27 results
- 26 Sept 2019
Nigeria's CcHUB Acquires iHub of Kenya
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Nigeria, has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see iHub’s team become part of CcHUB’s wider central…
- 2 Aug 2016
Passion: The Force Behind DS-IHUB- Uwaje
Chris Uwaje, director-general, Delta State Innovation Hub (DS-IHub) has said that the world class eGovernment Academy was borne born out of passion to positively disrupt Delta State development…
- 14 Aug 2016
DS-IHUB- Curing Nigeria’s Oil Curse
It is now a cliché when people say Nigeria’s oil is a gift and a curse all rolled up in one. Oil is a curse for Nigeria. It is as powerful as it is counterintuitive. The natural resource has…
- 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…
- 25 Nov 2016
Ndukwe Chairs Panel of Judges for DS-IHUB Hackathon
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, chairman, OpenMedia and former, executive vice chairman of NCC has been appointed as chairman Panel of Judges for the 2016 Delta State ICT Hub (DSIHUB) DS-Open Innovation…
- 25 Jul 2016
Minister Pledges FG’s Support for DS-IHUB
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has disclosed the readiness of the Federal Government to do everything possible for the provision of effective support for innovation Hubs across…
- 29 Oct 2020
CcHUB Acquires eLimu, another Kenyan Startup
Nigerian-based Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has again moved on to acquire eLimu, another tech company in Kenya. This is coming b Barely one year after it took control of iHub, Kenya’s foremost incubator…
- 26 Nov 2024
BFF Impact Report Highlights Success of Black-Led Startups Across Africa
Black Founders Fund Alumni Summit, held at iHub in Nairobi, showcased the unveiling of the BFF Impact Report, highlighting the significant progress and success of Black-led startups across Africa.…
- 4 Jul 2016
Why DS-ICT Innovation Hub Was Established- Uwaje
The vision to establish Delta State Innovation Hub (DS- IHUB) was to create a smarter Platform, international destination and national centre of ICT innovation and knowledge creation, said Chris…
- 10 Jul 2016
DS Innovation Hub to Honour Ibru, Shittu Others
DS-Innovation Hub (DS-IHUB) is set to step out in style with a proof of concept and bold statements on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. By extension it has simultaneously raised the technology and…
- 18 Mar 2020
ATCG Launches Ten MyAfCFTA Nodes Across Africa
The African Tech and Creative Group (ATCG) is announcing the launch of ten MyAfCFTA nodes located across Africa in CcHUB (Nigeria/Rwanda), Afrinolly (Nigeria), iSpace (Ghana), iHUB (Kenya), BongoHive…
- 26 Sept 2014
Microsoft 4Afrika Announces AfriLabs ‘Collaboration Challenge’
Microsoft 4Afrika has announced a new Collaboration Challenge with AfriLabs to increase knowledge sharing across the hub network in Africa and spur innovation. The challenge, officially…
- 14 May 2020
DITCh Plastic Network Launches New Project to Tackle Plastic Pollution
DITCh Plastic Network has launched a new project to drive engagement and develop a framework for transitioning to a Circular Plastic Economy (CPE) in Africa. DITCh Plastic is a Global Challenges…
- 17 Feb 2016
Facebook Kicks Off Global Effort on Women’s Safety
Facebook hosted a Women’s Safety roundtable in Kenya on February 10 with participants from NGOs, academia, women’s rights groups, and safety organisations from Kenya and across Sub-Saharan Africa to…
- 7 Nov 2016
Google Supports DS Open Innovation Hackathon 2016
Google (West Africa) has offered a significant CSR model to power the Delta State Innovation Hub initiative. To this end, Google is deploying expert group of developers in her arsenal to deliver a…
- 21 Sept 2015
GSMA Schedules More Speakers for Mobile 360-Africa Confab
The GSMA on Monday announced additional speakers for the 2015 Mobile 360 – Africa conference, including executives from organisations such as China Mobile, Huawei, the Internet Society, MasterCard,…
- 17 Jun 2018
Nigeria Matches Slowly to IPv6 Visibility on Internet
Nigeria has made marginal progress in her journey to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) visibility on the internet, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is…
- 14 Apr 2019
Cyber Terrorists Threaten Nigeria, Experts Proffer Solutions
Cyber criminals unarmed but very lethal are the prowl in Nigeria. The unchecked activities of these thieves are near plague. Nigeria as a country is at risk of cyber terrorism and needs urgent…
- 26 Jul 2015
Airbnb Plans to Expand Further Across African
Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, announced its plans to explore the sharing economy’s impact and expansion, particularly on the African continent, which represents a…
- 17 Sept 2019
Andela Sacks 420 Nigerians, Others in Restructuring Exercise
Andela, Africa-focused tech talent accelerator, is axing about 420 jobs as it restructures its talent pool to “more closely align with global market demand”, the firm said in a statement. …
- 11 Nov 2019
Nigeria Risks Exclusion from 4IR Over Low IPv6 Adoption
As Nigeria is aiming to remain competitive in the emerging fourth industrial revolution, experts have identified slow adoption of internet protocol version six (IPv6) by mobile operators as a…
- 7 Jan 2014
Analyst Picks Holes in Proposed AU Cybersecurity Convention
A proposed African Union (AU) convention seeking to step up the fight against cybercrime across Africa has critics up in arms over its potential to curb internet freedoms, according report by ITWeb…
- 4 Dec 2020
CcHUB Launches Investment Vehicle for African Start-ups
Innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has launched a new investment syndicate to make it easier for investors to back African start-ups. The innovation hub will invite third-party investors with…
- 10 May 2021
GoDoHub Announces Advisory Board Members, Welcomes New Executive Director
GoDo Hub on Monday announced its Advisory Board Members that would pilot its drive to building next generation of African Innovators. This group of outstanding personalities bring with them insights…
- 3 Jul 2016
Delta’s ICT Innovation Hub to Exploit Youths Intellectual Capital- Uwaje
As Nigeria moves into the 21st century its wealth and international competitiveness will be significantly influenced by her ability to develop and exploit intellectual capital (IP) by harnessing the…
- 3 Aug 2016
Delta to Establish Innovation Development Fund- Okowa
As part of initiatives to sustain its innovation and science agenda, Delta State Government has initiated moves towards establishing a “Delta State Innovation Development Fund – IDF”. Dr. Ifeanyi…
- 11 Sept 2016
Okowa Receives e-Government Certification
Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State make history recently as perhaps the first and only state governor in the federal republic of Nigeria to acquire the e--Government certification. In…