government had taken steps to reduce power consumption by households, businesses and government by 85 per cent. He…
- 25 Sept 2024
M-KOPA Reaches 5m Customers, Unlocking $1.5Bn in Credit across 5 Markets
M-KOPA, emerging market fintech, announced that it has surpassed 5 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. Two million of these customers have come onboard in the…
- 29 May 2008
Cost of Production Must Make Business Sense-Ekuwem
Cost of Production Must Make Business Sense-Ekuwem Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem is a thorough bred engineer with an undiluted passion for ICT. Ekuwem was once assistant director (Technical Services) in the…
- 18 Jul 2023
NASENI Calls on Lithium Batteries Producers to Set Up Plant in Nigeria
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has called on investors to collaborate with the Agency in local production and domestication of Lithium batteries among other…
- 11 Dec 2013
NIG’s 2013 e-Business Conference Begins Tomorrow
Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) in conjunction with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) said that preparations have been concluded for the hosting of this year’s annual e-business conference,…
- 2 Dec 2013
ComTech Minister Leads Dignitaries to NIG e-Business Conference 2013
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, will lead other dignitaries in the Nigeria’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector to the annual e-business conference…
- 26 Jun 2026
NCC Pledges Executive Support, Policy Incentives for Local Device Manufacturing
Nigerian government has opened a high-stakes window of opportunity for international tech investors, offering direct presidential intervention and sweeping economic waivers for hardware companies…
- 15 Feb 2024
Nigeria, Others Float African Energy Bank with $5bn Takeoff Capital
The African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) has floated the African Energy Bank with $5 billion capitalisation. The project feeds into the continent’s move to break away from hurtful…
- 23 Oct 2013
SA Firm to Rollout Made-in-Africa Smartphone
A South African company hopes to rival the likes of Samsung and Nokia with home-grown smartphones tailored to African needs. Seemahale Telecoms, which already makes telecommunications equipment in…
- 13 Dec 2019
Stallion Motors refutes Shutdown allegations
Stallion Motors has refuted allegations that its operations were shut down owing to a court judgement arising from the company’s indebtedness to Nigerian Banks and Asset Management Corporation of…
- 17 Mar 2020
Konga, Samsung Partner for Genuine Products Availability in Nigeria
Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, has inked a deal with global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Samsung, to expand access to genuine Samsung products for millions of shoppers across…
- 1 Aug 2023
NASENI Plans To Seek National Policy To Ban Export Of Strategic Minerals
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) plans to seek a national policy that will stop the export of strategic Solid Minerals overseas thereby domesticating the production…
- 16 Nov 2014
Local Content Plan will Boost Domestic OEMs - Onawola
Bolarinwa Onawola, is chief operating officer, Brian Integrated Systems Limited, a 100% owned Nigerian company with a factory for the assemblage of high quality and reliable its branded desktops,…
- 6 Jun 2021
Innovating Nigeria: The Rise of True Compatriots
By Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General/CEO of NITDA Beneath the obvious national contradictions and challenges we face, there is a deep revolution brewing that is “innovation at the speed of…
- 4 Mar 2013
Zinox, Intel Partner to Enhance Nigerian Technology
Zinox Computers, Nigeria’s first internationally certified branded computers, has strengthened its partnership with Intel Corporation, the World’s number one computer chips and hardware manufacturer…
- 21 Jun 2010
Operators Jostle for Africa Digital Awards Sponsorship
As the Countdown to ICT Watch Africa Digital Awards & Lecture Series 2010 draws nearer, companies have started jostling to sponsor and pledge other forms of support for the programme. Prominent…
- 21 Jun 2010
Operators Jostle for Africa Digital Awards Sponsorship
As the Countdown to ICT Watch Africa Digital Awards & Lecture Series 2010 draws nearer, companies have started jostling to sponsor and pledge other forms of support for the programme. Prominent…
- 17 May 2016
Most Foreign Software Are ‘Rat Poisons’, Killing Nigeria- Uwaje
Chris Uwaje, the former president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has expressed displeasure at government and corporate bodies’ fondness for foreign software. Uwaje who is…
- 15 Apr 2017
Most Foreign Software Are ‘Rat Poisons’, Killing Nigeria- Uwaje
Chris Uwaje, former president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has expressed displeasure at government and corporate bodies’ fondness for foreign software. Uwaje said although…
- 18 Oct 2012
Intel Wants Nationwide Broadband Connectivity – Ekundare
Olubunmi Ekundare, is Intel Nigeria country manager since mid-2011 with over 20 years of experience working in the Nigeria’s technology sector. He joined Intel in 2008 as Corporate Affairs Manager,…
- 25 Aug 2024
Huawei Partners Galaxy Backbone in Building Nigeria's First Dual-Certified Tier IV Data Center
Galaxy Backbone (GBB), a digital transformation company in Nigeria, recently achieved Uptime Tier IV certification for its second data center, making it the first data center in Nigeria to obtain the…
- 18 Oct 2016
DS-IHUB Opens Innovation Floodgate Hackathon 2016
DS INNOVATION HUB has opened the knowledge Olympiad floodgate Hackathon 2016 with a promise to deliver a 48 Hours Non-stop Coding Adventure into the world of Innovation & Creativity. Not less…