IHS 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 […]
Read MoreNigeria has warned against the danger of the absence of regional data centres and unified regulatory frameworks in Africa, stressing that African nations risk remaining subject to the policy shifts and geopolitical priorities of overseas providers. The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, who gave the warning during a strategic […]
Read MoreThe STS Association has signed a Liaison Agreement with the DLMS User Association (DLMS UA), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of interoperable, secure, and future-ready smart prepayment metering systems. This collaboration brings together two of the world’s most widely adopted global standards — STS token technology and the DLMS/COSEM data model — with […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian government is shifting its strategy toward “Total Resilience” – a multidimensional defence involving every level of society as it battles cybersecurity in the era of AI-powered digital threats. Speaking at the 2026 GITEX Africa summit, the Director-General of the National Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr DG Kashifu Inuwa warned that technology alone is […]
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