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- 1 Apr 2019
Innovation Support Network Hubs Berths, Seek to Support Entrepreneurship
The growth of the innovation sector in Nigeria over the last decade has been steady and is evident in the quality of start-ups, mentors, angel investors, innovation hubs and other stakeholders that…
- 21 Sept 2020
Startups & Investors Set to Meet Virtually at the ISN Hubs Annual Gathering & Demo Day
Innovation Support Network, Nigeria’s largest Hub network, is giving ten startups from across the country the opportunity to pitch before local and foreign investors at its inaugural Demo Day on…
- 22 Mar 2020
AWIEF, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University partner to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has partnered with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, (UM6P) Morocco, to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme. The new programme was…
- 20 Mar 2020
AWIEF, UM6P Partner to Launch LeadTech Incubation Programme
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has partnered with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, a world-class institution that puts research, innovation and…
- 28 Oct 2024
SID Goes Global, Inducted into IASP at 41st World Conference in Kenya
Solution Innovation District (SID) has been officially inducted as a full member into the prestigious International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) at the 41st World…
- 13 Jul 2020
AWIEF Launches Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy Startup Incubator
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy” and is pleased to announce the call for…
- 16 Sept 2019
Meet the Incubated Start-ups at the South-South Innovation Hubs
The federal government through the South-South Innovation Hubs (SSIH) is providing platforms for start-ups to thrive in the Southern part of the country. With the job opportunities and…
- 27 May 2024
Digital Access Program's SIDE Initiative to Catalyze Innovation and Impact in Nigeria
Social Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship (SIDE) initiative, a flagship project under the Digital Access Program (DAP) by the UK NG Tech Hub, is geared towards addressing the critical need for…
- 23 Jul 2017
ICTEL Expo ‘17: Aladekomo, Chams Founder to Deliver Keynote
Demola Aladekomo, founder, Chams Group Plc and Chairman, SmartCity Resorts Plc, will lead an array of panellists as the keynote speaker at the Information Communication, Technology and…
- 16 Dec 2013
MainOne Backs OAU’s NgREN Initiative
MainOne, the leading communications Service Company and first private undersea cable company to land in Nigeria and Ghana, has identified National Research and Education Networks (NREN) services as a…
- 6 Jun 2016
Open Innovation Challenge’16 Eyes IoT for Connected automotive, e-Health
Nokia has launched its Open Innovation Challenge for the fourth year running, focusing now on the Internet of Things (IoT) for public safety, connected automotive, industry 4.0, digital health,…
- 3 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…
- 4 Jan 2022
FG’s Intervention on Digital Literacy Covers Almajiris
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says that the Federal Government efforts toward promoting digital literacy has started yielding results, indicating its 95 per cent…
- 21 May 2023
NITDA, CISCO Sign MOU to Promote Digital Transformation, Literacy
As part of effort to achieve a mandate of 95 per cent digital literacy by 2030 and powering the economic resilience of Nigeria through effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders, the National…
- 18 Dec 2015
NITDA Awards ICT Innovation Prizes to Outstanding NYSC Members
To deepen its work of supporting innovations in the ecosystem in Nigeria, the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), a subsidiary under National Information Technology Development…
- 14 Dec 2016
Global Development Initiatives: USAID’s Experience in Africa
Global development initiatives are increasingly becoming prominent in improving technology, especially, in the African ecosystem. I recently had a chat with Jill Moss, the Technical Adviser, Global…
- 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…
- 26 Oct 2019
Meet Some Of The Speakers For AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2019
The AfriLabs Annual gathering is, the largest pan-African summit of tech innovation hubs and stakeholders, from across Africa and the diaspora, scheduled to take place from the 28th - 30th October…
- 3 Jul 2020
NITDA Rolls out Policies to Retain 100 Thousand Jobs, Creates Additional 30 Thousand Jobs for Post Covid-19 Era
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has put numerous efforts in creating an enabling environment for the purpose of cushioning the effect of the pandemic and creating more…
- 16 Mar 2025
NITDA Expands iHATCH Initiative to Drive Job Creation, Economic Diversification
By Oluwole Alao In total alignment with the presidential priority area of Reforming the Economy for Sustained Inclusive Growth and Accelerating Diversification through Industrialisation and…
- 22 Dec 2018
THE FUTURE IS HERE – USPF Changemaker Challenge 2018 Begins
Innovative ICT Solutions and Entrepreneurship development project provides an avenue for self expression and creativity through technology. This is a Hackathon and Incubation event where…
- 27 Sept 2019
Nigeria's CcHUB Acquires iHub of Kenya
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Nigeria, has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see iHub’s team become part of CcHUB’s wider central…
- 18 Jun 2014
IBM Committed to Accelerating Innovation in Nigeria- Otiti
Taiwo Otiti, International Business Machines (IBM) West Africa country general manager has reiterated the Corporation’s commitment to the provision of mechanisms and architecture for the…
- 6 Feb 2014
IBM Invests in Accelerating Innovation in Nigeria
IBM has announced it is further expanding its operations across Africa with the opening of an IBM Innovation Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The new facility is designed to accelerate innovation for…
- 13 Oct 2021
Digital Lab Africa Honours Africa’s Top Digital Arts Innovators
The 5th Digital Lab Africa awards will celebrate top African digital arts innovators at the Fakugesi Digital Arts Festival on 18 October at 6pm GMT (Paris/Johannesburg), 5pm WAT (Lagos), 7pm EAT…
- 7 Sept 2017
Phanes Group Opens African Solar Power Incubator
Phanes Group, an integrated end-to-end solar provider headquartered, has launched its first Solar Incubator program, aimed at identifying PV projects of potential in sub-Saharan Africa by providing…
- 21 Oct 2024
Nigeria Ericsson Partner to Unlock 5G Potential
The Nigerian government and Ericsson have agreed to work together to unlock the potential of 5G connectivity. A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed during a Nigerian delegation's October…
- 26 Sept 2017
NIS 2017's 9-Point Communiqué Identifies Needs for Innovation in Nigeria
Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2017 edition has raised eight key points that focus on the needs for the country, businesses, organisations, entrepreneurs to become more innovative and apply…
- 4 Feb 2025
Blockchain Technology Will Aid Market Regulation – SEC
Dr. Emomotimi Agama, director-general, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has emphasized that the deployment of blockchain technology will improve efficiency and aid the regulation of the…
- 12 Mar 2023
NITDA Reveals Gender Digital Inclusion Plan
In a bid to unlock the full potential of Nigeria's digital economy and promote greater social and economic development for all Nigerians, the Director General, National Information Technology…