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- 16 Jul 2021
Citizen Lab Accuses Candiru, Israeli Group of Aiding the Hacking of Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome
Citizen Lab has accused Candiru, Israeli group of providing tools for hackers of Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome. The revelation sheds light on the growing business of finding and selling tools to…
- 18 Jun 2021
Nigeria, Six Other African Countries Use Israeli Spyware to Snoop on Citizens
Nigeria and six other countries in Africa are reportedly using the surveillance technology developed by Circles, Israeli telecom company to snoop on the personal communications of opposition…
- 24 Dec 2014
Gartner Explains Why CIOs Should Consider Advanced Analytics
Ahead of the annual Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics (triple) Summits Alexander Linden, research director at Gartner, has explained the opportunities that advanced analytics and data…
- 11 Oct 2017
How to Build More Connected & Inclusive Cities
By Carlos Menendez, Carlos Menendez is president, Enterprise Partnerships, for Mastercard. In this role, Mr. Menendez is responsible for expanding the company’s operations globally with partnerships…
- 6 Jan 2021
Ventures Platform Foundation launches applications for Gov Labs
Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its latest incubation programme, Gov Labs - a 12-week programme for tech…
- 24 Oct 2023
FG to Improve Data Protection, Citizen’s Privacy
Federal government has pledged its commitment to improve its capacity to protect the personal information, data and privacy of citizens, in line with global data regulations. This has become…
- 28 Oct 2014
IBM Deploys Mobile, Data Analytics & Cloud Technologies against Ebola
IBM has launched several initiatives to help curb the spread of the viral disease in West African nations, as the human toll of the Ebola epidemic continues to climb up in the critically affected…
- 10 Aug 2017
Accelerate LABS: The Future Project, Microsoft Nigeria Call for Application
The Future Project in collaboration with Microsoft Nigeria on Wednesday announced the call for application for accelerate the Economy through Youth in Enterprise (Accelerate LABS). Accelerate LABS is…
- 10 Aug 2017
FG Names Preferred Vendor for Monitoring, Evaluation Technology
The federal government has announced L5 Lab, as the preferred vendor for the production and provision of technical support services for its proposed Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council…
- 13 Mar 2025
MTN Nigeria, Lagos State Unveil MyLagosApp to Transform Urban Living
MTN Nigeria, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, on Thursday launched 'MyLagosApp,' a digital platform designed to enhance urban living in Lagos. L-R: Chief Digital Officer, MTN…
- 22 Feb 2023
Find Out Who to Vote for with Orodata's MyCandidate Platform
Nigerians are eager to make a decision on who will lead their country for the next four years as the general election day approaches. One key observation is that the news and social media have been…
- 20 Mar 2020
AWIEF, UM6P Partner to Launch LeadTech Incubation Programme
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has partnered with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, a world-class institution that puts research, innovation and…
- 22 Mar 2020
AWIEF, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University partner to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has partnered with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, (UM6P) Morocco, to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme. The new programme was…
- 23 Oct 2017
Reasons Kaspersky Lab Is Opening Three Transparency Centers Worldwide
By peter oluka Kaspersky Lab has announced the launch of its Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) as part of its ongoing commitment to protecting customers from cyberthreats, regardless of their…
- 12 Dec 2013
Ericsson launches Consumer Lab report for Sub-Saharan Africa
With global smartphone subscriptions set to reach 5.6 billion by 2019, smartphones have the potential to bridge digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing universal access and connectivity to…
- 3 May 2020
Dangote Foundation Engages 54gene Laboratory to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test per day in Kano
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavour of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up…
- 14 Jun 2026
CSOs Raise Alarm over Nigeria’s Data Protection Crisis
A coalition of civil society organisations has warned that Nigerians’ personal information remains vulnerable to abuse despite existing data protection laws. In a statement titled “Protected From the…
- 27 Dec 2020
Heritage Bank powers Palm oil entrepreneur with N10m in The Next Titan Season-7
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider, in its continued bid to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has again empowered the winner of The Next Titan…
- 27 Mar 2020
Africa CDC, Co-Creation Hub Partner to Use Smart Ways to Educate & Sensitize the Continent on COVID-19
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is collaborating with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Africa, to launch a call, for innovative…
- 22 Feb 2016
IBM Supports Nigeria Innovation, Ease of Doing Business Drive
As the saying goes, Economists and development experts hardly agree on any matter. However, everyone involved in Africa’s ongoing development debate agrees that more than any other time in history,…
- 19 Feb 2023
Nairaxi Emerges Winner in NCC's Young Innovators Competition
Nairaxi, a mobile ridesharing mobile app that enables users to request taxi and bus rides tagged, has emerged over all winner at the young innovators' competition organized by the Nigerian…
- 24 Jun 2021
Triggerfish Launches Netflix-Sponsored Pan-African Story Artist Lab
Triggerfish calls for entries for a pan-African Story Artist Lab sponsored by Netflix. Shortlisted applicants will have three months of paid skills development with international industry experts.…
- 7 Jul 2021
Danbatta Applauded for NCC’s ICT Parks Across Nigeria
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice-chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been commended for its ongoing initiative in building Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…
- 29 Aug 2018
Nigeria Still Lags in Technological Innovations - Opeke
Nigeria has been described as a country lagging behind others in terms of technological innovations and with little progress in the fields of electronic devices and instrumentations despite the…
- 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…
- 4 Jun 2015
IXPN Partners Google & Glo 1, Launches Internet Diagnostic Tool, M-Lab
After weeks of preparation, Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has launched Measurement Lab (M-Lab), a network diagnostic tool in Nigeria through the support of Google, an M-Lab…
- 12 Dec 2014
MasterCard Lists Expectations from Digital Financial Services Lab
MasterCard has expressed its expectations Digital Financial Services lab recently launched in East Africa with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In a telephone chat with…
- 4 Jul 2013
Dell’s Solar Powered Lab to Boost Education in Nigeria
Dell has announced the launch of its first solar powered lab also known as the ZubaBox mobile classroom in Africa to provide increased opportunities for learning to students with little or no access…
- 18 Oct 2020
Rivers Special School Gets Shell’s Science Lab Donation
For the first time since its establishment 35 years ago, the Special School for Handicapped Children in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has now got its science laboratory, build and equipped by The…
- 12 May 2015
IFC, GE Healthcare Develop High Quality Health Diagnostics in Nigeria
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced a partnership with SRL Limited, GE Healthcare and Echo-Scan Services Limited for the development of a chain of health diagnostic centers across…