Nigeria’s out-of-school population challenges can be tackled by equipping millions of underserved individuals with digital skills, which could unlock vast economic opportunities and help bridge the global talent gap. According to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, the global demand for technical talent has created a window for […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has asked the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to consider moving away from a traditional dependence on the “exploitation” of oil and gas resources and adopt a more innovative approach centred on the “exploration” of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of […]
Read MoreThe Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is currently under investigation by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). Threat actors in the digital space have devised malicious methods of compromising the data security architecture of key databases. A statement from the NDPC stated that there are large-scale data exfiltration and cross-platform compromise across interconnected systems, adding that […]
Read MoreIHS Nigeria, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has partnered with the Ilorin Innovation Hub to host the maiden edition of its Demo Day at the state-of-the-art facility in Ilorin, Kwara State. The event, themed “The Convergence,” is designed to spotlight 19 […]
Read MoreGlovo, a technology platform, is set to host the second edition of its flagship industry event, the Future of Commerce Summit 2.0. The summit will convene key stakeholders across Nigeria’s technology, digital, and commerce ecosystems, providing a platform for meaningful dialogue on the future of commerce and innovation in the country. Expected attendees include government […]
Read MoreFirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and the leading financial inclusion service provider, has gone into partnership with the Ekiti State Government to launch the Innovation Enterprise Support Fund, a groundbreaking initiative designed to empower startups, scale tech-enabled businesses, and accelerate innovation-driven economic growth across the state. The programme provides funding, mentorship, and market access […]
Read More“Nigeria is losing digital value every single day, and most of us don’t really realise that each time a Nigerian business or a Nigerian government or a citizen of Nigeria, a resident of Nigeria, chooses a foreign domain over ‘.ng’, we are taking out a significant part of our digital economy offshore.” This statement by […]
Read MoreNigeria’s digital infrastructure ecosystem in Lagos is converging for the IoT West Africa, Power & Water Nigeria, and Data Centre & Cloud Expo Africa for their fifth edition. Indeed, the country is in the middle of one of the fastest digital infrastructure expansions on the continent. Microsoft, Google, and AWS are committing to African cloud […]
Read MoreFollowing Australia’s first-of-its-kind ban on social media for under-16s, and with more than two dozen countries around the world proposing similar bans, new global research from Family First, a Varkey Foundation initiative, revealed that 39% of Nigerian parents support such measures. Data reveals similar results to their children, with just 36% of 9- to 18-year-olds backing […]
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Nigeria is intensifying efforts to strengthen its national software infrastructure and digital governance framework as part of a broader push to secure data sovereignty and build local technological capacity. According to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the initiative is focused on developing high-standard regulatory policies that […]
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