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- 7 Jan 2026
Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Wrapped Up 2025 with Real Change in Governance, Health, Media Across Africa
Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has announced its 2025 achievements, marking a year of accelerated impact, systemic reforms and innovation in public leadership and service delivery across Africa.…
- 5 Jun 2013
Gemalto to Supply GPW of SA’s National ID Programme
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will supply the Government Printing Works (GPW) of South Africa with Sealys eID cards for their national identity programme. GPW will harness Gemalto’s…
- 23 Mar 2023
Cambridge, HP launch EdTech Fellowship to improve learning for millions across Africa
Cambridge Partnership for Education and HP launch an inaugural EdTech Fellowship. The Fellowship will bring together leaders working in Sub-Saharan Africa to advance digital transformation in…
- 5 Oct 2020
UK Firm Urges African Businesses to Move Beyond Coping with COVID-19
TEXEM UK, an international consulting outfit, has called on business and public sector executives and leaders of organisations from Nigeria and other African countries to look for ways of surviving…
- 11 Nov 2022
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu meets first set of Finalists for the Lateef Jakande Academy Fellowship
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at an interactive session yesterday, met with the first set of finalists identified for the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy. The academy, which…
- 28 Oct 2018
Elumelu at TEF Says Entrepreneurship is the Key to Unlocking Economic Development
5,000 African entrepreneurs, private and public sector leaders and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem convened in Lagos on Thursday, October 25, 2018 for the annual Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)…
- 28 Jul 2019
Presidents, Global Leaders Tackle Job Creation, Others @ 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most…
- 28 Nov 2021
NCC Embarks on "Shine Your Eyes, No Fall Mugu" Sensitization Campaign in Benin
The Nigerian Communications Commission has again given expression to its commitment to reach all categories of telecom consumers, with the launch yesterday in Benin, of a consumer-centric outreach…
- 25 Aug 2024
Funds for Youths Empowerment Trapped in Banks over BVN/NIN Issues
Kassim Muhammed Kassim, youth leader and former state legislator, has claimed that billions of naira intended for 1000 youths per local government area across the country under the Special Public…
- 13 Jul 2017
E-PPAN: Big Data, Blockchain & Digital Finance Top Agenda Summit 2017
The Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) is set to host over 300 delegates on July 18-19 at the iconic Sheu Musa Yar’ Adua Centre, FCT, Abuja with the theme…
- 16 Dec 2025
Microsoft Empowers 350,000 more Nigerians with AI Skills
Microsoft, in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria, Data Science Nigeria, and Lagos Business School, today announced a major milestone in its AI National Skills Initiative (AINSI),…
- 15 Jun 2020
Facebook Launches “My Digital World” to Meet Digital Literacy Needs in Nigeria, Others
Facebook has launched “My Digital World”, a programme designed to equip the youth and general public across Sub-Saharan Africa with digital skills needed to navigate the digital world. My Digital…
- 5 Aug 2024
PlungeSmile, Powered by Reliance Infosystem, Targets 1m School Children Across Africa in its CSR Initiative
Reliance Infosystem Group, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, PlungeSmile Foundation, over the weekend in Lagos, reached out to corporate bodies for support in its drive to reach…
- 17 Nov 2022
Opaleye Applauds FG on DEIWG, says Public-private Partnerships Essential for Digital Economy
Adewale Opaleye, who is the group chief executive officer of Nigeria’s leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform Alerzo, has applauded the federal government for constituting the Digital…
- 20 Mar 2015
Technology is Key to Diversification of Nigeria Economy- Experts @ Signal Alliance Workshop
Experts at the Signal Alliance Customer Week Workshop organized in conjunction with Cisco recently have identified technology as one of the key component in the diversification of the Nigeria…
- 7 Nov 2013
Intel Partners ITU Telecom to Explore e-Education
Intel Corporation, the global leader in silicon chip innovation, will join ITU Telecom World 2013 as a partner, co-hosting sessions on leveraging the power of information and communication…
- 5 May 2021
Facebook Seeks to Empower Online Community Leaders in Nigeria, Others
Facebook is inviting online community leaders from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator programme. The five-month initiative offers participants…
- 16 Nov 2016
Algeria Eyes Transnational Highway Project for Nigeria Trade Boost
The key role earmarked for the 9022-km Trans-Sahara Highway in facilitating deeper trade relations between Algeria and several African markets, including Nigeria, is expected to be a topic of…
- 14 Jun 2022
African Healthcare Funders Forum to Connect, Scale Innovative Healthcare Solutions
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), Ashoka, and Social Innovation Circle, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim as part of their "Making More Health" and Boehringer Ingelheim Social…
- 16 Feb 2016
Young People Have Power to Change Nigeria - Peter Obi
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state and chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has advised the Nigerian youth to venture into politics irrespective of how they view the…
- 8 Oct 2021
Ford Foundation Appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as Regional Director W/Africa
The Ford Foundation, on Thursday announced the appointment of Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as its new Regional Director for its office serving West Africa. Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye, new…
- 22 May 2019
Facebook Celebrates One Year of NG_Hub
Celebrating exactly a year to the day since the doors of NG_Hub opened in Lagos, and Facebook further cemented its ambitions to train users across Nigeria in digital skills, Facebook released an…
- 21 Jun 2010
Two Technocrats Join Fidelity Bank’s Board
Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Stanley Lawson and Alhaji Bashari Mohammed Gumel, two experienced technocrats to join its Board as independent directors. Independent…
- 31 Mar 2019
UBA Unveils 30 Students as 2019 Campus Ambassadors
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, on Friday unveiled 30 students as UBA Brand Ambassadors for 2019 in the third edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme. …
- 19 Mar 2023
First Bank Opens Application for Magt Associate Programme
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN) has announced the call for participation in the third season of its FirstBank Management Associate Programme (FMAP). The application which is extended to the…
- 8 Dec 2014
Private Sector Thinks ‘Out of the Box’ on South Africa’s Woes
The private sector should collaborate with government to solve South Africa’s problems and brainstorm workable solutions that lend themselves to public-private partnerships. A more proactive…
- 7 Mar 2016
ITU Telecom World 2016 to Focus on Digital Economy, SMEs
ITU Telecom World 2016, the leading UN global technology event, will take place this year in Bangkok, Thailand, from 14 to 17 November 2016. The focus will be on the most effective ways to grow our…
- 28 Apr 2016
ITU Telecom World to Recognize Excellence in ICT Innovation
Innovative ICT solutions with positive social impact will be recognized and rewarded at ITU Telecom World 2016, the leading UN global technology event taking place this year in Bangkok, Thailand, 14…
- 17 Sept 2025
MTN Foundation Opens Applications for Phase 2 of SAIL Teachers’ Fellowship to Train 5,000 Nigerian Educators in Digital Skills
MTN Foundation, in partnership with SAIL Innovation Lab and Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), has announced the commencement of the second phase of the MTN SAIL Teachers Fellowship Programme with a call for…
- 5 Sept 2016
Innovation, Creativity on Display @ IBM “CogniHack Lagos 2016”
The abundance and quality of talent in the country’s local technology space was showcased recently to the friendly geeks at IBM. Showcasing its ongoing investment in the local technology space, IBM…