Technology

Smart Traffic Management Revenue Accelerated by Smart Cities’ Investment to Hit $18.5bn by  2028

A new study by Juniper Research, the foremost experts in technology markets, found that by 2028, smart traffic management spend will be up 75% from a 2023 figure of $10.6 billion. This significant growth will be due to increasing government funding for smart cities’ initiatives, with transport being at the centre of urban transformation projects. The […]

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Technology

NASENI Secures $200m Deal with REA on Renewable Energy, Targets Private Sector

The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu has said his vision or direction for the Agency’s products and technologies is to make them available in every household in Nigeria in the next few years. Nonetheless, Halilu disclosed in Abuja today that some tangible products […]

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StartUps

Tech Startup Secures World’s Largest Funding of $1m within 4 Weeks for Smart Ring

Muse Wearables, an Indian tech startup founded by graduates of IIT Madras and NIT Warangal, is poised to revolutionize the wearable technology industry with the global launch of ‘Ring One.’ Ring One was launched on Indiegogo on September 26th and set a world record by reaching its goal of raising $1 million USD within 4 […]

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Technology

NCC, ZOHO, Others Back AfriTECH 3.0 & ATAEx Awards

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Zoho Nigeria, Digital Encode Limited, Inq.Digital, Notion Technologies limited have indicated their plans to sponsor the third edition of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 3.0). Themed: “Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) in Emerging Economy”, AfriTECH 3.0 is also supported by Comercio Limited, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Datasixth Security Consulting, PalmPay, Reliance Infosystem, […]

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Software

Ericsson Unveils Software Designed to Tap 5G Potentials in SA

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has unveiled what it calls a ‘software toolkit’ that aims to enable premium 5G connectivity services. The toolkit has four main components. Some new algorithms are designed to improve the performance of MIMO pairing and beamforming, which in turn should improve mid-band capacity. There are also improvements to RAN slicing such […]

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News

Tizeti Secures Debt Financing to Expand Internet Access in Nigeria

Chapel Hill Denham’s Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (“NIDF” or the “Fund”) has agreed to provide long-term financing to Tizeti Network Limited (“Tizeti” or the “Company”) (https://www.Tizeti.com) – West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider. The senior debt facility will be used to finance the rollout of Tizeti’s state-of-the art broadband network across 15 states in […]

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Business

NDPC Seeks Prompt Additional Safeguard, Harps Inter-Ministerial  Strategic Alliance

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is worried that there are some personal data that are sensitive, which require additional safeguards, such as health records, labour union affiliation, sexual orientation, and information that can be used for discriminatory purposes. The National Commissioner/CEO, Dr Vincent Olatunji NDPC who made the observation while receiving the Minister of […]

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Technology

Microsoft Making Extra Investment into Africa’s AI Revolution

Microsoft is ramping up investments in the next wave of Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) evolution, to support businesses to solve a myriad of challenges and unlock new opportunities. This was the word from Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa, delivering a keynote presentation yesterday at Microsoft’s AI, A New Era event in Johannesburg. Discussing the infinite economic […]

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Technology

Google Celebrates Rashidi Yekini’s 60th With Doodle

Today’s Doodle celebrates iconic Nigerian footballer Rashidi Yekini, an accomplished forward nicknamed the “Goalsfather” for his ability to sneak shots by the keeper. On this day in 1963, he was born in Kaduna, Nigeria. The beginning of Yekini’s life was difficult as he faced homelessness and poverty. To make money, his first jobs were a […]

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Business

NITDA AI Developers Programme Recounts Successful Story One Year After

NITDA AI Developers Training (NAIDT) programme, which started as NITDA Developers Group (NDG) Training, is a programme borne out of the need to accelerate the capacity of young Nigerians in Artificial Intelligence, which is one of the most highly demanded tech talent today. Through NAIDT with the support of volunteers from Google Developers Group (GDG), […]

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