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- 17 Sept 2024
UK Announces £1.9m Sankore Project for Science, Tech & Innovation in West Africa
UK government’s West Africa Research and Innovation Hub (WARIH) has launched Sankore to support economic growth by strengthening technology and innovation across West Africa, in close partnership…
- 21 Jul 2021
TETFund Joins the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
The UK’s West Africa Research and Innovation Hub, has facilitated the joining of Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) into the membership of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in…
- 1 Jul 2026
Google Rolls Out Fresh AI Projects Across Africa, Opens New Innovation Hub
Google Cloud has unveiled a series of new artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure and skills development initiatives aimed at accelerating Africa's digital transformation. President…
- 3 Sept 2024
CADEF Announces Strategic Partnership with Jacob’s Ladder Africa to Launch Green Innovation Hub in Nigeria
Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation ( CADEF ) has announced a strategic partnership with Jacob’s Ladder Africa (JLA) to expand green innovation and youth entrepreneurship in Nigeria. This…
- 3 Jun 2021
Lagos Set to Build West Africa’s Biggest Tech Hub in Yaba
In a bid to ramp up its intervention in provision of technology infrastructure and expand the tech space to accommodate more startups, Lagos State Government is set to embark on the construction of…
- 30 Sept 2025
Layer3 Delivers Core Network Solution for WACREN’s AC3 Project, Strengthening Africa’s Research and Education Connectivity
Layer3, one of Africa’s leading technology solutions providers, has successfully delivered the core network component contract for the AfricaConnect3 (AC3) project, executed by the West and Central…
- 28 Aug 2019
WAAS will Enhance Agribusiness, Grow GDP Across West Africa - Asenuga
The need for West African countries to come together to showcase the rich agricultural heritage of their sub-continent and contribute to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are the focus of the West…
- 30 Mar 2022
Check Point Software Partners TD Africa to Expand the Reach of Cybersecurity Expertise in West Africa
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, partners with TD Africa, a foremost distributor of technology, services and lifestyle products, to…
- 16 Nov 2017
EcoBank Research: Digital Innovation in SSA Driven by Explosion in Mobile Phone Usage
By peter oluka Digital innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa is being driven by the explosion in mobile phone usage, enabling African consumers to leapfrog existing business models and technologies The…
- 9 Dec 2022
Pantami Urges Africa to Embrace Innovation to Drive Economy
Professor Ali Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy in Nigeria, has stressed that for Africa to prosper economically, the region must play active role in digital innovation.…
- 18 Sept 2025
Google Expands Digital Infrastructure with Four New Subsea Cable Hubs and $9m AI Fund for Africa
Google has announced a new set of investments in Africa, reaffirming its nearly two-decade commitment to the continent's digital transformation. The latest commitments focus on empowering Africa's…
- 14 Apr 2017
Pantami, Agada, Others for UNN ‘Roar Nigeria’ Hub Public Unveiling
The University of Nigeria Nsukka has fixed April 26th for the Public Introduction of the Roar Nigeria Hub, the first full-fledged university embedded technology hub in West Africa. Dr. Isa Pantami,…
- 12 Dec 2021
Cybersafe Foundation to Train 2,400 Girls in Digital Skills
Cybersafe Foundation, a cybersecurity awareness creator has unveiled the DigiGirls Project, enabled by the commitment and funding from the UK Government. This is aimed at lowering the digital gender…
- 24 Mar 2025
FG, UK FCDO, and Ghana Partner to Launch Sankore
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST) and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology…
- 18 Oct 2016
DS-IHUB Opens Innovation Floodgate Hackathon 2016
DS INNOVATION HUB has opened the knowledge Olympiad floodgate Hackathon 2016 with a promise to deliver a 48 Hours Non-stop Coding Adventure into the world of Innovation & Creativity. Not less…
- 16 Dec 2021
Nigeria Startup Bill Poised To Unlock Digital Potential
Nigeria has moved a step closer to rolling out its landmark Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) that will further deepen the country’s technology ecosystem and enable a sector on the cusp of exponential…
- 4 Apr 2017
UNN Makes History with ‘Roar Nigeria Hub’
University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has scored another first with the opening of first full-fledged university embedded technology community in West Africa called ‘Roar Nigeria Hub’. Located at the…
- 9 Feb 2009
D-Link to change Future with Innovation, Creativity-Uwaje
Chris Uwaje is Information and Communication Technology (ICT) impresario. He is a renowned expert in the fields of engineering solutions, research, software design and development respectively. Uwaje…
- 9 Sept 2025
Nigerian Entrepreneurs Are the Architects of the Digital Future, Says Lagos Deputy Governor at GITEX Nigeria 2025
The inaugural GITEX NIGERIA concluded in a tremendous fashion this Thursday in Lagos, as West Africa’s largest tech, AI, and startup show cast a spotlight on the influence of emerging local and…
- 25 Jul 2018
UNN Strengthens Economic Transformation Through Science Park
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) says it is deepening economic transformation in West Africa through its newly established Lion Science Park (LSP). Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, UNN Vice Chancellor,…
- 2 Sept 2018
Roar Nigeria Hub Hosts Facebook Stakeholders Roundtable @ University of Nigeria
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) went agog with activities as it recently, welcomed a team from the global giant Facebook. The Public Policy Director for Facebook Africa, Ebele Okobi led the…
- 16 Sept 2016
CyberXchange Confab ’16 Rings Collabo to Strengthen W/Africa’s Cyber Security
The number one topic for CEOs this year is cyber security and keeping company as well as client ecosystems safe. Security issues are even more pronounced with the slump in oil prices causing economic…
- 27 Jul 2013
AfDB Doles Out $45m for PAU Universities in Nigeria, Others
African Development Bank’s (AfDB) board of executive directors has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU). The new…
- 4 Jun 2012
Nokia, Co-Creation Hub Partner on Growth Academy
Nokia in partnership with foremost social innovation centre in Nigeria, Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB) has embarked on an academy program called ‘Nokia/CCHub Growth Academy’ aimed at…
- 23 Feb 2016
IBM Marks 23 Years of Inventions, Patent Leadership
IBM, the global technology firm reportedly invests as much as $6bn on technology R&D annually; and it continues to shape the future of computing through cognitive computing and cloud platforms…
- 28 Jan 2018
Akwa-Ibom: From Smart City to Smart-State
Chris Uwaje First, it is essential to state that Akwa Ibom was the first State in Nigeria to establish and enthrone a State Information (IT) Policy and created a Science and Technology Office at the…
- 3 Oct 2012
Nokia, Co-Creation Hub Growth Academy Invite Applications
Nokia, global leader in the manufacturing of mobile devices, in partnership with Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB), foremost social innovation centre in Nigeria, are inviting applications for the sophomore…
- 12 May 2024
Dr Aina Tasks FinTechs on Corporate Governance
Dr Segun Aina, founding President of the Africa Fintech Network (AFN), and Board Chairman, FintechNGR has urged financial technology service providers in the country to embrace and pay a lot of…
- 18 Sept 2024
Khalil Halilu's 365 Days Outstanding Transformations at NASENI
By Olusegun Ayeoyenikan National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is mandated to make available in the Nigerian market the primary and intermediate capital products required…
- 24 Oct 2013
IBM Promotes Innovation at Lagos Hackathon
The technology giant flagged off its pan-African hackathon series recently in Lagos, Nigeria’s industrial and commercial hub with the “IBM Lagos Hackathon”, a four-day technology training and ideas…