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NITDA Boss Woos Global AI Market at GITEX 2025, Says Nigeria Champions AI Development

Nigeria is a rising force in the global AI landscape, championing a people-first and strategy-led approach to AI development and governance. Speaking to an international audience of policymakers, technologists, and investors, at the ongoing the GITEX Africa 2025 held in Marrakech, Morocco, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa […]

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Dangote Cement Scales Hurdle in Financial Reporting, Corporate Governance to Clinch ICAN Platinum Award

Dangote Cement Plc has been honoured as the Platinum winner of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and NGX Regulation Limited (NGX REGCO)’s Corporate Reporting Award for the financial year ending 2023. Organised by ICAN-NGX REGCO, the event was meant to celebrate excellence in corporate transparency and governance. It was a moment of positive appraisal for […]

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France to Give Nigeria Cybersecurity Support as NITDA Signs MoU National Resilience & Upskilling

Following the signing of an MoU between Nigeria the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and a French company, SecDojo, Nigeria would soon be enjoying cybersecurity backup from France. The MoU is expected to offer Cybersecurity training and upskilling company with headquarters in France, to strengthen national resilience against cyber threats through targeted capacity building […]

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Vertiv Makes Regional Structure Changes to Enhance Market Presence & Boost Customer Engagement

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced a strategic restructuring of its operations across Africa to enhance and expand its market presence and customer engagement. Under this new structure, the organisation streamlined its focus on Africa into four distinct regions, led by regional directors as follows: Northwest Africa – Zineb Kamri, based in Casablanca, […]

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Respite for Consumers as MTN Partners Meta to Refine Voice and Video Calling Quality

There is respite for telecoms subscribers across Africa that cherish moments of video and voice conversation and desires streaming time as MTN Group, Africa’s telecommunications service provider, has partnered with Meta to enhance the quality and reliability of voice and video calls on real-time calling applications such as WhatsApp across 12 MTN markets. By optimising […]

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New Load Data Centre Reinforces Our Commitment to Innovation, Reliability & Security, Says Rack Centre Chairman

The newly commissioned LGS2 12MW IT Load Data Centre built by Rack Centre-West Africa’s  Tier III carrier and cloud neutral data centre, has been described as the best-in-class and a game changer that would revolutionise Nigeria’s digital landscape. The Chairman, Rack Centre, Maher Jarmakani, disclosed this during the official commissioning of the data centre held […]

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Seplat CEO Harps on Energy Sustainability, Says Impact People Oriented 

Seplat Energy Plc, Nigerian independent energy Company has restated its commitments to energy sustainability as it impacts people, environment and corporate governance, stressing that its focus is long-term with dividends accruable beyond today. The Chief Operating Officer, Seplat Energy, Mr. Samson Ezugworie, stated this at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council 2025 Oloibiri […]

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MTN Staff  Demonstrate Sustainability Traits as Community School Gets New Classrooms Blocks

MTN staff, through the Y’ello Care initiative, have renovated a school block at Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Lakowe. This effort has restored hope and significantly improved learning conditions for both students and teachers. The project, led by dedicated MTN employees, is part of the annual Y’ello Care campaign, which focuses on empowering communities through […]

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NITDA Seeks Stakeholders’ Input on Draft Technical Standards for Digital Public Infrastructure

The National Information Technology Development Agency is seeking for inputs for the draft Technical Standards for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), a document designed to drive economic growth, enhance public service delivery, and empower citizens across the nation. A statement by the Director, Corporate Communications and Media Relations of NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar said that the […]

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SGF George Akume to Chair Galaxy Backbone Board as Government Rejigs Operation with New Team

The Nigerian Government has made a major changed in the state owned and wholly run telecoms company by reconstituting and inaugurating a new Board of Directors of Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB). Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Dr. George Akume is now saddled with the responsibility of chairmanship for the government company. A […]

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