Nigeria’s digital infrastructure ecosystem in Lagos is converging for the IoT West Africa, Power & Water Nigeria, and Data Centre & Cloud Expo Africa for their fifth edition. Indeed, the country is in the middle of one of the fastest digital infrastructure expansions on the continent. Microsoft, Google, and AWS are committing to African cloud […]
Read MoreFollowing Australia’s first-of-its-kind ban on social media for under-16s, and with more than two dozen countries around the world proposing similar bans, new global research from Family First, a Varkey Foundation initiative, revealed that 39% of Nigerian parents support such measures. Data reveals similar results to their children, with just 36% of 9- to 18-year-olds backing […]
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Nigeria is intensifying efforts to strengthen its national software infrastructure and digital governance framework as part of a broader push to secure data sovereignty and build local technological capacity. According to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the initiative is focused on developing high-standard regulatory policies that […]
Read MoreThe recommendations by the World Bank urging Nigeria to deepen fuel importation and fully liberalise its downstream petroleum sector are “ill-timed, backward and inconsistent with Nigeria’s own laws”. According to an energy economist, Professor Ken Ife, while parts of the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update were analytically sound, its position on fuel importation undermines […]
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IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has partnered with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments to renovate and upgrade facilities at the National Museum, Lagos. Commissioned by the […]
Read MoreNigeria has warned against the danger of the absence of regional data centres and unified regulatory frameworks in Africa, stressing that African nations risk remaining subject to the policy shifts and geopolitical priorities of overseas providers. The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, who gave the warning during a strategic […]
Read MoreThe NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture has commissioned two Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) laboratories built at the Ogbe and Uselu Secondary Schools in Oredo and Ikpoba Okha Local Government Areas of Edo State. The laboratories which were commissioned on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Benin, the Edo State capital, […]
Read MoreThe STS Association has signed a Liaison Agreement with the DLMS User Association (DLMS UA), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of interoperable, secure, and future-ready smart prepayment metering systems. This collaboration brings together two of the world’s most widely adopted global standards — STS token technology and the DLMS/COSEM data model — with […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian government is shifting its strategy toward “Total Resilience” – a multidimensional defence involving every level of society as it battles cybersecurity in the era of AI-powered digital threats. Speaking at the 2026 GITEX Africa summit, the Director-General of the National Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr DG Kashifu Inuwa warned that technology alone is […]
Read MoreFirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and the leading financial inclusion service provider, has announced its strategic sponsorship of the second edition of ChessMasters, Africa’s largest school chess tournament. T ChessMasters is an annual chess tournament designed to equip the next generation with critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills. The competition targets children in primary […]
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