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- 3 Mar 2023
Samsung Expands Nigerian Footprint with Opening of Customer Service Plaza in Allen
Samsung Electronics West Africa has continued to solidify its presence in Nigeria, especially in its engagement with the customers. L-R: Subash Sehgal, Technical Head, MGS; Charlie Lee, Managing…
- 21 May 2020
Covid-19: Huawei ICT Academy Hosts Online Training for Students in Nigeria
Huawei Technologies has not relented on its efforts to ensure Nigerian students registered under its authorized information and network academy are trained in core ICT skills in the face of the…
- 8 Mar 2010
That Unhealthy Development in Nitels’ Privatization Process
Few weeks ago the process of finding a new investor for Nigerian Telecommunications Limited entered concluding stage with the emergence of New Generation Telecommunications Consortium as the…
- 2 Jun 2022
UBEC Commences Devt of Course Contents, Outline for Smart Schools, e-learning
Smart schools are different from traditional schools. They are schools where advanced equipment and technology are used to deliver the educational process. Mr David Apeh, Head, Public Relations Unit…
- 14 May 2026
UK Reaffirms Development Partnership with Kano, Jigawa States
Ms. Cynthia Rowe, the Head of Development Cooperation at the British High Commission Abuja, has completed high-level engagements with Kano and Jigawa States, reaffirming the United Kingdom's…
- 3 May 2016
Cisco Supports Girls in ICT Day in Nigeria with Girls Power Tech Initiative
Cisco recently hosted its second ‘Girls Power Tech’ mentoring sessions in Nigeria. The mentoring sessions were part of a global mentoring initiative to support and complement the United Nations…
- 23 Aug 2014
Ericsson Receives 5th Emmy® Award for JPEG2000 Interoperability
Ericsson has received a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its work in developing pioneering JPEG2000 interoperability…
- 16 Jul 2019
Dr. Oyedokun, Nigerian Appointed Chair GFVC Federation of Africa
Dr. Oyedokun Ayodeji Oyewole, a Nigerian, has been appointed as Chairperson for Global Fashion Value Chain (GFVC) Federation of Africa and will preside over all African countries working groups.…
- 20 Nov 2016
Nigeria’s Focus on ICT Without ‘Design Technology’ Not Helpful- Maduka
Smart Maduka, co-founder and head, Design and Analytics, Project Dove Initiative, said that Nigeria’s focus on information and communication technologies with little attention given to design…
- 9 Dec 2025
Financial Sector Faced AI, Blockchain and Organised Crime Threats in 2025 - Report
The 2025 Kaspersky Security Bulletin provides a review of the major cybersecurity trends of the year and offers a look towards the future of cybersecurity, including within the financial sector.…
- 9 Jun 2026
NDPC, Meta Launch 2-Year M-SIDP after Regulatory Settlement
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched the Meta-Supported Initiatives for Data Protection (M-SIDP), a strategic programme aimed at strengthening data privacy awareness, regulatory…
- 24 Apr 2015
St. Saviours' Schools to Commission Olympic- size swimming pool
In a bid to blend sports with quality education, an Olympic- size standard swimming pool, projected to help improve the skills of Nigerian children, especially from the primary school level…
- 5 Feb 2016
NITDA, States Collaborate On Smart City Initiatives
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a multi-year National Smart Cities Initiative designed to kick-start the drive towards using smart, scalable solutions…
- 4 Aug 2015
EMP CEO Visits CWG Facility
Mr. Murat Ozulku, chief executive officer, Emerging Markets Payments Group (EMP), has led a delegation of the Company’s executives on a working visit to the corporate head office of Computer…
- 11 Apr 2013
Anti-Corruption Risk Assessment Committee Begins Study of Sea Ports
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pledged its full support to the activities of the Committee on Corruption Risk Assessment project as the Committee commence risk assessment study of the ports…
- 24 Oct 2025
FG Welcomes Nigeria’s Delisting from FATF Grey List
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed Nigeria’s delisting from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The FATF, which announced the delisting at its plenary in Paris, France, on Friday, is…
- 11 Sept 2015
Security Concerns as 8 Nigerians Die Daily Under Buhari’s 100 Days
Buharimeter, a platform monitoring the implementation of the electoral promises of President Muhammadu Buhari, has reported that about 800 Nigerians were murdered by the extremist Boko Haram sect…
- 17 Aug 2020
AFRIMA Seeks Covid-19 Palliatives for African artistes, Culture Industry Stakeholders
International Congress of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has lent its voice to the advocacy for COVID-19 palliative measures for artistes and other practitioners in the music, culture and…
- 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…
- 31 May 2024
Nigeria’s Healthtracka, 23 Others selected for Google for Startups Growth Academy Program
Google for Startups has announced 24 startups selected for the 2024 cohort of the Growth Academy: AI for Health program. The program is designed to support high-potential startups across Europe, the…
- 11 Jul 2014
Ericsson Achieves 5 Gbps Speeds On 5G delivers
As the global information communication technology community awaits 5G implementation in commercial mobile networks in 2020, Ericsson has already achieved speeds of 5 Gbps in live,…
- 16 Oct 2022
FG Donates 1,000 Laptops to Nigerian Women
The National Centre for Women Development, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, has given over 1,000 brand new laptops to Nigerian women trainees in the six geopolitical zones of…
- 5 Apr 2019
Risk of a no-deal Brexit dangerously underpriced
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, The British Pound performed unexpectedly well during the first quarter of 2019 despite the chronic uncertainty, growing confusion and chaos revolving…
- 12 Mar 2024
UBA, African Guarantee Fund Partner on $100m SME Loan
United Bank for Africa (UBA) and African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have signed a partnership that will benefit Small and Medium Enterprises across 20 African countries. Oliver Alawuba, group managing…
- 23 Feb 2026
GSMA Launches Innovation Fund to Accelerate Green Transition Through Mobile Technology
The GSMA yesterday announced the global launch of a new Innovation Fund offering grants of £100,000 to £200,000 to support small and growing enterprises using mobile and digital technologies to…
- 4 Jan 2017
UBA Adopts Masterpass QR Payment to Empower MSMEs
United Bank Africa (UBA) has launched its first merchant app in Nigeria and the rest of Africa that will connect 100,000 micro merchants to formal economy by early 2017 The merchant-focused app in…
- 9 Dec 2025
FG to Use Digital Economy Initiatives to Curb Corruption Among Youth
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has said that Federal Government is intensifying its use of digital-economy initiatives to curb corruption among…
- 18 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola Tackles Maternal & Infants Mortality in Lagos
Residents of Lagos State have more reasons to smile this new year with the regional launch of Coca-Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative (SBI), a program aimed at reducing maternal and infant death rates…
- 31 Mar 2016
Samsung Expands Footprint In Nigeria, Opens Opebi Service Centre
Samsung Electronics West Africa has continued to deepen its engagement with its customers nationwide, with the opening of a new, premium service centre. Strategically located in the heart of Opebi,…
- 20 Sept 2016
IFC, DFID Partner to Improve Access to Electricity for More SMEs in Nigeria
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), have partnered to facilitate the deployment of off-grid and embedded solar systems in…