Business

Digital Connectivity, Fintech, E-commerce,  Others Dismantling Traditional Brands Power, Say Experts

The rise of digital connectivity, fintech, e-commerce, the creator economy, and artificial intelligence has effectively dismantled traditional information asymmetry, transferring market power directly from brands to buyers. Speaking at the fourth edition of the MediaConsortium Conference and Awards (MediaConsortium 4.0), with the theme: “The Value Shift: Strategies for the New Market Reality in the Age […]

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Business

Respite for People with Disabilities as NCC Empowers 100 with Digital Skills 

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has trained over 100 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Lagos State on digital citizenship, cybersecurity,  data protection and assistive technologies, as part of its drive to ensure that disability does not exclude Nigerians from opportunities in the digital economy. The participants received the training during a two-day Digital Citizenship Training […]

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ITC and Access Bank Partner to Boost Small Business Growth Across 14 African Countries

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and The Access Africa Office, the coordinating office for the African subsidiaries of Access Bank Plc, one of Africa’s leading pan-African financial institutions, establish a new partnership to boost access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises, and increase access to markets and skills training, in 14 African countries. The […]

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Technology

Skills-Upscaling in Africa Should Create Economic Opportunities, NITDA Boss Tells UNGA81 Audience

Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is worried that skills upscaling in Africa is not translating to economic opportunities for her people across the continent. Inuwa who drawing attention of the global audience of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) to the plight of the joblessness in […]

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IHS Nigeria Assures Group of Commitment to More Sustainable, Resilient Nigeria’s Telecoms  Sector

IHS Nigeria has restated its commitment to the evolution of a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive telecommunications and technology sector in Nigeria. The company stated this at a recent stakeholder breakfast session organised by the Telecommunications and Technology Sustainability Working Group (TTSWG) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The breakfast session brought together representatives […]

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NITDA, Global Policymakers, Innovators and Others Push for Inclusive AI to Expand Human Possibility

The quest for inclusive artificial intelligence (AI) to expand human possibility in on the increase and leaders in the global tech space have joined the call, with the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, being part of the call. During a session at the 81st Session of the United […]

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Technology

Quomodo Partners Checkpoint to Host Customers on AI Enabled Security Solutions for Oil and Gas Sector

Quomodo Systems Africa, an elitist partner of global IT firm Checkpoint Systems, has held its first in the series of customers’ engagement in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Quomodo is an indigenous Nigerian technology consulting and systems delivery company, and the latest engagement, which was in partnership with Checkpoint System, focused on the Nigerian oil and gas […]

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Students Challenge Network, Pricing and Data Usage as MTN Data on Trial Berth at ABU Zaria,

MTN Nigeria took its data services before a jury of students at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, as part of its “Data on Trial” initiative, an interactive session designed to demystify how mobile data works and address long-standing customer frustrations. The session adopted a courtroom-style format, with students from the Faculty of Law and […]

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Technology

Nigeria’s IT Veteran, IT Ambassador to Give Unique Perspectives of GSM Revolution as eWorldForum Holds in Lagos

Nigeria’s foremost voices in Information Technology, Chris Uwaje is set to bring a unique historical and policy perspective to the eWorldForum as the forum celebrates 25 years of the GSM Revolution and marks the launch of a new book by Aaron Ukodie. Also joining the conversation is Gbenga Sesan, a former Nigeria IT Youth Ambassador […]

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Technology

Techeconomy Picks Cybersecurity Expert, Abodunrin for GrowthX Keynote Delivery

Futurist and cybersecurity expert David Adeoye Abodunrin is expected to deliver the keynote address at the GrowthX by Techeconomy 2026 next week in Lagos. Delivering an address titled “Trust by Design: Building Nigeria’s Next Generation of Digital Payments and Infrastructure,” Abodunrin joins an expanded line-up of executive leaders from TeamApt, FCMB, eTranzact, and Open Access Data […]

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