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- 19 Aug 2024
eHealth Africa, NPHCDA Unveil Digital Innovation to Boost Planning of Polio Vaccination
A Non-governmental organization, eHealth Africa in partnership with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has piloted a new digital innovation to ensure accurate and effective…
- 16 Dec 2013
eHealth Fueled by Strong Government Leadership in Key MEA Countries
Government authorities in some Middle East and Africa countries have named ehealth a top priority and are backing up their words with solid financial support. As a result, public and many private…
- 9 Apr 2014
ITU Renews Commitment to eHealth
The ITU has renewed its commitment to help accelerate the global development and adoption of health information and communication technologies to improve healthcare and bring down costs, particularly…
- 9 Sept 2013
Nigeria’s eHealth Initiative
Copying and pasting latest e-health technology from developed countries may not be the best way forward for health services in Nigeria. The country needs to develop home grown healthcare practice…
- 13 Sept 2016
FG Inaugurates Committee for eHealth
Prof. Isaac Adewole, minister of Health, has inaugurated a steering committee to champion health and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) implementation in the country. At the inauguration…
- 27 Jun 2021
Collaboration Among Hospitals, Digital Record Systems a Challenge in eHealth Evolution - Hassan
Adekunle Kunle-Hassan is an Entrepreneur and founder of Summitech Computing, a software and IT solutions company focused on user and business-driven solutions as well as the training of IT…
- 8 Jun 2016
eHealth: Emerging Markets Lead Connected Technologies Adoption
Royal Philips on Wednesday launched the results of the first edition of its Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study which explores how countries around the world are positioned to…
- 19 Jan 2017
NITDA Backs Review of Policy On Universal Software for eHealth
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has described the use of universal software for electronic health records in health…
- 7 Sept 2009
Ericsson Sponsors e-Health /Telemedicine Conference
World's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators and leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, Ericsson is lending its weight behind the 4th eHealth and telemedicine…
- 4 Sept 2013
Chukwu, Health Minister for 1st Nigeria e-Health Summit
Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, minister of Health is scheduled to Lagos declare open the first Nigeria eHealth Summit as part of the 2013 West African Health (WAH) Conference & Exhibition. The…
- 15 Oct 2025
Nigeria Innovation Summit Sparks Bold Ideas for Sustainable Transformation
The 10 th Nigeria Innovation Summit, which was held on October 7-8, 2025 with the theme “ Sustainable Innovation ”, was successfully concluded with the participation of delegates and stakeholders…
- 8 Oct 2014
Nigeria Uses Android App with Facebook to Beat Ebola
When Nigeria was hit by its first outbreak of the Ebola virus, health workers monitoring suspected cases armed themselves with mobile phones and an Android app that cut the time it took to…
- 11 Feb 2016
NITDA to Partner Garki Hospital On e-Health
The National information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has expressed its willingness to partner with Garki Hospital to improve health care delivery in the country The partnership which aims…
- 5 Mar 2021
Okereafor, Nigerian Makes History with Book on ‘Cybersecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic’
Kenneth Okereafor, a United Nations trained cybersecurity and biometric expert, has made history with Cybersecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic , the first book to demystify Cybersecurity concepts using…
- 24 Jul 2012
Underpinning Health Care with ICT
The sustainability and viability of a country’s economic and social growth depend largely on vibrant healthcare sector of that nation. But the healthcare system in Nigeria is so decapitated with…
- 22 Jun 2017
NCS Int’l Conference ’17: ‘Early Bird’ Registration Door Closes
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has closed the ‘early bird’ registration window for participation at the 13th International Conference holding net month in Abuja, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can…
- 26 Jul 2017
Strategic Focus on IT, Way Out of 'Oil' Doom- Prof. Aderounmu
The fate of Nigeria's quick economic recovery lies in strategic information technology implementation schemes, said Professor Adesola Aderounmu, president, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Prof.…
- 10 Nov 2017
eNigeria 2017: Participants Make 11-Point Recommendations To Government
By peter oluka To foster digital economy through local content development and regulation, participants at the just concluded eNigeria 2017, have recommended that the Government through NITDA and…
- 21 Jan 2018
Nigeria to Tap into $19tr IoT Market through OBUNO Engine
By peter oluka ‘OBUNO IoT Engine’, a wholly made-in-Nigeria IoT board with sea of possibilities, has been unwrapped by an NGO - Innovation Habitat Initiative for Indigenous Technology, as a launchpad…
- 27 Mar 2018
Avanti Gateway Earth Station Goes Live in MDXI Data Centre
MDXI data centre, a subsidiary of MainOne, has partnered with Avanti Communications Group Plc (“Avanti”), a leading British satellite operator, to host and manage the satellite operator’s in-country…
- 24 Sept 2018
Stakeholders Urge Government to Put in Place Basic Infrastructures to Drive Digital Revolution
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders have called on Federal Government to put in place basic infrastructures that will drive Digital Transformation in the country. They made…
- 22 Sept 2019
MoDiTECH 2019 Focuses on the Power of Digital Services
Today, it’s just hard to predict exactly the next disruptions in the technology ecosystem and trends that will transform human lives more so as these powerful disruptions are dismantling the entire…
- 21 Oct 2019
NCC, Galaxy Backbone, i-naira Support #MoDiTECH2019
Mobile and Disruptive Technology Forum (#MoDiTECH2019) will hold coming Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Lagos under the theme: Power of Digital Services. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 2 Jun 2020
AfriTech 2020: Sanofi Selects 11 Start-Ups For Online Finale On June 11
Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of Viva Technology, Sanofi will maintain its four AfricaTech Challenges by organizing an online pitch day on June 11, 2020. The objective is to continue…
- 27 Nov 2020
The PTF Collaboration Model Mitigating COVID-19 in Nigeria
By Chido Nwakanma There is a long list of organizations and individuals that have been “supporting Nigeria’s emergency response to COVID-19”. Their assistance speaks to the various collaborations and…
- 18 Dec 2020
Hotspot Network Taps Parallel Wireless for Network Coverage to Nigeria Villages
Parallel Wireless, Inc., the U.S.-based Open RAN company delivering the world's first software-defined end-to-end 5G 4G 3G 2G Open RAN solutions, has been selected by Hotspot Network Limited, a…
- 12 Feb 2023
NCC Commits to Developing Digital Skills for Realization of Digital Economy
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to developing digital literacy skills required for the realization of full digital economy in Nigeria. Mrs. Freda Bruce-Bennett,…
- 25 Aug 2008
eGovernment to Ensure Good Governance -- NeGST
Agunloye, executive vice chairman of the National eGovernment Strategies (NeGST), has said that eGovernment would strengthen the drive toward effective governance in the country. He said that it…
- 30 Jun 2026
First Lady inaugurates IT academy, clinic, launches food bank programme in Jigawa
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday commissioned the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Academy, alongside a modern clinic and dialysis centre named in her honour, describing the…
- 29 Oct 2012
Olufuye Seeks Enhanced Cooperation on Internet Governance
Dr. Jimson Olufuye, chairman, Africa ICT Alliance, (AfICTA), has said that enhanced cooperation on internet governance would encourage digital inclusion of Nigeria and rest of the African sub-region.…