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- 6 Nov 2023
9mobile Promotes Mental Well-Being, Physical Fitness Through the Yaba Fitness Fair
9mobile, has taken a significant step in promoting the mental well-being and physical fitness of Nigerians through the Yaba Fitness Fair in partnership with FitnessPlus. The event, held in Yaba,…
- 20 Feb 2015
AIG Set to Commission New Office In Yaba, Nigeria ‘Silicon Valley’
Africa Internet Group (AIG) is to open its new office complex which is located at the E-Center, Sabo-Yaba, Lagos is directly in the heart of Yaba which is fast becoming the new tech-hub of Nigeria,…
- 10 Sept 2024
Fidelity Bank Donates Maternity Kits to Pregnant Women in Yaba
Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, has donated maternity kits to pregnant women in Aiyetoro, Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State. This donation is part of the…
- 24 Feb 2015
AIG Opens New Office in Yaba, Now in 26 Countries
Africa Internet Group (AIG), the leading internetgroup in Africa, has moved itsoffice located in Yaba area of Lagos State. The three-stairs, smart office-building houses six of AIG ventures in…
- 22 Jan 2014
Lagos Declares Yaba Africa’s Silicon Valley
Lagos State Government has reiterated its decision to depict Yaba area the high-tech economic hub of Africa, talking after the like of Silicon Valley in the United States. Silicon Valley continues to…
- 7 Jan 2026
PalmPay Deepens Its Long-Term Commitment in Nigeria with New Office @ Yaba
PalmPay has opened a new office at 33 Old Yaba Road, Lagos, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, customer service, and operational growth in Nigeria. The new office represents a continued…
- 16 Oct 2016
LASG Reaches Out to Stanford Business School to Transform Yaba into Tech Hub
In a bid to optimise the budding technological potential of the Yaba axis, the Lagos state government has reached out to Stanford University’s Graduate Business School and a select group of…
- 1 Apr 2019
Canon Partners Yaba College of Technology to Develop Student Talent
Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) a leader in imaging solutions, has signed a 3 year partnership agreement with Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) to support students in their professional…
- 1 Mar 2016
Tizeti Unwraps Unlimited Internet Service for Ikoyi, Yaba Subscribers
Tizeti, fast growing Wireless Internet service provider in Lagos, has launched its service simultaneously in South West Ikoyi and Yaba, bringing its unlimited Internet network to more than 200,000…
- 1 Nov 2018
Skool Media donates laptops, security gadgets to FSTC Yaba
In line with its objective of providing infrastructural support to educational institutions in the country, the management and staff of Skool Media on Wednesday donated laptops and other security…
- 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…
- 1 Mar 2021
COVID-19: 9mobile Celebrates, Pledges Support for Health Workers at Yaba Isolation Centre
9mobile has paid glowing tribute to Dr. Ayodeji Falana and other health workers who have been outstanding in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the last one year. Dr. Falana was adjudged most…
- 15 Nov 2022
GoMyCode Opens Flagship Hackerspace in Yaba, Unpacks Business Plan for Nigerian Market
In a bid to ensure that Nigerians, particularly youths are prepared and ready for the future work, GoMyCode, Africa’s leading edtech platform has unveiled its business plans for the Nigerian market,…
- 30 Aug 2016
Facebook CEO in Nigeria to Witness Africa's Tech Revolution
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO is in Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, meet with developers and partners, and…
- 4 Jun 2015
Vodacom Business Provides Internet Connectivity to Lagos School
The Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, is well-known for producing some of the country’s best students in the science and technical fields at secondary school level. To help improve the…
- 29 Aug 2021
Dotts Media House Executes 3D Zebra Crossing in Lagos
Marketing Agency, Dotts Media House has executed a 3D Zebra Crossing project in Yaba, Lagos to commemorate 2021 Youth Day of Service, YDOS. Speaking during the execution of the project in Lagos…
- 8 Mar 2018
Stanbic IBTC Launches Accelerator programme
Stanbic IBTC Bank (Nigeria) Plc, Thursday, launched own innovation hub dubbed the Blue Hub in Yaba. Speaking at the unveiling, Dr. Demole Sogunle, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC, disclosed that…
- 4 Sept 2016
Zuckerberg’s Visit Validates Nigeria’s Emerging Tech Ecosystem - MainOne
Following the recent visit of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Officer, to Yaba’s Silicon Hub, Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, stated that the visit is a…
- 21 Oct 2015
Kaymu Takes eCommerce to Communities with 'Kaymu Village' Launch
Kaymu, an e-commerce giant, has launched the first-of-its kind social innovation center called Kaymu Village to provide an enhanced user experience between sellers and buyers in the Yaba environs of…
- 27 Jan 2017
MainOne Extends SME Solution to New Areas in Lagos
MainOne said it has extended the coverage areas of 'SME-in-a-Box' bundled connectivity solution across new areas in Lagos. The company announced that it has added Yaba, Surulere, Victoria Island,…
- 28 Jan 2018
Yabatech Radio Station Takes Off Soon
The Management of Yaba College of Technology says it is dialoguing with the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to resolve a disagreement delaying take-off of the college’s radio station. Dr…
- 12 Jul 2017
Lagos Inaugurates Herbert Macaulay e-Library
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday inaugurated Herbert Macaulay e-Library in Yaba, Lagos. Ambode expressed the hoped that the e-library would increase access to all materials that would…
- 23 Jun 2025
Fidelity Bank Uplifts Old People's Home with Essential Items Donation
Fidelity Bank Plc, leading financial institution has reaffirmed its commitment to corporate social responsibility with the donation of food and essential items to the Old People’s Home in Yaba,…
- 13 Sept 2016
NITDA DG to CCHub: Says We Want Incubation Hubs to Thrive
The Nigerian government said it is set to promote Nigerians with innovative ideas, as reiterated Dr Vincent Olatunji, acting director general of NITDA at Idea Hub and Co Creation Hub Yaba, recently.…
- 11 May 2018
Lagos to Transform Sabo Industrial Estate into Technology Hub
The Lagos State Government said it had concluded plans to transform the Sabo Industrial Estate in Yaba into a technology hub and a silicon valley within 18 months. Mr Hakeem Fahm, Commissioner for…
- 14 Jun 2016
Green House Wins St Saviour’s Inter-House Sports Competition
Board members, parents and pupils at the sports arena of Saint Saviour’s school, Ebute Metta, Yaba, Lagos, were at the weekend thrilled by budding athletes the school, who put up fantastic…
- 27 Jun 2018
Yabatech Acquires Software for Detecting Plagiarism
The Governing Council of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) yesterday said it had acquired a world-class security software capable of detecting any act of plagiarism in write-ups submitted by…
- 24 Jun 2015
Carmudi, Others for Nigeria's First E-Commerce Exhibition
The Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA-Hub), Yaba, Lagos State, will this weekend play host to Nigeria's first ever e-commerce exhibition. The likes of…
- 15 Feb 2019
Valentine: Jumia Gifts Food, Baby Items to Orphanage Home
This year's Valentine will no doubt leave a good taste in the mouths of staff and children at the Nigeria Red Cross Orphanage Home in Makoko, Yaba, Lagos as representatives of Jumia's hotel &…
- 14 Mar 2019
Jaiz Empowers 83 Youths in YabaTech
The Yaba College of Education (YABATECH) Flexible Skills Development Centre has graduated 83 persons that have completed the flexible short skills development courses in Vegetable Farming, Video…