The new and substantive Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Dr. Bashir Gwandu, has officially resumed office at the NASENI Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday May 22. Gwandu took over from the Officer Overseeing the activities of the Agency, Mrs. Nonyem Onyechi, following his appointment as […]
Read MoreThe race to commercialize and monetize generative AI is stirring intense competition within the industry, with a looming question mark over whether hyperscale cloud providers or nimble startups will emerge victorious. Small-scale contenders possess an advantage, harnessing their ability to construct highly customizable Gen AI models. This prospect presents a potential threat to big tech […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government has launched a Virtual Healthcare Platform “NigComHealth’ to provide quality service delivery in the healthcare sector across the country. The platform is an initiative of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT in partnership with with Ethnomet Technology in Canada. NigComHealth is a telehealth service which provides a platform for Nigerians to have […]
Read MoreThe Eko Innovation Centre said it has introduced MarkHack 2.0, a platform for marketing, media professionals and students to explore new and innovative ways to disrupt the creative industry. Victor Afolabi, the founder of Eko Innovation Centre, said this during the launch of the second edition of Mark Hackathon on Saturday in Lagos. He said […]
Read MoreThe Lagos edition of the GITEX 2023 Expand North Star Pitch Competition is holding at the Eko Innovation Centre, Ikoyi, Friday May 12, 2023. Four winners are expected at the Lagos final selection process where 20 finalists have already emerged from the over 200 applications received by the Dubai World Trade Centre, DWTC, organisers of […]
Read MoreNigerian on-demand auto repair and maintenance platform Mecho Autotech is set to introduce new products, as it seeks to garner a significant share of the country’s multi-billion dollar automotive aftersales and maintenance market. The start-up, which runs a digital platform that connects business-to-business and business-to-customers with in-house and third-party mechanics, announced yesterday it will soon […]
Read MoreIBM plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to replace 7,800 jobs over the next five years, CEO Arvind Krishna said in an interview, sparking fears of widespread job losses across industries. “Comments, such as the ones Arvind made, validate the claims that AI can reduce support jobs and hence costs for the company. It will […]
Read MoreThe Federal Capital Territory – Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has reiterated its commitment to priortising technology to drive its processes for better performance, and to ease procedures of accessing services by taxpayers. The Acting Executive Chairman of the service, Haruna Abdullahi gave the assurance in a goodwill message at the International Technology and Communication Expo […]
Read MoreNigeria has joined the rest part of the world in the introduction clean energy for its transport sector with the acquisition of electric buses for public transportation by the Lagos State Government in South-West Nigeria. The State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, said the acquisition of the buses is in partnership […]
Read MoreChinese telecommunications giant Huawei is planning to spend $3.4 trillion by 2026 to boost its digital transformation initiatives. So said Meng Wanzhou, vice chairwoman, rotating chairwoman, and CFO at Huawei, yesterday at the company’s 20th Global Analyst Conference in Shenzhen, China. At the event, Meng, shared how digitalisation is a common opportunity for industry, but […]
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