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- 9 Jun 2016
Anambra to Erase Nigeria’s Global GAP Certification Abysmal Record
With zero certification on Global Good Agricultural Practices (Global G.A.P) certification, Nigerian find it difficult to export, especially agro-allied produces to Europe, Mr. John Okakpu, managing…
- 19 Apr 2023
PwC & ThriveDX Launch Cyber Impact Bootcamp to Close the Global Skills Gap
PwC’s Academy is proud to announce a partnership with ThriveDX to upskill and reskill individuals to pursue a cybersecurity career path. The Cyber Impact Bootcamp directly addresses the global talent…
- 6 Mar 2025
QNET’s Push for Women’s Financial Inclusion Gains Traction Amid Global Gender Gap Concerns
As gender disparities in financial access persist, QNET, a global wellness and lifestyle direct-selling firm, is intensifying efforts to bridge the gap through entrepreneurship. In line with…
- 23 Dec 2025
AfDB Group Mobilises Global Private Capital to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
Building on the successful conclusion of the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), which mobilised $11 billion for Africa’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development…
- 30 May 2025
Survey Reveals Marketing Leaders See Strong Potential in gTLDS Despite Knowledge Gap
A new global survey from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) reveals that 52% of marketing leaders believe generic top-level domains (gTLDs – the three characters or more…
- 16 May 2025
African Women Hit Hardest as Mobile Internet Gender Gap Persists
African women remain among the most digitally excluded globally, with smartphone affordability and digital literacy among the key barriers. New data from the 2025 GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report,…
- 3 Jul 2015
Cisco Reveals keys to Solve Nigeria’s IT Skills Dilemmas
Cisco stressed that governments urgently need to deploy policy and training programmes to help solve the world’s fastest-growing gap in networking professionals. The global shortage of skilled IP…
- 15 Oct 2015
Intel, CSR Children Prepare Girls for Scientific Future
Continuing its global campaign to bridge the gender gap in technology by promoting digital literacy and equipping girls for careers in Science, Technology and Mathematics, the world’s leading…
- 23 Oct 2024
GSMA Report Shows Barriers for 3.45B Unconnected People Remain as Mobile Internet Connectivity Continues to Grow
The benefits of mobile connectivity have yet to be fully realised as 43% of the global population – equivalent to 3.45 billion people – still do not use mobile internet, according to the latest…
- 29 Nov 2021
Vbank Sponsors Women In Tech Global to Upskill 1,000 Women and Girls in STEM
In alignment with its CSR objectives, Vbank, Nigeria’s foremost digital bank has announced its intention to support the core mission of Women In Tech Global, Nigeria chapter to close the gender gap…
- 17 Jun 2022
Mobile Technology Critical to Connect Africa’s Unconnected
Market research shows that in terms of internet penetration rates, not only is Africa behind global counterparts, but there are still glaring gaps between countries on the continent. Kegan Peffer,…
- 21 Apr 2026
Nigeria’s Innovation Flywheel: Turning Early AI Uptake into Economic Acceleration
By: Deen Yusuf, Managing Director, Microsoft Nigeria Nigeria has never struggled with ingenuity. It is a place where innovation grows from necessity, and where developers, entrepreneurs, and problem…
- 19 Mar 2018
Some $408m Fund for Internet Access Sitting Idle
New research indicates more than $4008million in public funding collected to expand internet access in Africa is sitting dormant in public coffers. The research from the Web Foundation,…
- 18 Jul 2018
1Market.ng to Create 500,000 Jobs in Five Years
To help in growing Nigerian economy and create jobs by closing the gap between Manufacturers of Made-In-Nigeria products and Global buyers, 1market.ng is shopping for one million manufacturers and…
- 18 Mar 2022
PMI Says Strong Partnerships Are Required To Bridge The Gap Between Education and Employment
Non-profit professional association and global advocacy group for the project management profession, Project Management Institute (PMI) has recognised that linkages are required between education and…
- 1 Nov 2017
FAAN Applauds abx world’s Export Programme, Promises Incentives
By peter oluka The abx world Nigeria has received support from the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the latest moves to export farm produce to Europe. Recall, fortnight ago the Anambra…
- 3 May 2024
Airtel Hosts Interactive Knowledge Session for Secondary School Girls
As part of its commitment to empowering and mentoring women to become global leaders while breaking stereotypes and closing gender gaps, the Airtel Women Network, a platform comprising female…
- 5 Jun 2022
Digital Economy: NITDA DG Engages Spanish Investors on Nigeria's Soaring Market
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to Digital Literacy which he says will in the long run bridge…
- 5 Jun 2022
NITDA DG Engages Spanish Investors on Nigeria's Soaring ICT Market
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to Digital Literacy which he says will in the long run…
- 4 Nov 2014
WITIN President Speaks at GSMA Mobile 360 Africa 2014
Martha Alade, president Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) will be speaking at the GSMA Mobile 360 – Connected Women Africa conference taking place today at the Clock Tower Conference Centre,…
- 24 Oct 2019
Standard Chartered, IFC Create $1B Facility to Boost Trade Finance in Emerging Markets
Standard Chartered and International Financial Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have established a US$1.0 billion facility to boost trade finance in emerging markets, helping to…
- 28 Oct 2024
ATC, ProFuturo Expand Digital Education Programme to Nigeria
American Tower (ATC), a provider of digital communications infrastructure, and ProFuturo, a digital education programme promoted by the Telefonica Foundation and Spanish not-for-profit banking…
- 3 Mar 2022
Zoho Takes on Current Low-Code Market Gaps with New Creator Platform
Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, announced the latest version of its low-code offering, Zoho Creator. The new version addresses the need for an easy-to-use platform that enables…
- 14 Jun 2018
‘1market.ng to Close Gap in Accessing Made-in-Nigeria Products Online’
To close the huge gap in accessing made-in-Nigeria products and services online by global and local consumers, Hi-Impact Solutions Limited has unveiled 1market.ng platform, a virtual market place.…
- 6 Apr 2023
NITDA's Talent Development Initiative Woos Business Sweden
Developmental Regulations, one of the core mandates of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and a pillar in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), has…
- 8 Mar 2024
IWD: Moniepoint Calls for Applications into 4th Edition of Women in Tech Programme
The role of women and their centrality to the growth and evolution of technology has been widely acknowledged. Yet, recent statistics show that women remain underrepresented in the technology…
- 6 Oct 2025
Kaspersky, Partners Launch a Career Orientation Test to Inspire more Girls into Cybersecurity
Kaspersky, together with Smart Africa and Africaines in Tech, has launched an innovative, science-backed career orientation test “Future You in Tech” created to promote professional development for…
- 13 Apr 2016
Google to Train 1m Africans Via Digifyafrica.com, Offline Platform
Google has rolled out programmes greard towards bridging the digital skills and gaps in Africa with the launch of digifyafrica.com platform. The global technology giant announced on Tuesday the…
- 3 Nov 2022
NITDA, Ascend Studios Foundation Open Application for Creative Technology Program 2022
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Ascend Studios Foundation has announced the launch of the Creative Technology Program (CTP), in 2022. In a joint…
- 2 Sept 2025
Minister Urges Africa Leaders to Unite on AI Infrastructure
Dr. Bosun Tijani, the minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, has urged African leaders to unite in building shared AI infrastructure or risk marginalisation in the global…