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- 10 Apr 2026
PowerLabs to Scale Intelligent Energy Orchestration Across Africa with New Funding
PowerLabs aims to expand its platform into Nigeria's most energy-intensive sectors with the new funding. Providing hospitals and industrial hubs with the intelligent, automated control required to…
- 7 Sept 2016
Smart Building Market Worth $24.73Bn by 2021-Report
A market research report "Smart Building Market by Building Automation Software (Intelligent Security Systems, Energy Management, Infrastructure Management), Building Type (Commercial, Residential,…
- 3 Nov 2021
Telcos Look to AI to Shrink Environmental Footprint
As the world marks the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, global telcos say they see artificial intelligence (AI) as key to cutting energy demand from rising internet traffic. This is…
- 23 Sept 2021
ZOLA Electric Raises $90M from Leading Clean Energy Players
ZOLA Electric, the leading renewable energy technology company solving Energy Access and Energy Equality in emerging markets, announces the successful completion of a $90 million capital raise,…
- 2 Jul 2025
MTN Nigeria, Dell Technologies Unveil Nigeria’s Largest Prefabricated Modular Data Centre
MTN Nigeria, leading Nigerian tech company, in a landmark collaboration with Dell Technologies, today announced the official launch of the Dabengwa Data Centre, a state-of-the-art facility poised to…
- 18 Jun 2013
Schneider Electric Pledges for Smarter Energy in Africa at the Africa Energy Forum 2013
Schneider Electric SA, a Global Fortune 500 company and market leader in the field of energy management, is pledging for smarter energy in Africa, at the Africa Energy Forum 2013, which opens today…
- 17 Nov 2013
Hydrogen Chargers for Phones When Power Runs Short
African smartphone users will soon have an alternative means to get round the power shortages afflicting much of the world's poorest continent - a portable charger that relies on hydrogen fuel cells.…
- 21 Feb 2018
Smart Cities Initiative Technologies to Gulp $80 Billion in 2018 -IDC
Forecast by International Data Corporation (IDC) has shown that worldwide spending on the technologies that enable Smart Cities initiatives will hit $80 billion in 2018. In the first release of the…
- 20 Feb 2013
Green Energy Efficient Power Solutions
Opinion Telecom and tech companies could, and will, make billions by serving the 'Next Billion' customers in the developing world. However, new strategies are needed to reach this attractive market…
- 4 Nov 2021
Energy Efficiency is Key to the Sustainability of Data Centres in Africa
Access to affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable sources of electricity is a pressing issue for the growing number of Data Centre operators across Africa. These facilities need to…
- 24 Sept 2024
LG Leads the Way with Energy-Efficient Home Appliance Product @ IFA 2024
At IFA 2024, LG Electronics launched its latest range of energy-efficient home appliances, designed to reduce power consumption and address Africa's unique energy challenges. In line with the global…
- 13 Dec 2024
Experts at CADEF Webinar Advocate for Renewable Energy Solutions Amid Nigeria's Energy Crisis
Experts speaking at the Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF) webinar on Thursday have reiterated the need to address Nigeria's energy challenges through the promotion of distributed…
- 30 Jun 2021
LG Electronics Offers Smart HVAC Solution for African Market
Companies that provide heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions know it’s crucial to offer products that meet the climate control needs of the respective audiences. LG Electronics…
- 29 Mar 2026
Stakeholder says AI is Crucial to Nigerian Data Centres Amid Persistent Grid Collapse
Ajibola Akindele, Country President, Schneider Electric Anglophone Africa, has identified artificial intelligence as a critical tool for maintaining data centres operations in the face of frequent…
- 5 Aug 2014
Get Smart, Go Local
There is little doubt that utilities today face a major challenge in maintaining sustained access to energy and in safeguarding its long-term delivery to consumers. It is also indisputable that…
- 29 Oct 2019
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Says Business Owners Must Believe in Nigeria to Scale
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, has disclosed that budding entrepreneurs and business owners must retain a level of belief in Nigeria in order to scale their business. Ekeh affirmed that…
- 25 Apr 2018
#VPTourOfTech: NITDA Is Paying Close Attention
By Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, PhD When the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, gave his steering speech at the 2016 e-Nigeria International Conference…
- 28 Oct 2016
IoT, Catalyst for Nigeria’s Smart Cities – Vodacom Boss
Futurists have long painted a vision of the revolutionary “smart city”; a gleaming metropolis of clean streets and punctual public transport, where issues of crime, congestion and pollution…
- 15 Apr 2016
Igbos Not Ready for Digital Wealth, Laments Ekeh, Zinox Boss
Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Zinox Group, one of Africa's biggest integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) conglomerates, has declared that the Igbo ethnic group is not ready…
- 16 Mar 2016
Connected Car Project Emerges Best-Practice Competition Winner
The "Real-Time Communication between vehicles via the LTE Mobile Network" project jointly launched by Continental, Deutsche Telekom, the Fraunhofer ESK Institute, and Nokia on the A9 motorway in…
- 25 Jan 2023
Tech takeoff: As Africa Sets to be the Next Global Tech Hub, Here’s What it Could Mean for Industries Across Board
It’s no secret that technology across the continent is burgeoning at unprecedented rates. Homegrown innovations that speak to socio-economic bottlenecks are plenty, due to increased access to…
- 26 Jan 2023
Africa Poised to be Next Global Tech Hub
Africa has been at the forefront of world-class innovation for a long time, especially when it comes to home-grown technology solutions that speak to and solve socio economic problems in communities…
- 14 Jun 2019
Dell Elevates PC Experience with Flawlessly Designed XPS, Inspiron Portfolio
Dell listens to what consumers want and need from their PCs - convenience, powerful performance, beautiful design and a device that fits their lifestyle. Timed to Computex 2019, Dell is delivering on…
- 24 Jan 2017
Siemens Says Digitalisation Could Give Africa $300m Boost
Africa's economy stands to gain a potential US$300 million by 2026 through the adoption of digitalisation in industrial sectors. This is according to the Siemens 2017 African Digitalisation Maturity…
- 13 Nov 2025
AVEVA Showcases Next-Gen Digital Twin Enhancements at Innovation Summit
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, is setting a new standard for the industrial digital twin by converging all data onto CONNECT…
- 10 Jul 2024
APTS Cyber-Attacks Target African Governments, Others
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity firm, has said that it is keeping a close eye on advanced persistent threats (APTs) and nine active threat actors targeting African organisations. Kaspersky…
- 29 Jun 2026
Womenovate, MTN Foundation Lead Charge for Inclusive Tech at Women in Technology and Engineering Summit
MTN Foundation, in a strategic partnership with Womenovate, officially kicked off the fifth edition of the Women in Technology and Engineering Summit (WITESA) at the MUSON Centre, Lagos, on June 23,…
- 15 Aug 2025
NITDA Advocates AI, Security Integration for Sustainable Development
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has emphasised that integrating intelligence, security, and sustainability is critical to…
- 29 Jun 2016
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Urges Youth to Brace for Positive Disruption, Inclusive Progress
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Zinox Group, Sub-Saharan Africa’s most integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) conglomerate, has charged the youth to rise up to the challenge and cause…
- 24 Jun 2026
Women Must Lead the Future of AI and Innovation, Lagos Tells Corporate Nigeria
The Lagos State Government and industry stakeholders have issued a strong challenge to corporate Nigeria and policymakers to move beyond rhetoric and actively prioritize the creation of…