By Funmilola Gboteku Heirs Technologies, a digital solutions company, says it has started empowering young tech enthusiasts through its i-Academy initiative to mitigate tech-talent attrition in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer, Heirs Technologies, Mr Obong Idiong, said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. He said theContinue Reading

L-R: Member, Corporate Members and Training Committee, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Mrs Laide Adeyemo, Registrar, ICSAN, Mr Babatunde Okuneye, Chairman of the Committee, Mrs Abiola Laseinde, and another member of the Committee, Mrs Solape Adesuyi, during a news briefing in Lagos on Tuesday

By Rukayat Moisemhe The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) has emphasised the need for governance practitioners and capital market operators to fully embrace the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their operations. Mrs Abiola Laseinde, Chairman, Corporate Members and Training Committee, ICSAN, gave the advice atContinue Reading

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi An Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) expert, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, says ICT is all encompassing to address insecurity, agriculture and other sectoral challenges. Yilwatda told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that geospatial data has the potential to provide locational information and solutions to addressingContinue Reading

By Jessica Dogo Prof. Jeffery Barminas, the Director-General, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT), says the institute aims to blaze the trail in science technology innovation by 2025. Barminas said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, following NARICT’s emergence as 2nd position atContinue Reading

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government, on Tuesday, called on relevant government’s institutions to collaborate and harmonise the geoinformation or geographic information systems to reduce cost of governance and address national concerns. Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, made the call at a four-day workshop aimedContinue Reading

By Jessica Dogo The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have partnered to enhance processes related to the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Dr Reuben Muoka, NCC Director Public Affairs and Ayodele Babalola, Technical Adviser, Media, andContinue Reading

By Olasunkanmi Onifade The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. (NIGCOMSAT) have partnered to  enhance service delivery and improve connectivity across the country. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Aisha Bantam, Head of Corporate Affairs Department, NIGCOMSAT Ltd, and Mr Ayodele Babalola, TechnicalContinue Reading