By Jessica Dogo The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, says that weak frameworks and multiple taxation hinder growth in the telecom sector. Edun said this at a Business Roundtable on Investments in Broadband Connectivity and Safeguarding Critical National Information Infrastructure held on Wednesday in Abuja. The two-day programme organised byContinue Reading
By Babajide Awoyinfa A Nigerian PhD scholar in power system studies, Mr Olaoluwa Adeleke, has urged government and stakeholders to prioritise renewable energy and digital infrastructure to drive Nigeria’s smart city transition. Adeleke made the call in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo Kwara Government, in partnership with Digital Equity Africa, has trained 200 school children from across the state on how to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create and solve real-world problems. The participants were drawn from public and private primary and junior secondary schools, following a seamless selectionContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says Nigeria’s new two-billion-dollar broadband project will significantly boost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Tijani stated this during the plenary on Smart Growth, Digital Leap hosted by IHS at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES #31)Continue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi Dr Adam Muritala, don at Obafemic Awolowo Univeristy, (OAU) Ile-Ife, says he has invented Afri-inverter and established African Pro-Humanity Technology Hub (APHTH) to enhance research commercialisation. Muritala, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, OAU, said this during an interview withContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called for the full adoption of state-led rural electrification programmes to accelerate access to power and reduce heavy dependence on the federal grid. The society made the call in Abuja at its 29th October Lecture with the theme: “Evaluating Nigeria’sContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) says Nigeria is ready to showcase 105 innovations in London that will attract foreign investments and provide solutions to some challenges facing humans. The Director-General of NBTI, Dr Kazeem Raji, made this known during a world press conference on theContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Founder of NEV Electric Ltd, Mr Mosope Olaosebikan, says the company is committed to using local manufacturing and clean energy to solve Nigeria’s mass transit challenges. Olaosebikan made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has called on schools administrators nationwide to leverage space education programmes to prepare students for careers in space science and technology. Dr Matthew Adepoju, Director-General, NASRDA, gave the charge at the second graduation ceremony of the Pathway to SpaceContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal Sen. Shuaib Salis, the Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security, has announced that Nigeria will soon launch a 90,000-kilometre fibre optic network nationwide to boost digital penetration. Salis disclosed this on Monday in Abeokuta during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Press Week of theContinue Reading
