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- 20 Dec 2021
Damola Giwa Heads JumiaPay Nigeria, to Drive Innovation
Jumia Nigeria, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced the appointment of Damola Giwa as the head of JumiaPay Nigeria, the digital payment and fintech platform of the company.…
- 21 Sept 2022
Honeywell Group, LSETF Partner to Train Over 250 Selected Participants for Talent Development Programme
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in partnership with Honeywell Group (HGL), has selected 260 beneficiaries for the Lagos Innovate Talent Development Programme from a pool of over 1000…
- 18 Sept 2017
KPMG Challenges Insurance Operators on Innovation
Mr. Robert Dzato, head, Financial Services, Strategy and Operations at KPMG, has urged insurance companies and banks in the country to be skilled, professional and innovative in their line of work.…
- 7 Aug 2018
Honeywell Group Launches Accelerator & Investment Vehicle
Honeywell Group has officially launched its new accelerator and investment vehicle, Itanna. Led by Tomi Otudeko, Head, Innovation and Sustainability for Honeywell Group and Director of the new…
- 2 Dec 2018
Itanna Hosts Demo Day
Lagos-based accelerator and investment vehicle Itanna, backed by leading Nigerian corporate the Honeywell Group, today held its inaugural Demo Day, marking the end of its four-month innovation…
- 6 May 2025
LASAA Extends Educational Support to Ikorodu Public Schools in CSR Drive
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its "Back to School Storm" initiative, reaching four…
- 15 Feb 2022
FUTA Students Showcase Technology Prowess At Hackaholics 3.0
ALAT by Wema, Nigeria’s first digital bank recently announced the 2022 edition of its Hackathon programme tagged #Hackaholics 3.0 - Building The Future. The acceleration, which is aimed at helping…
- 17 Jun 2026
Enugu to Host The Gathering on 100 as MTN-Backed Youth Movement Expands Across Nigeria
Nigeria's fast-rising youth culture and innovation community, The Gathering on 100, is heading to Enugu, with registration now open for gamers, performers, DJs, creatives, and culture enthusiasts.…
- 21 Apr 2025
PAFON 2.0: Experts Discuss Pathways to Boost Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Improved efforts at collaboration among financial service providers, telecommunication operators, and tech Startups, with conscious effort geared at consumer awareness, have been proffered as key…
- 6 Aug 2019
NCC Backs Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019; Top Speakers Unveiled
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS 2019) has continued to garner supports and endorsements ahead of the August 20 and 21 events in Lagos. The latest partnership came from the Nigerian…
- 8 Dec 2025
MTN Nigeria Announces Winners of the 2025 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge
MTN Nigeria has announced the winners of the 2025 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge, a national innovation programme delivered in partnership with Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local…
- 30 Nov 2014
CeBIH Seeks Innovation-enabling Regulations in E-payment
The Committee of e-Banking Industry Heads (CeBIH) has called for a regulatory environment that promotes innovation in the e-payment industry. Tunde Kuponiyi, group’s Chairman, who made the call at…
- 4 Dec 2019
Lagos hosts technology conference to integrate innovation into growth plan
In line with its transformational objectives, Lagos State Government is hosting a world-class conference in conjunction with Eko Innovation Center (EIC) to discuss integration of technology and…
- 29 Oct 2021
NITDA Boss, Sterling Bank, The Nest, others Honoured at Nigeria Innovation Summit 2021
The Nigeria Innovation Summit 2021 (Virtual Edition) with the theme: Charting a New Economic Path Through Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, organized by InnovationHub Africa, and held on…
- 25 Jun 2019
Google Dangles $150k on Journalists As GNI Innovation Challenge opens in Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is open for application submissions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The company disclosed this on Tuesday…
- 2 May 2019
UNN Set to Host Maiden Edition of National Innovation Summit
University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has announced that it’s organizing National Innovation Summit tagged “Venture Cup Nigeria” aimed to stimulate students of tertiary institutions to start thinking of…
- 24 Feb 2020
Hitch, Other Edtech Start-ups Selected for Mastercard Accelerator
The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) has announced the first cohort of 12 edtech fellows that will benefit from…
- 21 Apr 2024
Wema Bank Launches 5th Edition of Youth-Focused Hackathon, “Hackaholics”
Wema Bank, innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has officially announced the launch of the 5th edition of its flagship youth and startup-focused tech competition,…
- 22 Jan 2018
HMD, Home of Nokia Phones Partners Techpoint Build 2018
As part of efforts to support tech startups in Nigeria, HMD Global, the Home of Nokia phones is sponsoring Techpoint Build 2018 billed for the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, from 25th - 27th of…
- 13 Dec 2019
Mobile Phone Innovation- A Peep Into the Nigerian Market
By Chloe Wang, Head of PR, VIVO Global, The mobile phone market has witnessed many competitions since its emergence into the Nigerian market in 2000 and only a few mobile phone brands have been able…
- 13 Mar 2018
Emerging Technologies are Enabling Fintech Companies to Improve Financial Inclusion - Report
Today, fintech companies are making significant progress in promoting financial inclusion through innovative business models, products and use of emerging technologies such as digital identity,…
- 16 Apr 2023
Winners Emerge At Secure Hack 1.0 As Stakeholders Chart Course for Security @Eko Innovation Centre
Three teams emerged as winners at the grand finale of the SecureHack 1.0 event held at the Eko Innovation Centre, yesterday. L-R: First Keynote Speaker, Oluwasolape Akinde, Head Governance, Risk and…
- 31 Aug 2012
ITU Telecom World 2012 Attracts Global ICT Leaders
ITU Telecom World 2012 Attracts Global ICT Leaders ITU Telecom World 2012 is bringing together a uniquely inclusive list of international speakers for five days of constructive dialogue and debate…
- 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…
- 18 Feb 2021
Union Bank to Support Start-ups through UnionX Innovation Challenge
Union Bank has unveiled the 2021 UnionX Innovation Challenge, as part of efforts to support young start-ups and boost innovation in the start-up ecosystem. Tagged ‘A New Discovery’, the Challenge…
- 16 Apr 2019
Google Expands GNI Innovation Challenge to Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey in June. The GNI Innovation Challenge is inviting proposals…
- 11 Mar 2020
Lagos Fintech Week2020 Organizers Unveil Speakers
Over 20 leading women in the financial technology will gather to discuss how to break down barriers identified in the ecosystem at the FemTech in Fintech Forum (FiFF), as part of series of events…
- 8 Mar 2018
Stanbic IBTC Launches Accelerator programme
Stanbic IBTC Bank (Nigeria) Plc, Thursday, launched own innovation hub dubbed the Blue Hub in Yaba. Speaking at the unveiling, Dr. Demole Sogunle, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC, disclosed that…
- 13 Oct 2023
Key Takeaways at the Just Concluded NIS 2023
Nigeria Innovation Summit 2023 which was held on October 6th, 2023 with the theme: Innovating for the Future, was successfully concluded with the participation of delegates and stakeholders across…
- 23 Feb 2018
FG Mulls Specialised for Innovators, Science/Tech Ventures
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the federal government is working toward establishing specialised bank to assist innovators and entrepreneurs in science and…