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IHS Reiterates Commitment to Transforming Ilorin Innovation Hub, Says Hub Launchpad for Young Innovators

Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, IHS Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to transforming the Ilorin Innovation Hub into a leading destination for talent and technology development across North-Central Nigeria. The company envisions the Hub as a launchpad for future unicorns and a magnet for young innovators from Kwara State and the surrounding regions. Speaking during a […]

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Dearth of AI Skills Bedevil Nigeria Amid Over $400m Investments, Whitepaper Reveals

Nigeria still faces a significant AI skills deficit, with investment in the field increasing from $150 million in 2022 to $400 million in 2025 that is despite approximately 50,000 Artificial Intelligence (AI) workers, 200+ AI startups, 15 AI-focused universities, and 2,500 AI graduates each year, This is revealed in a whitepaper titled “AI in Nigeria: […]

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Digital SMEs Bank, Trade Lenda Marks Four Years of Nurturing Small Businesses, Seeks More Partners’ Support

Nigeria’s outstanding digital bank for small and medium-scale businesses, Trade Lenda is excited about the impact that it has been able to make in the last four years. Yesterday in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, the digital bank for SMEs rollout the drums to thank its partners and the businesses that it has nurtured and given technical […]

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Nigeria Gets Stakeholders’ Startup Consultative Forum to Leapfrog Ecosystem for National Development

A Startup Consultative Forum, an initiative designed to accelerate the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) and strengthen the country’s tech startup ecosystem, has taken root in Nigeria. Inaugurating the Forum, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa described the platform as more than just a stakeholder meeting. He […]

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Lagos Set for  AfricArena Summit 2025, Targets Tech Talent in fintech, Mobility and Logistics

lt’s only a week until the AfricArena Lagos Summit 2025, which will highlight West Africa’s most promising tech talent begins. The stage has been set, according to organisers, and the energy is building as the widely anticipated AfricArena fintech, mobility and logistics summit, which will take place at the Eko Hotel And Suites on Victoria Island, […]

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MarkHack 4.0 Introduces First Ever Nigerian MarTech Awards with Innovative Categories

Nigeria’s first-ever marketing and media conference, MarkHack 4.0, has unveiled the Nigerian MarTech Awards, an initiative dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the innovators, creators, and trailblazers transforming Nigeria’s marketing landscape through technology. According to  a statement from the organisers, the award event aims to promote and honour innovation in marketing technology adding that the vision […]

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NITDA Set for Nomination of Reps for Startup Council, Invites Stakeholders for Consultative Forum Meeting

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set for nomination and selection of representatives for the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Startup Council), Nigeria’s highest advisory body for the startup ecosystem. Consequently, NITDA invited Labelled Startups, Verified Entrepreneurial and Innovation Support Organisations, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, and other relevant stakeholders to join […]

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Nigeria Tops Viva Technology 2025 AfricaTech Awards with 13 Startups in FinTech, HealthTech, GreenTech Category

Thirteen Nigerian startups are in all the three categories of E-commerce and FinTech, HealthTech, GreenTech for the 45 finalists of Viva Technology 2025 AfricaTech Awards. This year once again, Nigeria confirms its dynamism with the highest representation among the 56 African countries in the running. 110 Nigerian applications were received, a 70% increase over last […]

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Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi, co-founder of equalyzAI.
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Nigerian start-up equalyz Unveils Suits of Solution Design AI to Bridge AI Gap

equalyzAI, a Nigerian-founded African-centric Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up, revealed its suite of solutions this week, saying they are designed to democratise AI innovations for the continent by guaranteeing the technology can think and make decisions in native languages. The start-up, founded by Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi and Dr. Ife Adebara, stated in a statement that it […]

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Afrimash CEO Ayoade Oyedotun
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Nigeria’s Agritech Startup, Afrimash Goes Digital with USSD Code to Combat Substandard Farm  Produce

Nigeria’s Agritech company Afrimash has launched a USSD solution that enables farmers to verify the authenticity of day-old chicks before making a purchase-using just a basic mobile phone. The new service, accessible via *349*791#, was developed with support from global non-profit organization ” Acumen”. It offers a practical and accessible tool for thousands of poultry […]

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