By Martha Agas The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has selected seven Civil Society Organisations for Artificial Intelligence advocacy grants under the Nigeria AI Collective initiative. CJID Executive Director, Mr Akintunde Babatunde, announced the beneficiaries in a statement on Wednesday, describing the programme as a step towardsContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Federal Government on Tuesday soft-launched the Government Service Portal (GSP), a unified digital platform providing Nigerians with seamless access to public services through a single online gateway. Developed by Galaxy Backbone, the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and KOICA, the portal targets improvedContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), TechSocietal, on Friday warned that Artificial Intelligence-powered deepfakes, online harassment and coordinated disinformation could increasingly target women journalists ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections. Miss Emmanuella Aston, the Cyber Security and Digital Protection Officer, TechSocietal, gave the warning at a two-day training organisedContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Mr Eghosa Urhoghide, Managing Director, Edo Information and Communications Technology Agency (EdoICTA), has advocated stronger collaboration among governments, telecoms operators, regulators and host communities to reduce damage to Nigeria’s fibre-optic infrastructure. Urhoghide said this during a session on Technical Standards and Infrastructure Resilience at theContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration between the telecommunications and energy sectors. This is with a view to expanding digital infrastructure and electricity access in underserved communities. The MoU was signed onContinue Reading
By Michael Ajayi/Jessica Dogo The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has announced the inauguration of the Atlas Network, a continental artificial intelligence (AI) initiative. The initiative is designed to accelerate the development of locally relevant large language models across Africa. Tijani made the announcement onContinue Reading
By Michael Ajayi/Jessica Dogo The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and the Global System for Mobile Association (GSMA) have urged African governments to cut smartphone taxes in order to bridge digital divide in the region. They made the demand on Wednesday in Abuja, during the Digital Africa Summit Workshop, jointly organisedContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has stressed that cyber security approach across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) should be well coordinated and not disjointed. Malam Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a two-day cybersecurity workshop for Ministries, Departments and AgenciesContinue Reading
By Michael Ajayi The Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, has charged youths to drive the nation’s energy transition through innovation and leadership ethics. Abdullahi gave the charge in Abuja during the graduation ceremony of the maiden Mustapha Abdullahi Energy Leadership Fellowship (MAELF) 2026, anContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze A technology firm, Ovaloop, has called for stronger policy support to accelerate inventory digitisation among Nigeria’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The Co-founder, Mr Princewill Mba, made the call at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. Mba was also unveiling the firm’s retail operating system designedContinue Reading
