Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey in June. The GNI Innovation Challenge is inviting proposals for projects from news organisations...
Nigeria’s leading digital advocacy group, The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), commends and applauds President Muhammadu Buhari on his recent call to the world to work towards a safe, inclusive, and accessible...
Andre Iguodala, a member of the three-time reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors and tech “ambassador”, has joined the Board of Directors of Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa. As Jumia’s ambassador charged...
The African Development Bank seeks to create 25 million jobs across the continent through its “Coding for Employment” initiative, by developing and launching Africa’s next generation of digitally enabled youthful workforce. The programme anticipates...
The GSMA has announced the first speakers for the 2019 Mobile 360 Series – West Africa conference, which will take place 16-17 April at the Radisson Blu Abidjan Airport Hotel in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire....
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) has announced that five companies will receive a total of US$4,438,551 to support its financial inclusion agenda in Africa. The five companies, with projects in Burundi,...
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, FAEng, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, over his recent victory at the 2019 presidential election. Danbatta, in a statement...
For effective identity management, the Federal Government has launched the new Digital Identity Ecosystem to be able to collect the citizens’ biometric data nationwide within the shortest time. Speaking on this at the 2091...
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) administrator, Dr. Ike Adinde, made a call during the inauguration of DBI’s Telecommunication Network Equipment Laboratory in Abuja, for significant investment in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills of the country’s...
The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has continued to champion the call for a safer internet in Nigeria. Just as it was held last year, CECAD...
Worried by the increasing spate of politically-motivated violence in parts of the country in the build-up to the forthcoming general elections, the Grassroots Women for Atiku/Obi, (GW4AO), has called on political actors to...
The Chairman of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, has advised the telecommunications company to pay the revised N50, 000,000 (Fifty million naira) Social Services Contribution Levy (SSCL) to...
The Integrity Nigerian Lawyers Association have expressed dissatisfaction over the ridicule of legal profession in Nigeria in public domain following the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen and his open admission to...
Sequel to the sacking of ex-CJN Walter Onnoghen, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. The following is what we know about Justice Muhammad, according to...
Lokoja, capital of Kogi state is presently experiencing difficulties in accessing telecommunications services following the decision of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) ) to shut the telecom service provider’s base stations in...
Nigerian Telecommunications company, 9mobile has announced the appointment of Phillips Oki as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Oki has worked at KPMG Nigeria, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Royal Merchant Bank, Pepsico International, TBIC Nigeria Ltd and...
Andela, the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software developers, announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding. The round was led by Generation Investment Management with participation from existing investors...
