The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani said he is poised towards ensuring that indigenous technology is exported. Speaking at event, an “Evening with Bosun,” hosted by the World Bank for him with the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, the National Commissioner/CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission, Dr. […]
Read MoreThe readiness of Nigeria to exploit opportunities offered by information and communications technology in the interest of Africa’s largest economy is bothering the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta. Making reference to the 2022 Network Readiness Index (NRI) ranking, which placed Nigeria in 109th position out of 131 countries […]
Read MoreVertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has been named as ‘The Most Innovative Data Centre Cooling Company of the Year’. The organisers, the Titans of Tech Awards celebrate the movers and shakers within the local sector, acknowledging both organisations and individuals at the forefront of encouraging technology adoption and usage […]
Read MoreVertiv Holdings Co, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Vertiv reported second quarter net sales of $1,734 million, an increase of $335 million, or 24%, compared with last year’s second quarter and a 25% organic net sales increase, which […]
Read MoreMTN’s MoMo platform is inviting tech developers and innovators to participate in its online application programming interface (API) hackathon. According to a statement, the hackathon will focus on producing solutions that shape the future of demand-driven financial services. It will span across 15 countries, including Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Rwanda. […]
Read MoreGoogle is rolling out new privacy tools, including SafeSearch, which features a blurring setting for explicit imagery – such as adult or graphic violent content – that can be blurred out by default when it appears in search results. The company says the new tools aim to bolster the protection of personal information on its […]
Read MoreA boost is on the horizon for the Medium and Small Scale Enterprises in Nigeria in the digital space with the offer of N500 billion from Wema Bank for the launch of digital hubs across the country. The Director of Information in the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria, Mr Olusola Abiola who made […]
Read MoreThe founder and chief Executive Officer of Co-Creation Hub, Dr Bosun Tijani is on the list of the 19 ministerial nominees send to the National Assemble by President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria. Ijani was some years ago declared a number of analysts one of the most powerful figures in African tech when Co-creation Hub and […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform process in government. Helmsmen of both organisation, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General BPSR, Dr. Dasuki Arabi signed at the NCC’s Head […]
Read MoreThe National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) had acquired its first functional radio telescope worth over N44 million to aid Astronomy research and studies in the country. Director, Centre for Basic Space Science and Astronomy (CBSSA), Dr Bonaventure Okere, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Okere said that the […]
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