Nigeria’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole.
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Nigeria Proposes Regional Alignment on Technology, Trade Corridor, Mulls High-impact Startups Program

Nigeria’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, said Nigeria needs to set practical precedents for regional alignment through technology and trade corridors. “Nigeria is engaging with key African partners to facilitate market access for our tech startups and digital service providers; the government is building pathways” Oduwole said. The Minister who spoke […]

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StartUps

SME Banking Now Strategic Priority in Financial Services Sector as 84% Banks Serve SMEs with Mobile Banking 

AMA PRESS RELEASE SME banking is emerging as a strategic priority the financial service sector with about  83% of banks surveyed describing SME banking as “very” or “extremely” important, with significant or major investments planned. Backbase, a AI-powered Banking technology, in partnership with African Banker magazine in her second edition of the Africa Digital Banking […]

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Business

Seed Funding Support of Over N10m Opens for Startups as  GIBC 2025 Calls for Application

Opportunity for about 10,000 startups in the SMEs sector to access about N10 million seed support from the Global Impact Business Community (GIBC) as the GIBC opens applications for the Impact Conference 2025. The Impact Conference is a landmark initiative designed to facilitate access to finance for over 10,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across […]

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Business

Airtel Africa Foundation Opens Opportunities for 100 Nigerian Undergraduate to Acquire Tech Skills

About 100 Nigerian higher institutions undergraduates are to have access to opportunities that will enable them acquire tech skills of all sorts. Recalled that the Airtel Africa Foundation, through Airtel Nigeria, kicked off its Undergraduate Tech Scholarship Programme to benefit 100 Nigerian undergraduates. This initiative was expected provide each recipient with a grant covering tuition, […]

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Participants at the 3rd edition of the Technology Ecosystem Dialogue (TED 2025)
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Nigeria Rejigs Startup Agenda with Fresh Startup Consultative Forum Leaders’ Council Reps

The Startup Consultative Forum (SCF) has successfully concluded its election process, which has led to the emergence of four representatives who will serve on the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NCDIE). The NCDIE is the apex governance body established under the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) to champion the growth, sustainability, and competitiveness of […]

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Business

Nurturing Nigeria’s AI Ecosystem Depends on Empowering Startups & Innovators, Says NITDA Boss

The task nurturing Nigeria’s AI ecosystem rest not just only Nigerian Startup Act which provides a legal and institutional framework for growth but also empowering startups and innovators. The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa who made the remark during a plenary session themed “Technology, Migration & Trade Representation” […]

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Technology
  • September 30, 2025

Africa Craves for Harmonised Policies, Infrastructure Investments to Harvest Fortunes of Content Creators

Africa needs harmonised policies and strategic infrastructure investments to unlock trillions of dollars in potential value across Africa’s digital economy, and indeed for the growing numbers of young content creators. According to the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, African nations must transition from being mere consumers of technology to becoming […]

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Deputy Director, e-Government and Digital Economy Development Department, Dr Amina Sambo-Magaji.
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  • September 26, 2025

NITDA Recounts JICA Partnership Impact, Says Nigeria Now Host 200 Fintech Startups

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is excited that the over three years partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is propelling the nation’s technology innovation and startup ecosystem to new heights. According to the Director General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa Nigeria now boasts as one of Africa’s most vibrant startup ecosystems, […]

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Technology
  • September 25, 2025

SAP and UNICEF Battle Global Youth Unemployment as More Young People Go Jobless

AMA PRESS RELEASE Nearly 90 per cent of 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 are in low-and middle-income countries, and an estimated 22 percent do not have jobs and are not in education or training. In sub-Saharan Africa specifically, 21.9 percent of young people fall into this category. The digital […]

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StartUps
  • September 22, 2025

Over 3600 Nigerian Teachers from 36 States Set for NITDA Digital Upskilling

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has intensified its efforts to transform Nigeria’s education sector by equipping teachers with essential digital skills under its flagship initiative, Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL). In a significant step toward this goal, the Agency has commenced a two-day physical training programme for teachers drawn from the 36 states […]

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