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- 12 Oct 2009
Zain Africa University Challenge Season 4 Starts
Zain Nigeria has announced the commencement of the 2010 edition of the intellectually stimulating and entertaining Television Quiz show, Zain Africa Challenge new season. The programme which is now…
- 12 Feb 2020
Court Fixes May 4 for NUC, Airtel Alleged Copyright Suit
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, will on May 4, 2020, decide whether both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and a Telecom firm, ZAIN Nigeria Ltd (now…
- 6 Apr 2009
Zain Africa University Challenge Hits Screen
Nigerians now have the opportunity to watch local universities test their academic prowess against the best universities from across Africa in an International inter-varsity battle of brains,…
- 11 Aug 2024
Tokenized Economy Conference Focuses on Addressing Nigeria's Challenges with Blockchain, AI
Cyberchain, Africa's Web 3 and Digital Economy Aggregator, has announced the Tokenized Economy Conference, set to take place on the 3rd and 4th of October at Baze University, Abuja. This event,…
- 9 Jan 2017
Nigeria Plans Aviation University
Nigeria plans to establish an aviation university to promote research, development and production of high level manpower. Hadi Sirika, Aviation minister revealed the plan over the weekend after a…
- 7 Sept 2009
Integrating Challenged Group in Universal Access Effort
One section of the Nigeria society that seems not to have been carried along in both services and programmes such as promos by telecommunications operators is the Challenged Group. Challenged group…
- 2 Jun 2017
FG Inaugurates Committee on Proposed ICT University of Nigeria
The Federal Government yesterday in Abuja inaugurated an implementation committee to facilitate the establishment of the proposed Information Communication Technology (ICT) University of Nigeria. Mr…
- 5 Jun 2019
Nestlé Africa Innovation Challenge To Boost Entrepreneurship In Nigeria
Nigeria’s quest to boost local entrepreneurship received a huge support with the launch of Nestlé’s Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge, which was unveiled in Lagos. The…
- 17 Nov 2025
Is Nigeria Economically Broke? Challenges and Opportunities in Africa’s Largest Economy
By Blaise Udunze Is Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, economically broke? It is a question no patriotic citizen wants to confront, yet one that confronts every Nigerian daily at the fuel pump, the…
- 4 Jun 2018
Publiseer to Represent Nigeria at Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018 in Turkey
Publiseer, Nigeria's digital publishing startup, has been selected as one of the startups to compete at the Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018 in Tukey on 19 - 22 October. The news was delivered…
- 10 May 2010
Zain Rewards UNN team to Zain Africa Challenge, Pledges Support for Nigerian Varsities
Zain Nigeria has restated its commitment to supporting Universities in Nigeria to perform their key role as purveyor of knowledge, innovation, development and change by igniting the desire for…
- 26 Apr 2010
Sofoluwe Lauds Zain’s Support for Education Sector
Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, vice chancellor of the University of Lagos (Unilag), has commended Zain Nigeria for its commitment to the development of the country’s education sector, through…
- 30 Jun 2016
Opportunities and Challenges of eVoting in Nigeria
Option A4 was a simple, perhaps, a funny electoral system – voters stood in a single file and together with the electoral officer they counted 1, 2, 3, 4 and kept counting to the end of the line. At…
- 24 Mar 2025
MTN Nigeria and Pan-Atlantic University Invite Media Practitioners for 4th Media Innovation Programme
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, have announced a call for applications from qualified media practitioners (including content…
- 1 May 2019
BOWEN University Students Develops App To Solve Security Challenge
Bowen University of the Nigerian Baptist Convention radically challenged the status-quo recently when it formally launched its specialized Innovation and Entrepreneurship Revolution Hub, at a…
- 30 Nov 2019
MTN Launches Innovation Challenge to Drive Academic Research Development in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has launched Academic Research Development & Innovation Challenge (ARDIC), a unique effort aimed at promoting educational research development in Nigeria. ARDIC will enhance local…
- 28 Aug 2016
Can Innovation Solve Nigeria’s Most Pressing Economic Challenges?
A closer look at Lagos, Abuja and other business hubs in Nigeria, one finds it easy to see the progress made through innovations and the effects on these cities – busy streets, construction of…
- 29 Oct 2024
Pan-Atlantic University Partners with Cesel and University of Lincoln to Revolutionise Biogas Production in Nigeria
Pan-Atlantic University is proud to announce its partnership with CESEL and the University of Lincoln, UK, on a groundbreaking project funded by a £219,000 Innovate UK grant. This collaborative…
- 13 Dec 2018
NCC Pledges to Fund Universities’ Research to Boost Innovation
The Nigeria Communication Commission said it has begun directing fund to encourage innovation by boosting research and development in universities across the country. It said Nigeria universities…
- 9 Jul 2017
Intelligent Data, Research Usage Will Drive Local Content- VC UNN
Professor Chukwuma Ozumba, vice chancellor, Universities of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has suggested intelligent application of data as panacea to Nigeria's multifaceted socio-economic challenges. Prof.…
- 2 May 2017
Oracle University Partners New Horizons, Launch 12c in Nigeria
Oracle Incorporated through its learning arm Oracle University formally launched its latest update 12C which is the world's first database designed for the cloud in Nigeria with its global…
- 6 Aug 2024
Tosin Eniolorunda Innovation Challenge Rewards 3 Bright Young University-based Entrepreneurs
In a bid to build a supportive environment for innovation and create new pathways for a future where prosperity is inclusive, opportunities abound, and where the entrepreneurial spirit thrives, Group…
- 18 Apr 2025
Union Bank Champions Nigerian Innovation with Made In Naija RISE Challenge
Union Bank of Nigeria, under its Made In Naija initiative, emphasised its commitment to supporting homegrown businesses by recently sponsoring the RISE Business Challenge at the University of Lagos,…
- 15 Jun 2010
Zain Rewards Winners in Africa Challenge
Zain Nigeria has rewarded more winners in the Home Viewers Game segment of the ongoing International Inter University Television Quiz Show, the Zain Africa Challenge. At the ceremony held at the…
- 4 Feb 2015
“The Technopreneurs” Emerge Winners of the P&G CEO Challenge
The Technopreneurs, a team of contestants from the University of Ibadan, have emerged winners of the P&G CEO Challenge, Nigeria having consistently out-performed all other teams throughout…
- 2 Oct 2022
Nigeria Innovation Summit 2022 Backed by Omnibiz, Nexford University, Microsoft, NCC, NITDA, Union Bank, others
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2022, the hybrid edition, scheduled for Tuesday, October 4 to Saturday, October 8 2022, has received the support of critical industry stakeholders. Nigeria…
- 16 May 2023
Role of FMCG in Tackling Climate Change: The Challenges and Opportunities for Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria
By Lovelyn Okafor I was always attracted by the natural beauty that surrounded me as a little girl growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, the country's major city at the time. Nigeria possessed a wealth of…
- 10 Oct 2025
STEM Education Receives a Big Boost as Moniepoint Founder Launches Future Builders Fund to Support Nigeria’s Digital Economy Agenda
The Tosin Eniolorunda STEM Foundation has announced the launch of the Future Builders Fund, a scholarship initiative created to empower high-potential but under-resourced students across Nigeria.…
- 6 Nov 2012
Covenant University Honours New Horizon’s MD, Others
Covenant University, has honoured ten outstanding Nigerians from various walks of Life for their immense contribution to the growth of human capacity and ICT development in Nigeria in particular and…
- 7 May 2025
Treepz, Miva Open University Partner for Nationwide Mobility Services
Treepz, Africa’s leading corporate mobility startup, has announced an exclusive partnership with Miva Open University, Nigeria’s premier open university. Under this agreement, Treepz becomes Miva’s…