11,000 Students Entered, 10 Teams Remain in OPay’s National Innovation Challenge
Philips Babatunde The scale of interest in technology innovation among Nigerian students has come into sharper focus as 10 teams…
Read More47% Surge in Data Use Puts Pressure on Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure
Nigeria’s rapidly rising demand for digital services is putting fresh pressure on the country’s telecommunications infrastructure, with data…
Read MoreNCC Device Registry May Push Up Cost of Phones, Hit Consumers
The planned device registration system by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, may trigger a fresh increase in the…
Read MoreFG, Winbox urge responsible AI adoption in Nigerian workplaces
The Federal Government and Winbox Consulting have called for the responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Nigerian workplaces,…
Read MoreLagos begins free digital skills training for youths
The Lagos State Government has commenced a five day digital skills training programme aimed at equipping young people…
Read MoreNigeria risks becoming technology dumping ground without local capacity, NESG warns
Nigeria risks becoming largely a consumer rather than a producer of technology unless the country urgently invests in…
Read MoreTelcos add 12.8m new SIMs as Nigerians consume 10.2m terabytes of data
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria added more than 12.8 million new Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, cards to their networks…
Read MoreNCC warns high device costs, skills gap threaten digital inclusion
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has identified high device and connectivity costs, inaccessible digital products and inadequate digital…
Read MoreISPON raises alarm over Nigeria’s software industry contribution
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, ISPON, has raised concerns over the low economic contribution of the…
Read MoreTwo Nigerian startups secure $450,000 funding
Two Nigerian startups, Trade Lenda and AirSmat, have secured a combined $450,000 investment from the Africa Ecosystem Catalysts…
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