Chinedu Kingsley Agiriga
 Business
  • February 28, 2024

Why Most Startup Partnerships Failed at the Execution Layer in 2023

In 2023, partnerships were one of the most overused growth strategies in the startup ecosystem. Faced with tighter funding conditions and more cautious investors, founders leaned heavily on collaborations to access distribution, credibility, capital, and technical capability. Announcements were frequent. Strategic alliances were publicised. Memorandums were signed. Yet behind the visibility, a quieter pattern emerged. […]

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Business
  • February 28, 2024

Dangote Cement Wins Environmental Sustainability Award

The Dangote Cement Plc has emerged winner of the 2023 NatureNews Environmental Sustainability Award. The award was conferred on the company Tuesday at the 3rd Anniversary Lecture of NatureNews and Presentation of the Hero of Environmental Actions for Development (HEAD) at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. The 3rd anniversary has as its theme: “Climate […]

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Business
  • February 28, 2024

NCC Assures Stakeholders of Enabling Environment to Drive Local Content & Innovation

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has assured of its dedication to fostering an enabling environment for telecommunications industry, where local content and innovation can thrive. The NCC harped on the importance a robust local content value chain, and how it will not only create economic opportunities but also contribute to technological advancement, job creation, and […]

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Chinedu Kingsley Agiriga
 Business
  • February 28, 2024

Why Most Startup Partnerships Failed at Execution Layer in 2023

In 2023, partnerships were one of the most overused growth strategies in the startup ecosystem. Faced with tighter funding conditions and more cautious investors, founders leaned heavily on collaborations to access distribution, credibility, capital, and technical capability. Announcements were frequent. Strategic alliances were publicised. Memorandums were signed. Yet behind the visibility, a quieter pattern emerged. […]

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Business
  • February 28, 2024

WATISE 2024: Experts Set to Tackle Infrastructure Funding Challenges for Rural Telephony & Green Energy

AMA PRESS RELEASE   After successfully hosting the first Edition of the West Africa Telecoms Summit and Exhibition (WATISE), a regional gathering of telecoms players and stakeholders in the industry, all is now set for the second edition, WATISE 2.0, according to the organisers, TechnologyMirror, an ICT and Telecoms news cum information website. Announcing the WATISE […]

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The graduate startups from Founders Institute.
 Technology
  • February 27, 2024

Nigeria Needs Game-Changing Legislation to Diversify Economy, Says Inuwa

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), needs relevant stakeholders to collaborate in leveraging this game-changing legislation to diversify the economy and create opportunities for indigenous tech innovation enterprises. According to the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, the Agency is in search for local partners for its Founder Institute (FI) 2023 Startup Accelerator Programme, […]

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L-R:DG, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, Mr Abdulhamid Yahaya and Mr Jamil Galadanchi.
 Business
  • February 27, 2024

NITDA Assures of Commitment to Partnership that Drives eHealth in Nigeria through Digital Literacy 

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its dedication to collaborating with relevant development partners to achieve 95% digital literacy coverage in Nigeria by the end of 2030. Kashifu Inuwa , the Director General of NITDA, shared this commitment during discussions with e-health Africa, a development partner, during their working visit to the […]

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Business
  • February 26, 2024

Mobile Industry Invest Over $9bn on ITU’s Universal Connectivity Programme

ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin said over $9 billion in investment commitments was received mobile operator groups to extend global connectivity. The announcement, made at Mobile World Congress (MWC), builds on the mobile industry’s strong support to ITU’s efforts to connect the world. Alongside the new commitments, the UN Digital Agency also announced that it now […]

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Rodger Werkhoven, independent creative director at OpenAI.
 News
  • February 26, 2024

OpenAI Creative Director Tasks Nigerians on Adoption of AI to Grow Economy

Rodger Werkhoven, independent creative director at OpenAI, recently called upon Nigeria to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the country’s economic growth and development. Werkhoven was in Lagos for a conference titled “Adapting AI for Nigeria – Creating Intelligent Solutions for a Unique Landscape.”The globally acclaimed Werkhoven shared the transformative possibilities of AI […]

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DG NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa and DG SMEDAN Mr Charles Odii.
 Business
  • February 26, 2024

NITDA, SMEDAN Mulls Joint Programmes on Interventions for SMEs

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is considering collaborate with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on joint programmes to build a database that will give insights into where to appropriately channel interventions. The initiative is part of the discussions between NITDA’s Director General Mr Kashifu Inuwa and his counterpart […]

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