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Three-quarters of Nigerians & Ghanaians Ready for Reskill Amid GenAI Rave, Says Report

  AMA PRESS RELEASE Three-quarters of workers around the world believe GenAI will bring some level of disruption to the workplace. Despite uncertain times, they remain confident about their place in the labour market with 75% of Nigerians and Ghanaians willing to be retrained in any case and 23% if necessary to stay ahead in […]

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Vertiv Introduces Single-Phase UPS Portfolio for Network Edge in EMEA & Latin America

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today introduced 1kVA to 3kVA capacities of the Vertiv Liebert GXE, an online double conversion, single-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for 230V applications designed to support critical applications deployed at the network edge. With the addition of the new models, the Liebert GXE family is now […]

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Nigeria in Partnership Spiro Launch Electric Motorcycles

As the push for e-mobility expands across the continent, Spiro, an electric vehicles manufacturer, launched operations in Nigeria’s Ogun State yesterday. The company and the Ogun State government unveiled e-bikes and tricycles as part of the state’s e-mobility strategy. The initiative, according to the government, intends to reduce transportation costs in the state while simultaneously […]

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Miscreants Masquerading as Protesters Loot NCC Digital Industrial Park Due for Launch Next Week

The Digital Industrail Park build by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Kano State that was due for launch last week by the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy has been burned down by the rampaging northern hoodlums who infiltrated into the rank of the  End Bad Governance protesters. The park, which was meant […]

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NITDA Partners Deutsche Firm on Digital Policy Dialogue  to Enhance Citizens’ Engagement

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is further strengthening its mandate of digital transformation through a collaboration with the Digital Transformation Center (DTC) Nigeria and the implementing organisation Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Recently, NITDA through the collaboration held a two-day event titled “Digital Policy Dialogue: Cooperate. Innovate” aimed at engaging stakeholders on […]

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Hafide Fintech Startup Picked for UNDP’s Timbuktoo Accelerator

Hafide Accounting, a Somaliland-based startup, has been selected for the famed Timbuktoo Africa Fintech Accelerator in Lagos, Nigeria. The Accelerator is United Nations Development Programme’s effort to ignite the African innovation ecosystem by supporting and investing in Africa’s best talent via 8 themed Timbuktoo hubs in 8 countries, 54 University Innovation Pods across Africa, and […]

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Group Unveils Smartcard to Track Votes, Checkmate Election Rigging

The Consolidated Alliance for Grassroots Mobilisation (CAGraM), has launched a smart card to mobilise and track votes and curtail election rigging in the country. Mr Nwosu Emmanuel, Executive Secretary of CAGraM, said this in Abuja at the unveiling, data capturing and issuance of membership smart cards to leaders on Thursday in Abuja. “Our target is […]

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Awarri Startup Selected for Nigeria’s First AI Project Engages 500 Fellows

Nigeria Reaps from Own tech Talent Programme…  Awarri, the Nigerian startup selected to build the country’s first AI, has engaged over 500 fellows of the federal government’s ‘3 Million Technical Talent’ (3MTT) programme. The aim is to use the cohort as data collectors in building the multilingual large language model. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, […]

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Tesla 12% Stock Value Drop Stirs-up Mixed Reaction Among Investors 

Tesla, the iconic electric vehicle company, experienced a 12% drop in its stock value after presenting mixed results for the year’s second quarter. This behavior in the stock market has generated a mix of concern and expectation among investors. The reported earnings per share were $0.52, which fell short of Wall Street’s expectations of $0.61. […]

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NDPC and INEC Hold Talks on Processing of Voters’ Data to Enhance Protection Measures 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought clarifications and sensitization on data protection from the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). This request was made during an interactive meeting between INEC and NDPC at the INEC headquarters. The meeting aimed to ensure the proper protection of personal data of Nigerian citizens in INEC’s database. The […]

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