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- 21 Nov 2016
AfDB, EIB Launch Initiative to boost Innovative Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Boost Africa Initiative, a unique partnership in support of innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa has been launched on Monday, in Abidjan by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African…
- 8 Mar 2022
Banks’ Hidden Charges Hindering Financial Inclusion — Report
Banks are charging customers above regulatory limits and are making them pay undeclared charges, thereby hampering the country’s effort to reduce financial exclusion, a new report has said. The…
- 7 Aug 2025
NITDA Deepens Digital Gender Inclusion with IgniteHer Bootcamp
In a powerful demonstration of its commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 9 May 2017
#NCSAbuja2017 Focuses on Technology as Catalyst for Achieving SDGs
Experts in the Nigeria’s technology industry are to converge on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, with a focus on technology as catalysts for achieving the United Nations Social Development…
- 11 Feb 2017
NCS Int’l Conference 2017 Theme Centres on SGDs, Calls for Paper
Sustainable development has become one of the major global issues of this era and in recognition of the world’s need for sustainability, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda…
- 8 Feb 2026
EFInA Unveils Research Fellowship Programme to Deepen Financial Inclusion Impact
Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) has selected three fellows for its inaugural EFInA Research Fellowship Programme, an eight-month initiative aimed at strengthening evidence on…
- 22 Jun 2017
NCS Int’l Conference ’17: ‘Early Bird’ Registration Door Closes
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has closed the ‘early bird’ registration window for participation at the 13th International Conference holding net month in Abuja, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can…
- 3 Feb 2017
AfDB , AFI Sign MoU to Enhance Financial Services
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent. The…
- 3 Jul 2018
NCS Makes Case for Digital Inclusion, Announces Date for National Conference
Professor Adesola Aderounmu, President, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has underscored the need for Digital Inclusion in Nigeria. Aderounmu, expressed this at a press conference to announce its 27th…
- 20 Mar 2025
BOI Launches N10Bn GLOW Fund for Female Entrepreneurs
Bank of Industry (BOI) has launched a special intervention programme, Project Guaranteed Loans for Women (GLOW), valued at ₦10 billion to support female entrepreneurs across the country. The…
- 18 Aug 2025
NITDA, Bauchi State Partner on Digital Literacy and Skills Framework
By James Ishaku The Bauchi State Government, through the state's Bureau for ICT and Digital Economy in partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has officially…
- 22 Dec 2021
Broadband: Pantami, Danbatta Assure of FG's Plans to Bridge Infrastructure Deficit
The Nigerian government has reassured of its commitment to ensure pervasive and ubiquitous broadband penetration in the country. Therefore, the ongoing policy directions and regulatory measures being…
- 27 Sept 2015
UN Broadband Commission Affirms Focus on Sustainable Development Goals
The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities should put high-speed information and communication technology (ICT)…
- 24 Sept 2019
Mobile Industry Steps Up Commitment to Delivering Sustainable Development Goals
A new GSMA study shows increased contribution by the mobile industry against all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) over the past year. The 2019 edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Industry…
- 8 Apr 2024
NITDA, Katsina State Govt Empower 50 MSMES On Digital Marketing
National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) in conjunction with the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency, KASEDA have organised a capacity-building and empowerment programme…
- 26 Jun 2016
UN Unveils Common Ground Initiative with Advertising’s ‘Big Six’ for SDGs
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General at the weekend, announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of…
- 18 Sept 2017
GSMA Highlights Mobile Industry Progress in Achieving SDGs
The GSMA yesterday published the ‘2017 Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals’, at the United Nations General Assembly Week, the second annual study assessing the mobile…
- 22 May 2023
Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat, ONE Campaign, Urge State Governments to Unlock Digital Economy with Startup Act
The ONE Campaign, in collaboration with the Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat, calls on state governments to embrace the Nigeria Startup Act and harness its provisions to unlock the vast potential of…
- 20 Jan 2021
AfDB, European Investment Bank Sign Joint Partnership Action Plan to Fast-track Development in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a joint partnership action plan highlighting their strengthened cooperation and mutual development priorities…
- 15 Jul 2015
IBM Research-Africa, RTI Int’l Partner for Data-Driven Development
RTI International, - a leading nonprofit research institute - and IBM’s Africa research lab, have announced a partnership to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies to help transform…
- 15 Jul 2015
Raft of Commitments on Harnessing Data Revolution, Data Crisis
International governments, businesses and civil society today pledged to take action to tackle the data crisis that threatens to hamper the fight against extreme poverty. Wide-ranging commitments –…
- 24 Jul 2023
The Hanke’s Misery Index: How Africa's Economic Challenges Are Holding Back the Continent Part 3
By Evans Woherem, Ph.D Addressing the Root Causes The section highlights the urgent need to address the root causes of poverty and economic challenges in many African nations. It emphasizes the…