By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Jigawa, Adamawa and Plateau governors have received the Digital Governors of the Year award for North East, North West and North Central. They were rewarded at the Nigeria GovTech Gala and Awards 2025 organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) in Abuja. The award wasContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Rose Gidado, Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Department, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), says Genetically Modified crops have global adoption with notable impacts on productivity. Gidado said this in Abuja at a two-day workshop organised by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria, under theContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Major stakeholders in Nigeria’s Fintech subsector on Tuesday collectively underscored customer trust as the critical currency driving the nation’s digital financial future. The stakeholders made this assertion at the 8th Edition of the Nigeria Fintech Week (NFW) 2025 in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The European Union (EU) on Thursday said that it was supporting Nigeria by deploying X-Road model of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as obtained in Finland and Estonia. Mr Gautier Mignot, EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said this on Thursday at the Nigeria GovTech Conference and AwardsContinue Reading
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
