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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreHafide 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreNigeria 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, […]
Read MoreTesla, 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. […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read Morelnternet search giant Google has decided against removing cookies from its Chrome browser. This was revealed by Anthony Chavez, vice-president of the Google-backed Privacy Sandbox initiative, in a blog post. Internet cookies, also known as HTTP cookies, are small pieces of data sent from a website and stored on the user’s computer by their web browser while […]
Read MoreECOWAS Cybersecurity Hackathon for citizens… The Economic Community of West Africa’s (ECOWAS) Cybersecurity Hackathon said it is hosting a Cybersecurity Hackathon to empower citizens with cybersecurity skills The event is being organised by ECOWAS and hosted by Nigeria in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and NITDA is expected to […]
Read MoreThe Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission fines… The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) of Nigeria fined Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta $220 million last week for violating data and consumer protection laws. The FCCPC listed infringements perpetrated by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in an order issued against the US […]
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