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- 17 Apr 2022
UNESCO, African ICT Foundation Set to Host West-Africa Internet Governance Forum 2022
The UNESCO and the African ICT Foundation is set to host the West-Africa Internet Governance Forum 2022 with a titled build around the UNESCO ROAM-X framework for understanding and improving digital…
- 2 Aug 2021
Stakeholders in ICT Across West Africa Pledge to Deepen Internet Penetration in the Region
UNESCO and the African ICT Foundation have jointly organised a knowledge sharing session on how to mainstream Internet Universality and ROAM principles (Rights, Openness, Access and Multi-stakeholder…
- 19 Jul 2021
African ICT Foundation Partners UNESCO to Host Regional Stakeholders Forum on Internet Governance Policy
The African ICT Foundation is partnering with the UNESCO to host a stakeholders’ engagement for the advancement of evidence-based policy making of Internet governance The virtual event, which holds…
- 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…
- 17 Sept 2020
Access Bank Reaffirms Support for An Innovative, Smart Lagos State
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, managing director and chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, has said that Access Bank Plc will not relent in supporting innovative programmes aimed at transforming Lagos into…
- 17 Mar 2023
NITDA DG Calls for Regional Partnerships to Combat Cyber Threats in Africa
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on governments to be resilient in minimising the impact of cyberattacks on African Nations’…
- 3 May 2026
NITDA Partners Galaxy Backbone to Deliver Subsidised Cloud Services to Startups
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), has entered into a strategic partnership with Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) to…
- 17 Mar 2023
NITDA DG Seeks Regional Partnerships to Combat Cyber Threats in Africa
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on governments to be resilient in minimising the impact of cyberattacks on African…
- 17 Sept 2021
Shell Restates Commitment to Research and Development in Nigeria
Shell, energy giant, has said its research and development strategy is aligned with Nigeria’s 10-year strategic roadmap for local content being implemented by the Nigerian Content Development and…
- 22 Aug 2025
LASAA reaffirms commitment to fairness, safety and industry growth
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has responded to recent apprehensions suggesting a resurgence of heavy-handed regulation and arbitrary enforcement in the State's outdoor…
- 20 Sept 2015
270 Nigerian Experts Seek Oil & Gas Opportunities at SNEPCo Business Summit in Aberdeen
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company of Nigeria Ltd (SNEPCo) hosted a business summit in Aberdeen, September 12, at which over 270 personnel representing Nigerian companies within and…
- 5 Jun 2015
Diamond Bank, Samsung & Softcom Secure $100m Tech-fund for Varsities
The trio of Diamond Bank, Samsung Electronics and Softcom Limited, have secured a partnership to provide a special $100 million technology intervention fund for tertiary institutions in Nigeria.…
- 2 May 2013
GE Commits to Investing $1Bn in Nigeria
General Electric Company, a global technology leader in energy, health and rail transportation once again reiterated its commitment to fulfilling its pledge to invest $1billion in Nigeria’s energy…
- 12 Apr 2018
Cloud-based Toolset Enables 30% Growth of Financial Institutions in West Africa - Oradian
Microfinance institutions, microfinance banks and Cooperative Societies in West Africa using Oradian’s cloud-based toolset have the potential to grow by more than 30% per year by becoming more…
- 18 Aug 2025
IHS Nigeria’s Push for Infrastructure Protection in the Digital Economy
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has stressed…
- 2 Aug 2015
UK, Nigerian Firms Explore Opportunities in Shell-Sponsored Business Summit
A total of 100 delegates representing 56 companies from Nigeria and the United Kingdom explored opportunities for collaboration at the annual Nigeria-UK Supplier Engagement programme organised by…
- 21 May 2026
NITDA Unveils AI-Powered Government System That Tracks Workers, Flags Delays Automatically @ICSC 2026
Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency, has called on public institutions and organisations to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) responsibly…
- 14 Aug 2026
NLNG, NCDMB Boost Engineering Research with Innovation Centre
NLNG and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have commenced the construction of a research and innovation centre at Rivers State University, aimed at strengthening…
- 28 Mar 2013
GSMA Launches Mobile Enabled Community Services Programme
GSMA has launched Mobile Enabled Community Services (MECS) programme, which leverages mobile technology and infrastructure to help improve access to basic energy and water services in underserved…
- 27 May 2021
Securing the Cyber Space, Gateway to Digital Economy — DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated that Cybersecurity is very essential for Digital Economy and Digital…
- 1 Nov 2015
SPDC JV Collaborates with PETAN, Foreign Manufacturers on Nigerian Content
The development of indigenous manpower for the oil and gas industry received a boost last Friday as 40 engineering and geosciences graduates passed out from a one-year internship programme organised…
- 16 Jul 2017
BoI, MFBs Collaborate to Fund SMEs
Bank of Industry (BoI) is expanding its partnership with microfinance banks to increase access of small businesses to micro credit, according to Mr. Olukayode Pitan, managing director, BoI. Pitan…
- 4 Oct 2021
Coca-Cola Foundation Doles out $300,000 Grant to Train 5,000 Women on Transformative Skills
In a bid to improve the lives of women across Lagos State, Nigeria; Karis and Eleos Hand of Hope Foundation has announced the launch of the second edition of its women empowerment programme themed…
- 23 Jun 2020
NCC to Overhaul Collective Management of Rights as Nigeria Marks World Music Day
Better days are ahead for the music industry in Nigeria as the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) braces up to overhaul the regulatory framework for collective management of copyright to ensure…
- 24 Sept 2014
GSMA to Undertake Research to Accelerate Female Digital Economy
The GSMA and its partners are working together in the Connected Women Programme to accelerate growth of the female digital economy, having already reached 10 million women through existing…
- 2 Nov 2014
E-PPAN, NIBSS Upbeat on Strategic Cashless Nigeria
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) and the Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) said that through strategic alliances and partnerships across the e-payments…
- 10 Jul 2016
Cashless Nigeria @ 2: Stakeholders Chart Areas of Focus
Stakeholders in the electronic payment space have commended the success so far recorded in the cashless Nigeria initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which clocks two years this July, even…