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- 2 Mar 2022
AfDB, WAMU sign Agreement to Fund Regional Financial Market Infrastructure
The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement for an amount of $400,000 with the Dépositaire Central/Banque de Règlement of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) to modernize the…
- 16 Nov 2015
AfDB Reiterates Commitment to Infrastructure Development in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) reiterating its commitment to supporting efforts seeking to address the continent's infrastructure needs. Moono Mupotola, AfDB's director for NEPAD, Regional…
- 8 Jul 2019
AU Commission Seeks Financial Input for NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund
The 29th Oversight Committee (OC) meeting of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) Special Fund held at the headquarters of the African…
- 28 Mar 2022
STDD Seeks NCC’s Collaboration on Development of Satellite Towns
Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), an agency of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has sought the support and collaboration of the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 24 Nov 2017
CBN, NDIC Push Banks to Return to Northeast
There are ongoing moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to get commercial banks and microfinance banks return to the troubled North-East region,…
- 24 May 2021
NITDA DG Visits Rack Centre, Commends Massive Infrastructural Development
Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Nigeria's technology regulatory agency, has commended the massive infrastructural…
- 14 Jan 2013
FG Sinks $400m in Gas Project
The federal government is to commit $400 million into the Trans-Africa Gas Pipeline project expected to be completed in 2018, according to Mr. Ghaji Bello, acting director general, Infrastructure…
- 17 May 2023
Ranganath, Director Africa Data Centres to Keynote ABoICT Lecture 2023
CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscribers, is delighted and proud to announce Dr Krishnan Ranganath, regional director, Africa Data…
- 13 Mar 2014
IT Infrastructure Spending by MEA to Reach $3.5 Bn in 2014
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.47 billion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2013,…
- 3 Dec 2024
IFC Invests in IHS Holding Bond to Support Digital Connectivity in Emerging Markets
IFC has anchored a $1.2 billion dual tranche bond issuance—its biggest ever mobilization for a single bond deal—for IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”) to support digital connectivity for millions of…
- 24 Feb 2018
AfDB Supports Gabon's Optic Fiber Backbone Project
The African Development Bank and the Gabonese National Agency for Numerical Infrastructure and Frequency (ANINF) have signed agreements a feasibility study for the country’s component of the Central…
- 31 May 2017
IS, AU Commission Launch Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa
The Internet Society (IS) and the African Union (AU) Commission unveiled a new set of Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa. The unveiling was at the African Internet Summit held in…
- 10 Jul 2026
TeKnowledge, Equinix Partner to Advance Nigerian Digital Infrastructure
TeKnowledge and Equinix announced a partnership to accelerate secure hybrid and multi-cloud adoption and enable AI-ready digital infrastructure across the region. Nigeria’s digital transformation is…
- 5 May 2015
PayPal Ensures Trust, Eliminates Cash on e-Commerce Delivery- Dahan
Efi Dahan is the regional director, Africa and Israel, PayPal. In his role, Dahan is responsible for market development, creating partnership with large merchants, collaboration with banks and…
- 25 Feb 2026
Nigeria, Google Chart Path for AI, Digital Partnership
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has met with Charles Murito, Google’s Regional Director for Government Affairs and Public Policy (Sub-Saharan Africa), to advance a…
- 13 Dec 2016
Why Sage Offers Cheapest Software to Entrepreneurs In W/Africa- Nmonwu
Magnus Nmonwu, regional director for Sage West Africa, has reiterated the Company’s resolve to give ‘voice’ to entrepreneurs in West Africa through its robust accounting software. He made the remark…
- 17 Feb 2018
ICRC,NPA Partner To Boot Nigerian Economy
Mr Chidi Izuwah, Acting Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says the Commission will partner the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) to develop the ports and enhance…
- 8 Jul 2016
AfDB Says its ICT Projects in 2015 Create Thousands of Jobs in Africa
The impacts arising from investments made by the African Development Bank Group in 2015 will collectively improve mobility of at least 1.2 million users of public transport, result in employment…
- 27 Mar 2025
Nigeria's $1 Trillion Economy Vision Hinges on Digital Backbone
Industry leaders at a summit on the implementation of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) framework in Nigeria have established a direct link between Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy…
- 18 Jun 2026
AfreximBank Urges Nigeria, Others to Strengthen Continental Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has urged Nigeria and the rest of Africa to strengthen intra-African trade and resilience to protect against geopolitical shocks. In a recently released…
- 20 Jul 2016
Bosch Focuses On Nigeria, Targets 25% Sales Growth in 2016
Bosch Power Tools- in Nigeria has pledged to increase its investment portfolio in the country by being instrumental in building an automotive industry, providing machinery for modern food and…
- 18 Oct 2024
NITDA, ECOWAS Partner to Foster Cybersecurity Talent in West Africa
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have joined forces to empower West African youth with the skills and knowledge…
- 2 Oct 2013
AfDB Invests $70m n PTA Bank to Boost Trade in Africa
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financial package consisting of $20 million in additional equity and a $50-million line of credit (LOC) to finance projects in…
- 27 Oct 2013
Flexenclosure Opens Office for Southern Africa
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has opened a new office in Maputo, Mozambique to serve its growing…
- 30 Jul 2025
Aliyu Aboki, WATRA Executive Secretary Champions Regulatory Harmonisation to Unlock West Africa’s Digital Economy
Mr. Aliyu Yusuf Aboki, executive secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), has reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to -promoting a harmonised digital policy and…
- 16 Jun 2022
Rack Centre now First IFC EDGE Certified Data Centre in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Rack Centre, an Actis majority owned data centre and the leading carrier-neutral Tier III data centre in West Africa, has become the first International Finance Corporation (IFC) EDGE certified data…
- 4 Apr 2013
Internet Society Hosts AfPIF-13 in Casablanca
The fourth annual African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), organized by the Internet Society will be held 3-5 September 2013 in Casablanca, Morocco. A unique regional forum, AfPIF…
- 24 Mar 2024
Nigeria Seeks Joint West Africa Regional Protection of Undersea Cables
Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to…
- 6 Nov 2024
AfriTECH 4.0 Holds in Lagos Today
The highly anticipated Africa Tech Alliance Forum is scheduled to hold today Thursday, November 07, 2024 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos-Nigeria. The forum will bring together industry leaders,…
- 18 Dec 2022
Pantami Meets With Space X, World Bank, Google to Strengthen Nigeria's Digital Economy
In a bid to strengthen partnerships for the development of Nigeria's digital economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria, had meetings at…