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- 26 May 2016
100 Resilient Cities: Rockefeller Foundation Announce Lagos New Member
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos Executive Governor, welcomed an announcement on Thursday from 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) — Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, selecting Lagos to join the 100RC…
- 28 Feb 2021
Coca-Cola Foundation Partners SWEEP Foundation to Launch Novel “Waste In The City” Initiative
As part of its sustained strategy of fostering a “World Without Waste”, The Coca-Cola Foundation, has recently partnered with Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP) to start…
- 17 Jul 2026
Foundations Launch Youth Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme
FATE Foundation, with funding from the Citi Foundation, has launched the Youth Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme to equip young people in Nigeria with financial literacy and entrepreneurship…
- 11 Apr 2019
FATE Foundation, Facebook to Implement AEP-Digital in Seven Cities Across Nigeria
FATE Foundation, Nigeria’s foremost enterprise knowledge and development organization in collaboration with Facebook, announced the implementation of the second Series of the FATE Foundation Aspiring…
- 8 Feb 2017
Ambode, 100RC Kick-off Workshop with Key Officials to Launch ‘Resilient Lagos’
100 Resilient Cities (100RC)- pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, and dedicated to building urban resilience in 100 cities around the world, has commenced workshop that brings together key…
- 15 Feb 2017
Lagos’ 100RC Recognition Great for Tourism- Ambode
Sometime in May of 2016, Lagos State, alongside Enugu State and hundreds of other cities around the world was nominated by the Rockefeller Foundation in the 100 Resilient Cities project. The project…
- 12 May 2022
FCMB, Mastercard Foundation Partner to Uplift 100,000 MSMEs in Nigeria
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to provide subsidized loans to 100,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), to scale their operations to create…
- 1 Aug 2017
Niger Signs MOU to Make Minna Data Hub
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Council on City Data (WCCD) to make Minna a Local Data Hub on Sustainability Solutions. Bello signed the agreement…
- 30 Jul 2018
Better Connected, Smarter Cities Attract more Investment
Blurb: With more than 40 percent of Africa’s population living in urban areas, Africa is embracing urbanization and the opportunities and challenges that come with it. Smarter cities are more capable…
- 1 Dec 2015
Hitachi Unveils Predictive Policing To Support Safer, Smarter Societies
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. recently announced new enhancements to its Hitachi Visualization solution portfolio: Hitachi Visualization Suite 4.5…
- 11 Nov 2014
Ericsson Ranks Lagos 38 in 2014 Networked Society City Index
Ericsson on Monday, published its latest Networked Society City Index, with Lagos (Nigeria) ranked as number 38 in a list of 40. The index ranks 40 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of…
- 17 Aug 2021
Privacy Concerns Mount over Digital ID-SIM Link
Concerns over privacy and the handling of personal data is putting off Nigerians from registering in the biometric ID system and then linking that to their SIMs, reports the Thomson Reuters…
- 31 Jan 2017
Nokia, Orange Group Collaborate to Shape the Future of 5G Services
Nokia and the Orange Group are to collaborate on the development of services that will allow industries and consumers to take advantage of the unprecedented efficiencies and business models made…
- 23 Apr 2026
NCC Tasks Nigeria IPv6 Council to Drive Adoption Beyond 5% in 3 Years
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission – NCC has urged the newly inaugurated Nigeria IPv6 Council to develop a credible pathway to raise Nigeria’s IPv6 adoption…
- 30 Nov 2018
Google Announces First Winners of Impact Challenge Africa
Google on Wednesday announced the winners of the first Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria where Twelve non-profits and social enterprises each were awarded a share of $2m in grant funding. …
- 14 Nov 2017
Cocoon Homes Sponsors 2017 Lagos City Criterium
By peter oluka Innovative Real Estate Company and developers of the Cocoon Atlantic Estate - Cocoon Homes Ltd, has partnered with the Sustainable Cycling Foundation of Nigeria as a key sponsor for…
- 19 Nov 2019
Ugwuanyi Calls for National Development At Nigeria’s Biggest Art Festival
Dignitaries including Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, executive Governor of Enugu State and the Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe called on young people to constructively use their…
- 22 Feb 2017
Vodacom Trains UNILAG Students on Cutting-edge Technologies
In its continued commitment to youth empowerment through ICT, Vodacom Business Nigeria organised a two-day industrial visit for students from the Computer Science Department, University of Lagos, to…
- 24 May 2018
Google to Commit $2M Grant in Funding for Its African Impact Challenge
Google is to commit $2m worth of grant funding to nonprofit Organisations in Nigeria through its First African Impact challenge, which will see funding awarded to non-profit organizations that are…
- 7 Nov 2018
Life in My City Art Festival Showcases Rebirth of Creative Excellence
It was a weekend where creativity, excellence, originality were celebrated in grandstyle as the art community gathered together to honour the best entries for the 2018 Life in My City Art Festival,…
- 3 Aug 2021
Bolt Raises €600M from Sequoia, Others to Build First-ever Super-app
Bolt, the leading ride-hailing and mobility platform, has raised €600 million in a funding round that increases its valuation to over €4 billion. The funds will boost its new 15-minute grocery…
- 28 Jun 2024
GSMA Urges 6 GHz Spectrum Allocation for Mobile Growth
The GSMA, a leading industry organization for mobile network operators, is calling for governments to allocate the 6 GHz spectrum for mobile use. They believe this band holds the key to unlocking a…
- 30 Nov 2009
Lagos Real-Time Gps Station Goes Live
Lagos state has said that its state Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) which has been successfully completed will soon come up live. GPS is a…
- 21 Jun 2024
AfriLabs, Korea-Africa Foundation in Strategic Partnership to Boost African Innovation
African hubs network AfriLabs has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea-Africa Foundation for a strategic partnership aimed at driving innovation and economic growth across the…
- 31 Jul 2025
Tech Alliance Aims to Transform Africa’s Mapping System
Space42, the UAE-based global AI-powered space-tech company, part of technology group G42, this week announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft and Esri to deliver…
- 14 May 2013
Boosting Youth Employment through Digital Jobs
The announcement by the Rockefeller Foundation of an initiative to create jobs in Africa focusing on the digital field has been lauded as an important strategy by Jack Leslie, chairperson of Weber…
- 6 Jul 2025
Enugu Air Commences Operations Today
Enugu State-owned commercial airline, Enugu Air, is set to officially launch its operations today Monday, July 7, 2025. The launch ceremony will take place at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport,…
- 27 Feb 2019
Ooredoo selects Ericsson for 5G
Ericsson has been selected by Ooredoo Qatar to make its ‘Supernet’ fully 5G-enabled and enhance the digital lives of people, enterprises and industries across Qatar. The 5G deal will see…
- 21 Feb 2020
Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Abuja
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, has announced that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Abuja, Nigeria. With plans to run two semesters annually, the…
- 6 Nov 2015
PwC & Slush Partner, Reveal Over 1500 Start-ups Emerging Daily
PwC has teamed up with the international not-for-profit organisation that owns and organises the ‘Slush’ events, which seek to match entrepreneurs and technology talent with major corporations and…