The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is targeting the establishment of one innovation hub per state of the Federation so that when people learn they can have a place to develop their proof of concept. Director General NITDA Kashifu Inuwa revealed that NITDA is exploring partnership with the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) to […]
Read MoreThe Lagos state government has authorised $671,000 (1 billion Naira) in initial funding for startups at the Lagos State Science, Research, and Innovation Council (LASRIC). The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this at the LASRIC opening last week as part of his administration’s plan to develop Lagos into a technology and innovation hub. Governor […]
Read MoreIn celebration of Africa Day, Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has announced the launch of “Let’s Build, Africa,” an innovative market entry program designed to empower African startups to expand their horizons and enter new markets within the continent. “Let’s Build, Africa” is a strategic initiative aimed at supporting startups that are poised for cross-border growth but […]
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The proposed Lagos State Innovation Bill when signed into law is expected to help bigger technology companies drive innovation in the Lagos state ecosystem by helping startups in the ecosystem through several collaboration activities in the ecosystem. Also, when implemented, the Bill is going to help the bigger tech companies to also innovate within the […]
Read MoreAn all-female digital healthcare firm, has received a funding injection to help it expand its telemedicine services across Africa. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and MobiHealthCare Limited (MobiHealth) have signed a project preparatory facility agreement to expand their presence in Nigeria. The financial injection would also enable Mobihealth to investigate the viability of developing similar […]
Read MoreUniversal API for meeting bots Recall.ai has announced a $10 million funding round to allow engineers to integrate with any meeting platform, including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles, and even platforms with no API. This funding round comes hot on the heels of 10x growth over the past 12 months. The Series A […]
Read MoreSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country have been advised to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to grow their businesses. Founder AI Nigeria, Ehia Erhabor, made this submission in his presentation titled “ Using AI for business innovation” delivered at the Ecobank MySME Growth Series webinar. He emphasied that AI is a gamechanger particularly […]
Read MoreAMA Press Release The Africa Tech Summit (ATS) London will showcasing six Nigeria startups at the London Stock Exchange when it celebrates its eighth edition, together with other tech ventures in its ATS Investment Showcase 2024. The ATS London Investment Showcase provides ventures with the opportunity to present their businesses to leading African tech investors, […]
Read MoreThe UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, launched in 2019, and which is part of the International Tech Hub Network delivered by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office under the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP), has recorded massive impact on the Nigeria’s tech space. Besides supporting startups in […]
Read MoreTech masters together with other experts have taken the first step of grooming tech talents that are needed to fill the skill gap in Nigeria’s tech space ahead of a set target of three million talents’ hunt. In Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital in south-south Nigeria, a flagship program, 3MTT (Three Million Technical Talent) […]
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