Nneoma Ijei, Doballi's Country Director, and Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA.
Business

NITDA Partners Doballi to Transform Nigeria’s Youth Digital Talent

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has formed a partnership with Dubai-based Afrovision Technologies (Doballi) to give Nigerian tech talent with global opportunities. According to NITDA, this strategic cooperation is a watershed moment in Nigeria’s effort to transform its youth digital talent into an economic powerhouse. The alliance directly addresses Nigeria’s perplexing paradox: despite producing […]

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MarkHack 4.0 Set to Thrill Techies, Dangles $10,000 for Startups in Stiff Innovation Contest

MarkHack 4.0 is back and is set to create the ultimate platform for startups ready to disrupt the media, marketing, and technology industries. MarkHack is Nigeria’s first-ever marketing and media conference, designed as a collaborative gathering of innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, media practitioners, and marketing professionals. This dynamic event aims to create impactful solutions to real-life […]

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Alitheia Managing Partner, Tokunboh Ishmael.
 Business

Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments Exit Baobab Nigeria After 12 Years Financial Naturing

Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments have exited their joint venture uMunthu Fund: Baobab Nigeria. According to the companies, this exit reflects the “power of patient capital” in scaling businesses and deepening their impact. The duo went on to say that their investment over the last 12 years has helped Baobab Nigeria grow from a modest, […]

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Adeniyi Adebayo, Chief Business Officer of Yango Group
 Business

Yango Group Launches Ventures for African Startups to  Foster Local Innovation

AMA PRESS RELEASE Yango Group, a global tech company bringing advanced technology to local communities, has launched Yango Ventures, a corporate venture fund designed to empower promising startups across Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as LATAM, MENAP, and other high-growth regions of the company’s presence. Yango Ventures aims to foster local innovation and entrepreneurial growth by […]

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StartUps

Darey.io and Xterns.ai Unveils Tech Hub to Rejig Tech Talents’ Hunt in Nigeria

A new tech hub has opened for business in the Yaba Tech Hub axis of Lagos, Nigeria with a template that the owners of the hub say has the capacity to make a great  statement in the sector. Unveiling the hub in the serene area of  Montgomery, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Darey.io and […]

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The NITDA Director-General addressing the Hub Managers
 Business

NITDA Expands Hub Managers Training Programme, Targets 740 Direct Jobs and 7,400 Indirect Jobs

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has begun a nationwide expansion of the Hub Managers training programme in harnessing technological innovation to improve the lives of Nigerians, create jobs and foster economic diversification. Announcing the expansion at the iHatch Cohort 4 -Onsite Training for Hub Managers, which was organised by the agency in partnership […]

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Business

IgniteHer Bootcamp Participants Applaud Initiative Seek Opportunities for More Women

Participants at the just ended IgniteHer Bootcamp, a flagship initiative by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have expressed how important digital skills can be in the growth of a startup business and seeking for more of such learning opportunities. Reacting in several comments at […]

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John Attasiewi, Sales Manager, Priscilia Otukoya Head of Growth and Marketing Operations, Mr Dare Olufunmilayo Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Darey.IO, and Community Manager, Daniel Umoren.
 Business

Darey.io, Yaba Tech Hub Championing Nigeria’s Three Million Tech Talent Drive Set for Unveiling in Lagos

Darey.io, a talent bridge tech hub with wide spread impact that has trained and empowered thousands of tech talents across Africa is set for unveiling in Lagos, South-west Nigeria. Announcing the official launch of the tech hub today, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Darey.IO, Mr Dare Olufunmilayo revealed that the tech hub is spearheading […]

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Head of Digital Health Innovations, CcHub, Stephanie Okpere; CEO, Future Africa, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji; CEO, IHS Nigeria, Mohamad Darwish; MD, Ilorin Innovation Hub, Temi Kolawole; Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Kwara State, Dr. Mary Ayinde; and Senior VP & COO, IHS Nigeria, Kazeem Oladepo.
 Business
  • February 27, 2025

Global Telecoms Tower Company, IHS Flags-off Program at Kwara State 1,000 User Capacity Innovation Hub 

IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has announced the commencement of incubation and acceleration programs at the newly built Ilorin Innovation Hub, ahead of the official commissioning of the […]

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Jane Egerton-Idehen, managing director of NIGCOMSAT.
Business
  • February 26, 2025

NigComSat Unveils Space Technology Initiative to Empower Young Nigerians

The Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NigComSat), a government-owned company that manages the country’s communication satellites, has begun a regional training program to provide young people with satellite knowledge. The initiative, which is titled “Building Grassroots Innovation in Satellite Technology,” will begin with a five-day Space-Tech Hackathon in Yola on February 24–28. Aisha Bantam, head of […]

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