Technology

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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Technology

Organisers, Stakeholders & Others Harp on NITDA’s Impact on 2025 UN eGov Forum Hosting in Nigeria

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been instrumental in the success of the 18th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2025). NITDA made direct contribution to research excellence, global collaboration and the nation’s ongoing digital transformation agenda. A statement from the Agency highlighting the role of the NITDA in […]

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Technology

Huawei Cloud is Carrier Hybrid Cloud Leader in Sub-Saharan Africa, Says GlobalData Report

GlobalData Research has unveiled Huawei Cloud as the Carrier Hybrid Cloud Leader in Sub-Saharan Africa. GlobalData announced the award at the during the AfricaCom event in its latest industry white paper, “Unleashing the Potential of Carrier-Grade Hybrid Cloud in Sub-Saharan Africa 2025”, highlighting key insights into the region’s evolving hybrid cloud landscape. Based on comprehensive […]

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Business

Changan Automobile and Yango Group Signs Partnership Deal to Drive Smart Mobility 

AMA PRESS RELEASE Changan Automobile has announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Yango Group, a UAE-based technology company, marking a new milestone in Changan’s ongoing expansion across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The signing ceremony took place at Changan’s Middle East and Africa headquarters, bringing together senior executives from both organisations. […]

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Business

AMA Optimizes Newsroom Operation for Large Language Models

AMA PRESS RELEASE African Media Agency (AMA), the continent’s pan-African communications and PR platform, has optimized its newsroom for Artificial Intelligence (AI) discoverability, making it compatible with Large Language Models (LLMs). This evolution ensures that press releases distributed through AMA Wire are not only visible to journalists and audiences but also recognized and indexed by advanced AI […]

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News

Balance Innovation, Research & Regulation for Public Good, Bosun Tasks Stakeholders

Digital technologies must serve the public good and strengthen social inclusion while taking note of the need to balance between innovation, research, and regulation. According to Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, Nigeria stands at the intersection of innovation, youth, and digital transformation warning that the state of a society […]

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Business

SAP Empowers Developers to Drive the Business AI Revolution

AMA PRESS RELEASE New AI-driven capabilities in the SAP Build solution, an expanding data ecosystem and powerful Joule Agents have empowered developers to move from idea to impact with unprecedented speed and confidence. As AI transforms the nature of professional work, SAP also pledges to equip 12 million people worldwide with AI-ready skills by 2030. […]

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Business

Five Domestic Investors Clinch Deals as Uk’s Mobilist Facilitates Sale of Listed Infracredit Shares

The UK’s MOBILIST programme has successfully traded its investment in Nigerian credit guarantee company InfraCredit to five Nigerian pension funds, thereby helping to mobilise more local institutional investment toward infrastructure development critical to the country’s growth. MOBILIST’s exit represents the biggest trade in InfraCredit’s shares since its listing by introduction on Nigeria’s NASD OTC Exchange Plc […]

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News

AfriGOpay, IXPN, Digital Realty & Others Pick Gold Sponsorship Slot at AfriTECH 5.0

Leading technology companies and players in the Nigerian digital economy are backing the fifth edition of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 5.0) as Gold Sponsors. The companies: AfriGOpay Financial Services Ltd, ActivEdge Technologies, Tizel Cybersecurity, and Tecom Concepts Limited, while Digital Encode Limited is on the  platinum sponsor. The four companies, accompanied by other gold sponsors are; […]

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Business

Over 130 Million Citizens Captured in National Digital Identity, Says NITDA

Nigeria has recorded a major stride in the development of her digital public infrastructure (DPI) with than 130 million Nigerians enrolled under the national digital identity. According to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa, efforts are underway to establish a national data exchange platform and a DPI […]

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