Dr Aristotle Onumo
 Technology

Nigeria Needs institutional, Emerging Startups Collaboration to Leapfrog Digital Transformation, Says NITDA

Nigeria needs collaboration between government institutions and emerging startups as a catalyst for Nigeria’s digital transformation and national development. Speaking at the Nigerian Satellite Week 2026 in Abuja, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa with the themed “Harnessing Space Technology for an Extraordinary Nigeria,” urged stakeholders to embrace partnerships […]

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Technology

Cascador Opens Application for 2026 ScaleUp Program to Accelerate Africa’s Next Generation Growth-Stage Founders

 Cascador, an Africa-focused platform that unlocks the potential of the region’s most transformative entrepreneurs, has topened her portal for applications for its 2026 Cascador ScaleUp Program, for an elite class of ambitious founders poised to scale their companies. Focused on both real economy and technology-enabled ventures, the program equips growth-stage entrepreneurs with the leadership skills, […]

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Technology

Africa’s Developer Rate Surges by 21% as Quest to Bridge Gender Gap  Heightens 

Africa’s developer community is expanding faster than anywhere else in the world, new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysis shows, underscoring the continent’s growing influence in global technology creation. Although the continent currently has 4.7 million developers – far fewer than regions such as Asia with 73.9 million and Europe with 27.5 million – the talent base has […]

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Technology
  • February 11, 2026

NYSC Digital Literacy Champions Win N3.5m & Laptops at NITDA’s Digital Literacy Programme

National Youths Service Corp (NYSC) members are reaping the benefit of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) training programme Recently, outstanding corps members serving as Digital Literacy Champions were presented ₦3.5 million and eight laptops. The award, presented by the NITDA Director General, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, formed part of […]

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Technology

NITDA DG Warns Absence of Trust in Nigeria’s Digital Ecosystem Stifles Innovation

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa has warned about the absence of trust in the digital ecosystem. According to him, trust is a critical enabler of digital transformation, as its absence slows down innovation and increases costs, while its presence accelerates progress and reduces barriers to growth. […]

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Olusegun Alebiosu, MD/CEO First Bank Plc
 Business
  • November 21, 2025

FirstBank Opens Registration Portal SMEConnect Webinar to Empower Small And Medium Enterprises

FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has opened the portal for its upcoming SMEConnect Webinar. The SMEConnect Webinar is one of the ways FirstBank delivers its capacity building of its value propositions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is designed to empower SMEs with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed […]

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StartUps
  • November 12, 2025

Quest to Rally Youths for Africa’s Digital Future Resurfaces as 2025 Digital Nigeria Confab Begins

The quest to get Africa youths involved in driving the digital future of Africa as well as effective industry stakeholders engagement was a focal point of discourse Digital Nigeria Conference 2025 hosted by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) with the Nigerian Vice President, Mr kashim Shettima and the Minister of Communication, Innovation and […]

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Nigeria’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole.
 Business

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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Business

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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StartUps

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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