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- 17 Apr 2022
UNESCO, African ICT Foundation Set to Host West-Africa Internet Governance Forum 2022
The UNESCO and the African ICT Foundation is set to host the West-Africa Internet Governance Forum 2022 with a titled build around the UNESCO ROAM-X framework for understanding and improving digital…
- 17 Oct 2023
Digital Ad Expert Joins UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition to Improve Digital Advertising Education
Digital Ad Expert, Aleph Group, Inc’s social initiative to create economic opportunities through digital advertising education, is delighted to join UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition. Formed in…
- 5 Feb 2015
UNESCO Approaches Osun to Adopt e-Learning Device
The Osun state government Wednesday said that the United‎ Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had approached it asking for permission to adopt the tablet of…
- 26 Nov 2021
Unesco Member States Adopt Global Artificial Intelligence Ethics
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) member states have adopted the first global agreement on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). The endorsement…
- 28 Feb 2018
FG Seeks UNESCO’s Support to Train Information Managers
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to assist Nigeria in building the capacity of…
- 15 Oct 2021
Netflix, UNESCO Launch Groundbreaking Competition in Sub-Saharan Africa
Netflix and UNESCO have partnered to launch an innovative short film competition on ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ across Sub-Saharan Africa. Winners of the competition will be trained and mentored…
- 9 Aug 2026
UNESCO Taps Oguamanam,Nigerian Scholar to Advisory Body on Science, Tech Ethics
Prof Chidi Oguamanam, Nigerian scholar, has been invited to serve as a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO’s) World Commission on the Ethics of…
- 1 May 2013
Unesco, Nokia to Use Mobile Technology to Improve Education in Nigeria
Mobile phones can soon be used to help teachers improve English language literacy skills among primary school students in Nigeria. The project is being launched by UNESCO and Nokia, with support from…
- 19 Jul 2021
African ICT Foundation Partners UNESCO to Host Regional Stakeholders Forum on Internet Governance Policy
The African ICT Foundation is partnering with the UNESCO to host a stakeholders’ engagement for the advancement of evidence-based policy making of Internet governance The virtual event, which holds…
- 3 Jun 2026
Japan, UNESCO Boost Digital Learning in 15 CoEs with Donation of ICT Equipment
The Federal Government has received a major boost in its drive to strengthen teacher education and digital learning, as the Government of Japan, through the UNESCO International Institute for…
- 15 Mar 2022
Winners of Netflix & Unesco ‘African Folktales’ Emerged
After launching a groundbreaking competition to find some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s up and coming filmmakers, entitled ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ Netflix and UNESCO can now announce the six…
- 8 Mar 2018
UNESCO, Lagos Govt Partner To Train 4,000 Youths On ICT Skills
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says it is partnering with the Lagos State Government to train four thousand youths on Information Communication and…
- 28 Mar 2018
UNESCO Seeks Digital Documentation to Help Preserve, Restore Culture
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) yesterday said digitally documenting the heritage and culture of Africa would help the preservation and restoration for…
- 1 Feb 2022
Top 20 Emerging Filmmakers Shortlisted for Netflix & UNESCO’s African Folktales Competition
Netflix and UNESCO are excited to announce the 20 shortlisted candidates who will go forward in the exciting short film competition ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’. What’s more - the quality of…
- 23 Apr 2012
NCC Commends UNESCO, Authors on World Book Day
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), joins the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), stakeholders in the Copyright Industry, particularly literary authors and…
- 16 Jun 2013
UNN, UNESCO Partner on Science Fair
University of Nigeria Nsukka in conjunction with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) will hold…
- 3 Mar 2023
Huawei Partners UNESCO to Enhance Learning in Nigeria Through Technology
Huawei has partnered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to enhance learning in Nigeria through the use of technology. Huawei said it is also making…
- 31 Aug 2014
Doregos Teachers Get UNESCO Standard, Microsoft Certifications
About 120 teachers of Doregos Private Academy and St Bernadette Schools in Nigeria have become the first schools in Africa and Nigeria to certified their teachers in UNESCO Standard , Digital…
- 30 Oct 2017
UNESCO, FCTA Train 100 on ICT, Entrepreneurship Programmes
UNESCO in collaboration with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) yesterday graduated its second batch of 100 trainees on Information Communication and Technology (ICT),…
- 16 Feb 2018
UNESCO urges Youths to Restore Pan-Africa Through ICT
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO ) has advised African youths to tap into the power of the Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) for the…
- 27 May 2017
P&G Partners UNESCO to Educate 50,000 Girls & Women on ICT
Procter and Gamble, a leading FMCG company in Nigeria, has partnered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a specialized agency of the United Nationsto…
- 17 Mar 2017
Unesco, GSMA Champion Women's Online Participation
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development's Working Group on the Digital Gender Divide, co-chaired by the GSMA and Unesco, has released a report that sets specific recommendations to…
- 17 Nov 2021
Deadline Extension for Netflix-UNESCO’s ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ Competition
In October, Netflix and UNESCO partnered to launch a groundbreaking short film competition tagged ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’. This is in effort to showcase Africa’s arts and culture while…
- 25 Oct 2021
Google to Partner with UNESCO to Support Digital Journalism Training in Africa
Google has launched the Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education to enhance journalists’ training in Africa. The announcement was made during the inaugural Google News Initiative…
- 15 Mar 2016
ITU, UNESCO Advocate Mobile Technology for Equitable, Better Quality Education
A joint ITU/UNESCO Policy Forum on mobile learning brought together for the first time Ministers of Education and Ministers of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to examine the role…
- 25 Mar 2025
AFRIMA Collaborates with BridgeAfric and UNESCO for Lagos Global Music Workshop
Lagos is set to welcome top music business leaders, celebrities, business executives, and creative industry professionals from around the world as All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, partners with…
- 2 Aug 2021
Stakeholders in ICT Across West Africa Pledge to Deepen Internet Penetration in the Region
UNESCO and the African ICT Foundation have jointly organised a knowledge sharing session on how to mainstream Internet Universality and ROAM principles (Rights, Openness, Access and Multi-stakeholder…
- 15 May 2026
Upperlink, ICANN, Others Rally Global Participation for UA Day 2026
Upperlink has announced its collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the…
- 7 Nov 2023
Okereke, Nigerian Elected Fellow of World Academy of Sciences
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke has been elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (UNESCO-TWAS) in recognition of his outstanding contribution…
- 13 Feb 2015
World Radio Day Broadcast Focuses on Youth, Innovation
World Radio Day, organized this year by UNESCO, EBU, the United Nations Office in Geneva, and ITU brings attention to the theme: “Youth and Innovation”, looking ahead to new and innovative means to…