30 results
- 9 May 2018
Expert Urges Govt. to Improve Nation’s Industrial Base
Mr. Collins Agu, an Information Technology expert has urged the Federal Government to address the trend by improving the country’s industrial base. Agu, who is the founder, Technology Development for…
- 10 Feb 2021
Economic Diversification, a Pivotal Tool in Creating Prosperity - DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu InuwaAbdulahhi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has said that economic diversification is not basically just to alleviate poverty but also…
- 9 Jan 2018
Prof Iwu. Ekeh, Others Make Case for Imo’s Development
Prof. Maurice Iwu, former chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Leo Stan Ekeh, serial digital entrepreneur and chairman, Zinox Group; Senator Chris Anyanwu and a host of other…
- 21 Aug 2022
LaPRSC: Danbatta Highlights Why Nigerians Must Explore Opportunities in the Digital Economy to Eradicate Poverty
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, on Thursday addressed the 9 th Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Leadership and…
- 8 Apr 2024
NITDA, Katsina State Govt Empower 50 MSMES On Digital Marketing
National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) in conjunction with the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency, KASEDA have organised a capacity-building and empowerment programme…
- 6 Jun 2014
MTN’s 21 Days of Y’ello Care Investment Focuses on Education
MTN, leading information and communications Technology Company in Nigeria, has commenced its annual staff volunteerism programme, 21 Days of Y’ello Care, with this year’s edition focusing on…
- 31 Jan 2025
Fidelity Bank and NIYEEDEP Join Forces to Empower 6 Million Nigerian Youths
Fidelity Bank Plc, one of Nigeria's leading financial institution has announced its selection as one of the partner banks for the Nigeria Youth Economics Engagement and De-Radicalization Programme…
- 4 Jul 2025
Karl Toriola Champions Digital Education for Employability @Sigma Club Lecture
MTN Nigeria CEO, Dr Karl Toriola delivered a strong call for digital skills adoption and curriculum reform at the 11th Public Lecture of the Sigma Club, University of Ibadan, on Thursday, July 3,…
- 29 Oct 2023
NASENI Empowers 200 Imo Youths On Electrical Installation, Maintenance
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…
- 25 Jan 2023
Tech takeoff: As Africa Sets to be the Next Global Tech Hub, Here’s What it Could Mean for Industries Across Board
It’s no secret that technology across the continent is burgeoning at unprecedented rates. Homegrown innovations that speak to socio-economic bottlenecks are plenty, due to increased access to…
- 10 Nov 2025
NSE Endorses IEEE CTU-EMEA Summit, Prof. Yilwatda Named Keynote Speaker
Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has pledged full support for the successful hosting of the IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CTU-EMEA) Summit 2025, scheduled to…
- 11 Aug 2024
NASENI Launches MY-CNG App as it Hosts Pi-CNG's Ride-Share Conversion Incentive Program
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), at the weekend presided over the launch of the Presidential CNG…
- 23 Nov 2018
MTN, Orange Launch Mobile Money Interoperability to Scale up Mobile Financial Services
Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group, have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability), to enable interoperable…
- 13 Dec 2013
MTN Boosts Online Education in Nigeria with iLearning
MTN Business, the business-to-business arm of Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Company, MTN Nigeria, has partnered with Regenesys Business School, one of the leaders…
- 19 Oct 2020
Heritage Bank Commences Account Opening for 774,000 Participants of SPW Programme
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service providers is set to commence the account opening with Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) for the earmarked 774,000 participants of the…
- 3 Nov 2023
Halilu Targets First Quarter 2024 to Put NASENI Products in Nigeria Market
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has said his vision or direction for the Agency's products and…
- 25 Feb 2021
FG Launches Strategy to Combat Cyber Crimes
Federal government has expressed concern over the rising wave of the activities of cyber criminals, which is giving his administration some concerns. President Muhammadu Buhari stated this at the…
- 6 Mar 2024
Kingsley Adonu to Launch S Mobile Tech Hub in Enugu
A serial entrepreneur, Kingsley Adonu, the founder/ chairman of S Mobile Group, has disclosed plans to commission an innovation centre in Enugu State, codenamed S Mobile Tech Hub. The Tech Hub, he…
- 8 Aug 2013
Africa’s 20 Entrepreneurs Make Business Case
Africa’s 20 entrepreneurs will be presenting a business case for investment at Viridis Africa in October and among them will be Ben van Rooyen, CEO, ZEO Africa Zeo Africa was established in 2013 in…
- 6 Oct 2014
Kano Makes History with eCommerce Project
Kano state has begun an eCommerce project; seen as a turning point in the history of commerce in the state and the Northern region of Nigeria and the state government and leading lights in the state…
- 3 Feb 2017
AfDB , AFI Sign MoU to Enhance Financial Services
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent. The…
- 5 Dec 2019
Chams to Provide Tech Solutions to NAPAAS
Chams Plc has been appointed as the technology solution provider to the National Personal Asset Acquisition Scheme (NAPAAS), which allows military pensioners to acquire assets through a…
- 20 Sept 2021
Sekibo Urges Govt., Stakeholders to Prioritise SMEs, Youth Entrepreneurship
Bridging the gap to attain sustainable solutions to economic recovery will be the most impactful route to drive lasting and meaningful growth; for this to be achieved, creation of opportunities,…
- 26 Jun 2014
Growing Use of ICT in Agriculture Helping to "Transform Africa"
An influential report on education, training and development in Africa shows that the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is beginning to have a significant impact on agriculture…
- 6 Jan 2023
FCMB, Jamborow Partner to Fast-track Financial Inclusion Among Rural Dwellers
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Jamborow, an emerging force in the technology ecosystem, have announced a partnership to fast-track financial inclusion to enrich the lives of thousands of…
- 6 Oct 2008
ZoomMobile Pledges Support for ComBIT 2008 Expo
Chief Tony Okonkwo, group managing director, Reliance Telecommunications Limited now trading as Zoom Mobile, has commended the role played by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of…
- 19 Dec 2021
NCC Partners SMEDAN to Establish SME Digital Academy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to establish a SME Digital Academy. L-R: Ibrahim Mohammed, Head,…
- 11 Apr 2023
NCC Leads Other Stakeholders to eBusinesslife Girls in ICT Day Celebration
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will be leading other stakeholders as eBusiness Life Communication Limited hosts young girls in the 2023 edition of the…
- 9 May 2022
NCC to Lead Stakeholders to eBusinesslife Girls In ICT Day Celebration
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will be leading other stakeholders as eBusiness Life Communication Limited hosts young girls in the 2022 edition of the…
- 8 Feb 2010
Ecobank Gets $6 Million from Gates Foundation
Ecobank has received a $6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote low-cost savings accounts in rural and poor neighbourhoods in Africa. The bank said the grant was part…