By Rukayat Moisemhe Some experts have emphasised the need for cybersecurity literacy to enhance strategic risk management in the capital market. This, they said, would enable the Nigerian capital market to harness the advantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They gave the advice at the 2024 Company Secretaries and Registrars’ ForumContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi ThriveAgric, an agricultural technology company has partnered with Acorn-Rabobank, Netherlands, to empower about 30,000 smallholder farmers towards sustainable agroforestry practices and combating climate change. The partnership was unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja, at a roundtable organised by ThriveAgric in collaboration with Alliance for a Green Revolution inContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Mr Joshua Yari, Component Lead of the Enabling Environment Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), said Nigeria had invested 48 million Euros in the second phase of its Energy Support Programme. Yari said this during a one-day Energy Summit organised by the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) inContinue Reading
The Ezeribe Foundation is to partner with GetBundi College of Technology to train 20 youths from Obowo Local Government Area of Imo in digital skills. The digital skill education will be undertaken through the GetBundi Education Technology platform, a hybrid digital skills education platform for youths across Africa. A statementContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi UNESCO says Nigeria needs more investments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agenda of 2030. Mr Abdourhamane Diallo, Head of Office and Representative of UNESCO to Nigeria, said this on Thursday at a two-day workshop on Capacity Development Training of Executives of the Federal Ministry ofContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has stressed the importance of regarding the National Identification Number (NIN) as crucial data for sustainable development. Mr Babatunde Bamigboye, Head of Legal, Enforcement, and Regulations at NDPC, made this assertion in Abuja on Thursday, addressing concerns about the alleged dataContinue Reading
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
ECN trains women on adoption of clean cooking solutionsContinue Reading
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
