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- 20 May 2025
Africa Launches First Continental Space Agency
Africa has launched its first continental space agency to enhance Earth observation and data sharing at a time when a more challenging global environment is restricting access to climate and weather…
- 26 Feb 2024
Dead European Satellite Crashes Back to Earth
A satellite that has been in orbit for nearly 30 years has fallen back down through the Earth's atmosphere, the European Space Agency (Esa) has said. ERS-2 , the dead European satellite weighing…
- 14 Sept 2020
NigComSat Dangles Africa’s First Satellite Navigation Services
NigComSat has struck a collaboration with ASECNA and Thales Alenia Space to provide the first Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI). The service,…
- 18 Sept 2020
Satellite Operators Push New Signal across Africa, Indian Ocean Regions
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), has started to broadcast a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI), providing its…
- 15 Jun 2025
FG Urges Private Sector to Invest in Africa’s Space Future
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has called on African businesses to seize the opportunities emerging within the rapidly growing global space economy, which is projected to…
- 5 Feb 2016
Kenya Agog for Dstv Eutelsat Star Awards
East Africa is abuzz with excitement as Kenya prepares to host government dignitaries, the academic community, students and guests for the fifth edition of the prestigious DStv Eutelsat Star Awards.…
- 1 Apr 2013
Scientists Moot Satellite-based Earthquake Detection from Space
We may one day be able to detect earthquakes in remote areas of the Earth from space, say scientists who used a satellite to pick up low-frequency sounds from the earthquake that hit Tohoku, Japan,…
- 6 Mar 2022
The Future Points to Integrated Aerospace & Air Transportation
By Andrew Aroh Note that AERONAUTICS is the science or practice of building and flying aircraft, while AEROSPACE is the industry of building Aircrafts, Vehicles and equipment to be sent to space.…
- 8 Feb 2017
Nigerian, Ethiopian Students Score Big at DStv Eutelsat Star Awards
The winners of this year’s DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, the unique Pan-African competition that encourages young minds to explore innovative thinking in science and space technology were announced…
- 10 Feb 2016
Ghana, Zimbabwe Scoop Top Honours at DStv Eutelsat Star Awards
The winners of this year’s DStv Eutelsat Star Awards were announced yesterday night during a ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya, that also celebrated rising student interest in science and technology.…
- 21 Mar 2019
Konga Rated in Top League of Globally Viable Start-Ups
E-commerce giant Konga has emerged among an exclusive list of globally viable start-ups and corporate organizations after achieving top scores in a rating by Early Metrics, an European based…
- 29 Jan 2018
Yahsat Launches new Satellite for Africa
United Arab Emirates-based satellite operator Yahsat has launched its third commercial satellite, Al Yah 3, despite a rare anomaly and trajectory deviation leading to a loss of communication in the…
- 27 Sept 2017
Satellite Spending Soars to $12Bn
Satellite operators Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Inmarsat are spending billions of dollars on high throughput space assets to deliver faster broadband for shipping The top four operators of…
- 24 Jun 2014
DStv Eutelsat Star Awards Competition 2014 Begins
The 2014 edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards has commenced and the entries are for all learners between the ages of 14 - 19 to write an essay or design a poster on the topic “Imagine you are a…
- 14 Jul 2015
Dstv Eutelsat Star Awards 2015 Competition Now Open
The 2015 edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards is now open. The Organisers are now calling all learners between the ages of 14 - 19 to write an essay or design a poster on how satellites…
- 20 Jan 2017
Claudie Haigneré, First Female Astronaut Chairs DStv Eutelsat Star Awards Jury
Nearly 6,000 secondary school students have entered the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards competition since it was established by Eutelsat and MultiChoice Africa in 2011. Claudie Haigneré, leading female…
- 30 Mar 2023
NITDA Supports Avocats Sans Frontiers France on Online Rights Protection
In line with one of the pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), aimed at achieving a safer cyber space, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),…
- 18 May 2018
EU Seeks Partnership with NOTAP
A three man delegation from the European Union (EU) visited the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) to seek partnership in technology development. The leader of the…
- 3 Jul 2022
African Satellites Linked to Economic Boom
ZimSat-1 is the latest to launch after a delay Zimbabwe is set to launch its first satellite ZimSat-1 into orbit in July or August, weather permitting, according to local news site Bulawayo 24, The…
- 20 Jun 2016
CTO Appoints First Regional Advisors
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has announced the appointment of two regional advisors on ICTs: Dr Marianne Treschow, Regional Advisor for Scandinavia and Northern Europe…
- 17 Aug 2022
DG NITDA says National Identity will Fast-track Digital Economy Development
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that setting the Digital Identity process on track will ensure effective implementation…
- 29 Mar 2023
NCC, NITDA, others partner with ASF France on protection of Nigerians’ digital rights
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have expressed their readiness to partner with Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France on the…
- 1 Feb 2021
Digital Economy Grows Faster Than Other Economies – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has said that Digital Economy is growing at bigger rate faster than the rest of the…
- 16 Sept 2021
SHELT Global Partners Galaxy Backbone to Deliver Cybersecurity Solutions in Nigeria
SHELT Global Limited has announced a new partnership between Galaxy Backbone Limited, a public enterprise of the Federal Government of Nigeria, and its wholly owned entity in Nigeria, Cyber Immune…
- 23 Sept 2021
Galaxy Backbone Inks Paternership with SHELT on Cybersecurity Solutions
SHELT Global Limited has announced a new partnership between Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) and its wholly owned entity in Nigeria, Cyber Immune Limited. Galaxy Backbone is a public enterprise of the…
- 22 Jun 2022
NADIR Says NITDA’s Code Will Tackle Fake News, Hate Speech
The Network of Advocates for Digital Reporting (NADIR) has lauded the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for drafting a 'Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service…
- 15 Oct 2025
Nigeria Suffers 4,388 Cyberattacks Weekly- AGF
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, has revealed that Nigerian businesses experienced an average of 4,388 cyberattacks per week during the first quarter…
- 19 Apr 2018
EIB, AfDB to invest US$70m in Development Bank of Nigeria
The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment…
- 29 May 2014
NAHCO Targets $500m Investment FTZ
National Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, said that it targets nothing less than $500 Million investment to the nation’s economy within five years through the establishment of Free Trading Zone…
- 25 Jul 2019
Gbajabiamila Backs G7 Resolution on Tough Regulation of Cryptocurrency
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of Representatives, has backed G7 resolution on tough regulation of cryptocurrency after its meeting last week and called for appropriate regulatory framework…