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- 2 Nov 2020
Ventures Platform Foundation Launches Applications for Start Up North East
Ventures Platform Foundation, the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has announced a call for applications from Nigerian startups for Start Up North East, an incubation programme for…
- 24 May 2022
Collab to Launch 5G Mokki Tech Spaces in Africa
The recently launched Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator (‘BB Incubator’) in Douala, Cameroon, together with pan-African video game publishing company Ludique Works and Finnish tech…
- 13 May 2022
Two Nigerian Startups Emerge Winners @ GITEX 2022 North Star Pitch Competition
Two Nigerian technology start-ups, Pricepally.com and Paddy Cover, have emerged winners at the Lagos leg of the North Star and GITEX Global pitch tournament held on Thursday at the Eko Innovation…
- 24 Oct 2016
Courier Operators Scaling Up Operations in North East- Obabori
As things are returning to normalcy in the North East part of Nigeria, courier operators have started reopening their offices which were shut down about four years ago. Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 6 Jan 2021
Ventures Platform Foundation launches applications for Gov Labs
Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its latest incubation programme, Gov Labs - a 12-week programme for tech…
- 15 Aug 2022
Ibrahim, DG NOTAP says TSB will Enhance STI Development in Nigeria
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, the Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), has said that the Technology Story Board (TSB) initiative of NOTAP is…
- 27 Jun 2022
TLcom Capital Appoints Eloho Omame as Partner
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner, bolstering its capabilities as it ramps up deployment of TIDE Africa Fund II, its new $150mn pan-African tech…
- 14 Feb 2021
FCMB Offers N5m Interest Free Loan to Support SMEs
First City Monument Bank (FCMB), at the weekend intensified its support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) by providing interest free loans of up to N5million to entrepreneurs. The support,…
- 22 Jul 2013
FAAN Says Insecurity Slowing Business @ Kano Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the underutilisation of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano is linked insecurity, which has also affected socio economic…
- 25 May 2009
Zain Nigeria Appoints new Officers
Mobile telecommunications operator, Zain Nigeria has announced key appointments in the company’s commercial, operations and human resources directorate as part of its effort to strategically…
- 2 Nov 2019
NCC Seeks N65Bn Bailout for Infracos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is to seek the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) support in granting and disbursement of the planned N65 billion subsidy for Infrastructure Companies…
- 8 Apr 2019
MTN Launches FibreNet in Abuja
MTN Nigeria has launched its FibreNet product and services in Abuja using CITEC estate as its pilot. Auwal Abdullahi, MTN senior manager Enterprise Business in the North, said the decision to…
- 11 Oct 2014
Nigeria Telecoms Sector Investments Now Worth $32-Juwah
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the investment volume in the nation’s telecommunications industry is estimated at $32billion with 9.2 per cent to the country’s GDP. Dr.…
- 23 Sept 2014
Renaissance Capital Records 81% Net Profit in H1 2014
Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging- and frontier markets investment bank, has announced significant growth of its net profit in 1H 2014, despite challenging market conditions. The Firm reported…
- 11 Feb 2015
Shell Restates Commitment to Bonga South West/Aparo Project
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has restated its commitment to the implementation of the SNEPCO-operated Bonga South West/Aparo (BSWA) project, denying recent…
- 12 Oct 2016
IBM, Four Others Lead Managed Services Market, Value Nears $200Bn
A new report by MarketsandMarkets shows the managed services market is estimated to grow from USD 145.33 Billion in 2016 to USD 242.45 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)…
- 29 Jan 2018
NiMet D-G explains causes of harmattan fluctuation
Prof. Sani Mashi, Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), says the mixture of harmattan and heat conditions presently being experienced in some parts of Nigeria is caused by…
- 15 Aug 2016
IBM, VMware, Others Leverage $12.76Bn Personal Identity Management Market
A "Personal Identity Management” report by MarketsandMarkets estimates the market will grow from USD 7.37 Billion in 2016 to USD 12.76 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of…
- 30 Jul 2017
Freetel Partners TD Mobile to Launch in Nigeria
Freetel, Japan’s largest selling smart phone brand in open market announced the launch in Nigeria in partnership with TD Mobile, biggest mobile devices distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa. Freetel was…
- 22 Apr 2024
NASENI, Nasarawa State, Firm to Establish Tractor Manufacturing Plant in North-Central Geo-political Zone
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is set to collaborate with Nasarawa state government and Bobtrack Tractors, a division of Saint Bob Motors Limited to start the…
- 28 Aug 2015
Adefuye, Nigerian Ambassador to US is Dead
Prof. Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, Nigeria’s ambassador and head of Missions in the United States of America is dead. He died on Thursday in a hospital in Washington, DC, where he had gone for a…
- 15 Sept 2010
Fibre Optics Reduces Latency to 30% --Obioha
Phillip Obioha is the chief operating officer of Computer Warehouse Group and managing director of DCC Networks, Communications subsidiary of the group. He studied Electrical Electronic with options…
- 1 Apr 2015
LG Begins Global Launch of New Mid-Range Smartphone
LG Electronics has commenced the global rollout of its new mid-range smartphone lineup starting in South America to be followed closely by Europe, Asia, Middle East Africa and North America. The…
- 6 Mar 2019
AfDB, Partners Flag off ‘Coding for Employment’ Programme
More young people and students across Africa and in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous economy, are becoming computer literate, with coding and digital skills training, under the “Coding for Employment”…
- 15 May 2020
Facebook Joins Video-conferencing Market with Messenger Rooms
Facebook has launched Messenger Rooms, a video-conferencing tool which is set to rival Zoom. The social media giant says it is rolling out the solution globally. Messenger Rooms lets people create a…
- 16 Jun 2015
African PR Agency to Ramp up Presence in Nigeria
Djembe Communications, the pioneering pan-African communications consultancy that recently received an Award of Excellence at the prestigious 2015 PRSA Silver Anvil, has embarked on an ambitious…
- 24 Feb 2015
Senate Laments Poor Broadband Services
The Senate yesterday described as worrisome, the poor access of Nigerians to broadband internet services despite the number of undersea cables running across the country and the huge investment…
- 1 May 2018
FG Launches Start-up Nigeria
The federal government has launched Startup Nigeria, a three-month incubation program designed to support local entrepreneurs to create viable products, go to the market and gain traction. The…
- 17 Dec 2015
NITDA Hosts Al-Qualam University, Pledges IT Intervention in Katsina
Mr. Peter Jack, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that the Agency will soon embark on IT intervention in the Katsina State. The NITDA boss said…
- 25 Aug 2008
Multichoice Expands, Introduces More Content
Multichoice Nigeria is set to expand to other parts of the country especially the North, where they do not have a significant presence. Joseph Hundah, managing director, Multichoice Nigeria, told…