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- 17 Apr 2019
NITDA to Empower South East Youths on ICT Skills with Start-Up Friday
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Wednesday, said the agency is set to empower youths within Enugu and the South East region with Information Communication Technology…
- 10 Dec 2017
GenesysIGNITE Doles Out $10,000 Seed Fund for 3 Startups In SE
By peter oluka GenesysIGNITE , an annual event that seeks to congregate technology hubs from all parts of the south-east and south-south regions of Nigeria, has doled out $10,000 to fund three ideas…
- 14 Nov 2019
Imo State @ #StartupSouth5 Uyo, Seeks Broadband Connectivity Partnership to Deepen Digital Economy
Imo State Government is exploring possibilities to deepen broadband connectivity across the state, according to Nze Meekam Mgbenwelu, the state commissioner for Technology Development. …
- 27 Oct 2008
Music, Fun at Zain Tru Search Concert in Enugu
Enugu came alive with fun, good music and the best of Nigerian entertainment, recently when Zain and Television outfit, Nigezie held the South-East edition of the Tru Search Concert, a talent hunt…
- 15 Dec 2008
Ndukwe Advices S.East Govts. to Embrace ICT
Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications(NCC) has enjoined various levels of governments in the South-Eastern part of the country to ensure that their citizens are not left out…
- 14 Aug 2018
Anambra, Ebonyi and Imo States benefit from MTN’s Emergency Ward Intervention Project
In the spirit of brightening lives across different states in Nigeria, the MTN Foundation recently extended its Emergency Ward Intervention project to south-east Nigeria, donating medical equipment…
- 20 Oct 2008
Zain Links South-South with Fixed Phones, Connects All
Zain is offering the South-South Region residents - particularly students, travellers and those who live and work in places where access to traditional mobile phone is restricted - an opportunity to…
- 25 Aug 2024
Nigeria Ramps Up Response as Mpox Cases Hit 40
Nigeria has rolled out measures to contain the spread of mpox as the country has recorded 39 cases of the virus this year amid a surge in infections across Africa, according to Dr. Jide Idris,…
- 26 Aug 2016
Etisalat Empowers 100 Entrepreneurs with Life Skills, Equipment
Etisalat in partnership with O.A. Bella Resources, has empowered 100 individuals with basic life skills aimed at helping them maximise their potentials through the establishment of start-up…
- 1 Aug 2016
Etisalat Empowers 100 Entrepreneurs with Life Skills, Equipment
Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications operator, Etisalat, in partnership with O.A. Bella Resources, has empowered 100 individuals with basic life skills and basic equipment to help them…
- 2 Mar 2016
NCC Destroys N2Bn Pirated Materials in Enugu
The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) yesterday destroyed pirated materials valued at about N2bn in Enugu. The materials which include digital video discs, compact discs, books and among others,…
- 24 Jul 2015
Professor Sola Aderounmu Emerges New NCS President
Members of the Nigeria Computer Society ‎(NCS) have elected Professor Sola Aderounmu as their new president (2015-2017). Although there were initially protests over some provisions of the new…
- 6 Jan 2014
Ministers, Bank Chiefs Jostle for Sanusi’s Job @ CBN
Mr. Olusegun Aganga, minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and Dr. Yerima Ngama, minister of State for Finance have reportedly joined the high-wired corporate cum political chess game to succeed…
- 12 Aug 2018
Mines Secures $13M Series A to Grow Digital Credit Platform for Emerging Markets
Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth. Also participating are Velocity…
- 13 Dec 2020
FG Moves to Use Space Science Address Economic Challenges, Others
The federal government has said that investment in Space Science and Technology will positively address environmental, security, research, economic, health and other challenges confronting the…
- 10 Sept 2018
Market Leaders, Others Laud Life Progress Booster as another 20 SMEs got N6m Grant
Life Continental Lager Beer has received accolades for its Small and Medium Enterprises development initiative tagged: Life Progress Booster”, aimed at helping small and medium businesses grow by…
- 28 Jan 2012
Galaxy Backbone to Commission Digital Inclusion Projects in Anambra State
Galaxy Backbone will commission a number of its ICT centres in Anambra State, in line with its commitment to be the leading enabler of digital inclusion of underserved communities and rural locations…
- 12 Aug 2014
Enugu Woos NAGAFF to FTZ, Transshipment Hub For W/Africa Plan
Plans are underway for free trade zone, transshipment hub For West Africa at Akanu Ibiam International Airport. The Planned economic development comes under the partnership between the Federal…
- 4 Sept 2018
25 Entrepreneurs Get Life Beer Progress Booster Grant In Enugu, As Train Moves to Anambra
A total of 25 entrepreneurs received cheques worth N300, 000 each to grow their respective businesses during the Life Progress Booster event which was held in Enugu on Sunday evening. The…
- 29 Mar 2023
FG Approves N24.2Bn for Free Internet Facilities in Airports, Markets
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N24.2 billion for the provision of Internet facilities at 20 airports, some institutions of learning and markets across the country. Prof. Isa…
- 26 Jun 2017
Direct Peering, Cost as Roadblocks to Telecom Development- Experts
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications ecosystem have identified direct peering among service providers as well as high cost of national transmission link as major obstacles to the…
- 13 Aug 2026
ESUT Workers Get N82,000 Minimum Wage as Enugu Approves Fresh Salary Increase
Enugu State Government has approved an increase in the minimum wage for workers of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) from N32,000 to N82,000 monthly, effective Sept. 1,…
- 19 Jan 2022
TETFund Harps on Innovation as NBTE Sets Deadline on Skills Devt Centre
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has called on polytechnics and colleges of education in the country to up their games in academic programmes and innovation to reposition the country on…
- 1 Oct 2017
NCC Says USPF On Course for Availability, Accessibility & Affordability Services
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has stated the strategic activities of the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, were…
- 5 Sept 2021
#StartupSouth6: Enugu Lands Hosting Rights for Startup Conference
Enugu, Nigeria’s coal city State and Southeast Nigeria’s former regional capital has won the hosting rights for #StartupSouth6 - the biggest Startup and Innovation-focused conference in the…
- 2 May 2015
Women to Watch in GMB’s Govt
The outgoing administration of President Goodluck Jonathan boasts of an array of influential women, who command much respect even among their male counterparts, according to the Punch. Apart…
- 2 Aug 2021
MTN Appoints Shodunke, Sowho, 2 Nigerians for Top Jobs
MTN Group Limited, leading African multinational mobile telecommunications company, has appointed Shoyinka Shodunke and Adia Sowho as chief information officer (CIO) of MTN Nigeria and chief…
- 19 Mar 2013
Blood, Tears as 166 Perish in Calabar
No less than 166 Nigerians were feared dead when a boat they were travelling in sank about 40 nautical miles off the coast of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Eyewitnesses said that the…
- 7 Jul 2026
History as Abia Unveil Nigeria’s First Manu-Tech UniPod @ MOUAU
Abia State has inaugurated of the country’s first Manufacturing Technology University Innovation Pod (Manu-Tech UniPod) at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). Dr. Maruf…
- 20 Aug 2019
Zinox, EdVigor re-train over 1000 teachers
Foremost technology giant, Zinox Technologies Ltd. has partnered with EdVigor, an outreach of Harvard-trained resource experts versed in the development of learning curriculum, tore-train over 1000…