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- 6 Jul 2017
Jumia, Africa’s Unicorn Startup Among MIT Top 50 Smartest Companies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has named Jumia Group (formerly Africa Internet Group) in the list of MIT’s 50 smartest companies - 2017 for the second consecutive year. Each year, MIT…
- 11 Sept 2015
MIT’s Legatum Centre to Support Africa Techpreneurship via DEMO Africa
DEMO Africa 2015 has attracted the attention of the US-based Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Legatum Centre at MIT has now…
- 12 May 2021
MIT Launches Inaugural Legatum Foundry Fellowship for Entrepreneurs in Africa
The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched the Foundry Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind leadership program for accomplished entrepreneurs who are considering their…
- 15 Apr 2025
MIT MBA Students Explore Digital Innovation at MTN Nigeria
Recently, MBA Students of the Sloan Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) visited MTN Nigeria’s office in Ikoyi, Lagos, for an interactive session on digital innovation and…
- 1 May 2020
Ericsson, MIT Technology Review Insights Release a Report on How Operators are Preparing for 5G
Ericsson, in collaboration with MIT Technology Review Insights, released a report titled “The 5G Operator” to examine how telecom operators are preparing for 5G opportunities and challenges. 5G…
- 9 Jul 2018
Nigerian Startup Gets into MIT Solve
Publiseer, Nigeria's popular digital content distribution platform, gets into MIT Solve Global Challenges, a business incubator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that advances solutions…
- 10 Aug 2017
Knowing, Understanding Your Customers, Key to Building Viable Local Startups- Georgina Campbell-Flatter
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been ranked as the top University in the world for the third year running. This can be attributed to a number of factors. Areas where the…
- 27 Jul 2019
Social Lender Makes Regional Finalist forMIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Social Lender, a lending solution based on social reputation on mobile, online and social media platforms and major players in Nigerian Fintech ecosystem, has been selected as a regional finalist for…
- 26 May 2013
Okere, CWG Boss Becomes CBS Entrepreneur in Residence
Austin Okere, group chief executive officer of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) just back guest lecturing at Columbia Business School’s Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center and Massachusetts Institute…
- 11 Jul 2016
‘Investing in Teenage Girls’ on World Population Day #WPD2016
Access to ICTs can facilitate generational change, exposing young women to new ideas and connections, engaging them in the digital economy, and promoting gender equality. Yet, women are…
- 24 Aug 2019
CNN Celebrates Africa's 3 Top Innovative Waste-to-Wealth Managers
The new edition of the Globacom-sponsored CNN African Voices Changemakers, a 30-minute magazine programme, celebrates three top innovative Africans, who are into waste-to-wealth ventures with a view…
- 23 Feb 2009
Data Recovery, Essential Process for Business Surviva
Global statistics as reported by Relational Bus systems (RBS) have shown that hardware or system failure accounts for 78%, human error -11%, software corruption - 7%, and natural disasters -1% of all…
- 9 May 2025
Nigerian Tech Prodigy sets World Record with Smallest GPS Tracker
Young Nigerian tech genius, Oluwatobi Oyinlola, has developed the world’s smallest GPS tracking device, a prototype measuring just 22.93 x 11.92 mm. Recognised by the Guinness World Records, the…
- 7 Aug 2024
Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale Appointed Professor of Practice at Miva Open University
The Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Digital Encode Limited, Forbes Best of Africa Outstanding Digital Trust Leader, Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale, has been appointed as the first Professor of…
- 9 Apr 2026
Digital Encode Sponsors PAFON 3.0 as CVO Prof. Adewale Set to Deliver Keynote on Cybersecurity and Trust
Digital Encode Limited has emerged the lead sponsor of the upcoming third edition of the forum (PAFON 3.0), the organisers have announced. PAFON 3.0 PAFON 3.0 is scheduled to take place on Friday,…
- 2 Nov 2022
Dr Obadare Bags CSEAN’s first Cybersecurity Outstanding Individual Award
Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale, the Co-Founder and the Chief Visionary officer (CVO) of Digital Encode Limited, has emerged the first recipient of Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN’s)…
- 14 Jul 2020
US Revokes Order Denying Visas for Foreign Students
United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus, a federal judge said Tuesday. The universities of Harvard…
- 16 Mar 2020
NITDA DG Says Effective Collaboration Key to Growth of Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, has described the partnership with Abuja Enterprise Agency, (AEA) as imperative to President…
- 5 Mar 2020
Roadblocks to 5G Technology in Nigeria
Most Nigerians are not paying much attention to the rollout of 5G because they are deeply skeptical of the latest technology and are already angry with their service providers. In fact, majority of…
- 5 Jul 2021
SHELT Global Appoints Dr. Adewale Obadare Member Advisory Board
SHELT Global Limited has appointed Dr. Peter Adewale Obadare as a Member of the Advisory Board of its wholly owned entity in Nigeria, Cyber Immune Limited effective as of July 1, 2021. The Company…
- 19 Apr 2018
AfDB, AIMS to Transform Industry-led Research in Africa
The African Development Bank and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) have initiated a landmark relationship aimed at building an industry-led research institution in the league…
- 26 Mar 2021
NITDA to Partner Ado-Ekiti Polytechnic on Human Capital Development
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), on Friday expressed its willingness to partner with the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti on human capital development. Mallam Kashifu…
- 12 Nov 2021
IIM Africa Holds 2021 National Summit, 31st Investiture & Inaugural CDOIQ Symposium
All is now set for the 2021 National Summit of Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 13 in Abuja. The occasion will equally feature 31st…
- 11 Feb 2015
InMobi Reaches over 1Bn Mobile Devices
InMobi, the world’s most powerful mobile advertising platform, has disclosed it reached over one billion unique mobile devices on its network in Q4 2014, making it the only mobile-first…
- 15 May 2017
.ng Domain Name, Local Content & MOOC Revolution
Education means a lot to the development of the Internet. It started as an experiment in the Academia, because researchers and educators needed to communicate. It spread across the continents of the…
- 10 Nov 2014
CWG Boss Commends Nigeria’s Business Competitiveness at CBS
Austin Okere, founder, CWG Plc and Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Business School, thumbed up Nigeria’s business competitiveness at the CBS annual Entrepreneurs in Residence Week in New York…
- 6 Feb 2012
Poor Business Strategy Causing CDMA Failures – Dadson
Alex Dadson, is an interesting person who cuts both a picture of an entertainer and a blue chip chief executive. He is the managing director of Qualcomm West Africa. In his role, he works with…
- 7 Jun 2017
NOUN's Fight Against Technology
The positive impact that technology has brought to our world and in all aspects of our lives cannot be overemphasised. It is a known fact that technology has come, to forever, ease up the way we…
- 4 Jul 2016
Google, MyAdsApp, Others Educate Start-ups at NITEC’16
Global Problems are basically human problems, according to Simeon Ononobi, founder, MyAdsApp.com, which are typically challenges that can be felt everywhere else. To solve these problems, Ononobi,…
- 16 Nov 2014
UAE Calls Boko Haram, Others “Terrorists”
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has formally designated scores of groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, Boko Haram and scores of others as "terrorist groups". The list, which includes about 80 groups,…