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 […]
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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 […]
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has frowned at the Federal Government’s imposition of hefty fine of N5m (Five Million Naira) on Trust TV through the FGs broadcast media regulatory body the National Broadcasting Commission. The sanction was meted out to the TV station over the broadcast of a documentary […]
Ahead of the National Diaspora Day 2022, The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has assured that Nigerians in the Diaspora will bring home their expertise and technical competence to boost Nigeria‘s Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The remarks were made at a press […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, has stressed the importance of regulation on the influence and control of information technology giants in the internet space, saying that transparency by social media platforms was key to ensuring the safety of the citizens in cyberspace. The remarks […]
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, Today, June The 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate […]
…10 Teams have been shortlisted to pitch their ideas to 7 Final Jurors for a chance to win prize money, equity investment from Partner VC firms, and acceleration from Eko Innovation Center. Eko Innovation Centre, one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, together with GDM Group, Nigeria’s leading […]
Interswitch has received $110 million in joint investment from LeapFrog investments and Tiana Africa Capital, according to a statement released by the two private investment companies to help it expand its digital payment services across Africa. Interswitch, with a market capitalization of $1 billion, Africa’s second unicorn. Among the fintech’s most […]
Through its Ministry of Information and Culture today, the federal government announced its decision to suspend the operations of social media platform Twitter in the country. The statement, made by Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and signed off by his media aide Segun Adeyemi, could see telecoms in […]