The Federal Government of Nigeria is ready to conduct its first ever digital census, 17 years after last exercise in 2006 with an approval of N2.8 billion ($5.4 million). The exercise, originally scheduled for March 29 but postponed to May 2023 due to the rescheduled gubernatorial and state House of […]
OpenAI an American artificial intelligence research laboratory has released GPT-4, a powerful new image- and text-understanding AI model after months of anticipation. The new model can respond to images – providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, for example, as well as writing captions and descriptions. It can also process […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a $672 million tech fund in a bid to support the tech and creatives ecosystems for young entrepreneurs which will ease capital funding. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo launched the $672 million fund under the Digital and Creative Enterprises Programme (DCEP) in Abuja recently […]
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry has commenced the harmonization of shortcodes on all network platforms. This move is aimed at implementing a streamlined process for common shortcodes across the industry, by making life easier for Nigerians through the memorisation of single codes, for various services across all networks as well […]
Cloud Network Foundation has urged the National Assembly to reconsider the NITDA Bill 2022, which is currently under consideration in the interest of national development. The Foundation, comprised of Nigeria’s pioneer ICT media practitioners, made the call after carefully ex-raying the bill clause-by-clause as presented to the lawmakers by the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Tukur Mohammed Funtua, as the new Managing Director of Nigeria Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), following the retirement of the erstwhile Managing Director, Dr. Abimbola Alale. According to a statement released by Uwa Suleiman (Mrs), Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of […]
In a drive for skills acquisition and capacity building among youths, top ICT media practitioners have launched a foundation known as Cloud Network Foundation, (CNF) to push for policies that encourage local content in ICT development in Nigeria. The Foundation, made of the first eleven in ICT journalism in Nigeria, […]
Pan-African VC firm, Ventures Platform, has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at US$46 million. Surpassing its initial $40 million target, the oversubscribed fund from one of the continent’s most prolific investors sees new participation from global investors with an array of top-tier commercial banks, corporates, DFIs, […]
Together with the Lagos State Government, the economic and technological core of Nigeria, Eko Innovation Centre, one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, is organizing the fourth edition of The Art of Technology Lagos (AOT) conference taking place at Landmark Event Centre in Lagos on December 8th and 9th […]
In recognition of his effort toward entrenching a culture of anti-corruption in the communications industry, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has received an ambassadorial badge from chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed […]
