In a recent report from World of Statistics, Nigeria has been ranked fifth worldwide for average daily time spent on social media in 2024. This ranking highlights Nigeria’s growing digital economy and its population’s increasing reliance on social platforms for communication, business, and social interaction. According to the “We Are […]
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BY PROF. MIKE OZEKHOME SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, LL.D, D.Litt. INTRODUCTION THE CONTEXT AND CONTRADICTIONS OF NIGERIA’S MINIMUM AGE POLICY FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSION Let me today discuss an issue that is at once emotive as it is controversial: minimum age to enroll into a tertiary institution. My dissertation is […]
The Director General and CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reiterated the safety and protection of the National Identity Database (NIDB) as Nigeria marks Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day. Represented by Engr. Lanre Yusuf, Director of Information Technology and Identity Database, during […]
Medical professionals have lauded the introduction of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technology for fibroid treatment in Nigeria as a groundbreaking achievement. Deployed by Nordica Fertility Centre, the technology has revolutionized healthcare delivery, positioning Nigeria as a premier destination for quality medical services. HIFU offers women a non-invasive, pain-free solution for […]
Meta, the company behind Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has expanded its AI service, “Meta AI,” to 12 countries outside the United States, including Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. The rollout, currently available in English, aims to enhance connections and equip users with new creative, expressive, […]
Several African internet connectivity providers are grappling with outages following multiple submarine cable cuts, causing significant disruptions to banking services and internet access. Read Also:Â Young Innovators of Nigeria (YIN) Launch Committee for Annual Technology Dialogue and 10-Year Anniversary Seacom, a prominent South African internet connectivity provider, has alerted its customers […]
Heifer International’s sponsored agritech storage solution, ColdHubs, has introduced into Lagos the launch of a solar-powered facility for smallholder farmers and sellers of perishable farm produce at the ABAT CBD Market in Ibeju-Lekki which was witnessed by farmers, traders and government officials. The innovation is being sponsored on a large […]
Africa has made a big difference in the race of Artificial intelligence as Uniccon Group a Nigerian Tech Start up, develops the first Humanoid Robot on the Continent called Omeife. Omeife was officially unveiled at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja by the Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo represented by […]
Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa will host Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO; Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, amongst others, at the second edition of the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF) holding on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th edition of United Nations […]
The Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has said that exploration of opportunities in the Digital Economy space is a sure way to eradicating poverty. The remarks were made in an address at the 9th Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Leadership and Poverty Eradication […]
