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- 7 May 2021
FG Engages Microsoft to Preserve Local Languages
Nigeria is engaging with Microsoft Corporation, tech giant, in order to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to preserve local languages, according to Mr Ife Adebayo, special assistant to…
- 20 Jul 2026
FG to Support 12 Tech Startups with N482m under iDICE
Federal government has launched a N482.4 million investment fund to support 12 tech-enabled Nigerian startups. The initiative under the federal government of Nigeria’s Investment in Digital and…
- 7 Nov 2025
Nigeria’s $618m Tech Incubator Debuts
Nigeria made its first direct investment to support technology-enabled startups, as it seeks to back a sector that has already grown commercial capital Lagos into a key tech hub for Africa, according…
- 5 May 2016
OIIE Oils Tools to Take StartUP Friday to Other States
National Information Technology Development Agency , through its agency Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship, , have acknowledged that established companies have experienced the challenges…
- 4 Nov 2022
PMI Nigeria Expo 2022 Returns to Lagos & Abuja, Focuses on Improving Project Outcomes
The need to address lingering challenges in project management will be at the centre of discourse during the Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria Chapter Expo 2022. L-R: Paul Omugbe, President,…
- 23 Nov 2016
IBM Supports FG's Local Content Policy, Plans- Faulkner
The International Business Machine (IBM) has always been interested in developing Nigeria's indigenous Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem, said Mr. Dipo Faulkner, Country…
- 21 Feb 2020
Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Abuja
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, has announced that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Abuja, Nigeria. With plans to run two semesters annually, the…
- 17 Oct 2024
Moniepoint Boosts STEM Education with Unveiling of Tosin Eniolorunda Design Lab @OAU
In a move aimed at advancing STEM education and fostering technological innovation in Nigeria, the Mechanical Engineering Department of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife received a…
- 11 Jan 2010
Aladekomo Emerges Supercard Chairman
The Board of Directors of Supercard Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Demola Aladekomo as the new chairman of the company and has also announced the voluntary retirement of Professor…
- 2 Feb 2026
First Lady Commissions Dream Centre @ OAU
The Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commissioned the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Dream Centre at Obafemi Awolowo University, IleIfe, where she was joined by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan…
- 22 Nov 2015
Oversized Shoes for Shittu, New Communications Minister
Adebayo Shittu, minister Of Communication is an astute lawyer and a distinguished Nigerian. He is described as patient, loyal and trustworthy. Armed with a first degree in Law from the University of…
- 18 Jul 2016
Yudala Bags eCommerce Company of the Year
Another feather has been added to the cap of Africa’s pioneer composite e-commerce outfit, Yudala after the company emerged the e-commerce company of the year at the prestigious Nigerian Telecom…
- 22 Jun 2017
Ministry Pledges to Use ICT to Boost Economy
Barr. Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, said his ministry is leveraging on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for rejuvenating Nigeria’s economy as well as encouraging…
- 30 Apr 2019
UBA Marks 70 Years of Excellent Services @ Special CEO Awards Gala
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, with operations in 20 African countries and in the United Kingdom, the USA and Paris, over the weekend, celebrated 70 years of…
- 9 Aug 2019
Adebayo, Nigerian Wins 9mobile Prize
Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian writer, has emerged winner of 2018 edition of 9mobile Prize for Literature, the most prestigious literature prize for first time fiction writers of African origin. She…
- 7 Jun 2015
Top Drivers of ICT President Buhari Can Pick as CommTech Minister
If President Muhammadu Buhari is indisposed to keeping Mrs. Omobola Johnson, the immediate and pioneer Minister of Communication Technology who is believed to have laid a solid foundation for…
- 7 Mar 2017
Shittu, Ndukwe, Others Mourns Late Omatek Boss
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has commiserated with the family of Mrs. Florence Omatule Seriki, founder and CEO of Omatek Ventures Ltd and the nation’s ICT community on the sudden death…
- 28 Sept 2021
Goldberg Premieres Owambe TVC with Mr Macaroni, DJ Kaywise and Odunlade Adekola
Goldberg Lager Beer releases an all-new tv commercial featuring Brand ambassadors Odunlade Adekola, Dj Kaywise, and comedian Debo Adebayo, aka Mr. Macaroni. The commercial was launched on September…
- 31 May 2018
Adelabu, CBN Deputy Governor Resigns, May Go Into Politics
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally accepted the disengagement of Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, deputy governor in charge of Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with effect from July 15,…
- 15 Oct 2018
Shittu, Minister of Comm. Drags FG to Court over NYSC
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has sued the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), alleging that the body failed to serve him with a call-up letter in 1979 to enable him to observe the…
- 24 Dec 2024
Greenwich Group Celebrates 30 Years of Financial Innovation
Greenwich Group, a leading financial solutions provider in Nigeria, is celebrating 30 years of delivering innovative financial solutions tailored to the evolving needs of stakeholders while…
- 25 May 2026
Moniepoint Group Commits to Boost Hands-on, Entrepreneurship in Three Nigerian Universities with ₦3B Innovation Hubs
Moniepoint Inc, has signed a landmark ₦3 billion commitment to establish three Innovation Hubs across some of Nigeria’s most prestigious federal universities over the next three years. The initiative…
- 9 Oct 2016
Toure, Ex-ITU Scribe to Speak at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in Telecom World 2016
Mr. Hamadoun Toure, former secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has been named the keynote speaker at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in ITU Telecom World 2016, Bangkok,…