By Angela Atabo The Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) has inaugurated a Kiwix4School app in Federal Government Boys College (FGBC), Wuye, Abuja, to address the students’ challenges in accessing internet-based curricular resources. Ms Obiageli Ezeilo, Assistant Director, Federal Ministry of Education, while inaugurating the app on Thursday, said that theContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The National President of Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE), Mr Dominic Udoatan, says he is hopeful technology can play a big role in the country’s growth. Udoatan stated this when he led a group of technologists from 36 states of the federation on aContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has advised youths to be agents and citizens of change in the digital space. Mohammed said this in her visual message to the members of the Nigeria Model United Nations Society (NigMUNS) on in Abuja. She spoke during the 2023Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi), on Thursday inaugurated the Abuja CNG conversion and training centre to ensure the attainment of sustainable energy future in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre was commissioned at the Nigerian Institute of Transport TechnologyContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says the creation of three million jobs in the digital technology sector was achievable within the next four years. Inuwa stated this on the sidelines of a Public Sector Digital Innovation Summit on Friday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa As more Nigerians adopt digital payments after facing a cash shortage earlier this year, Aladdin, a Lagos-based fintech firm, has introduced a pan-African wallet to ease digital transactions. The app, which is akin to China’s Wechat or Alipay, is designed to serve the payment and commerce needsContinue Reading
Social Media tools are becoming weapons of mass destruction in the hands of youths, Associate Professor Desmond Okocha, Dean, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Bingham University, has said. Okocha made the remark in a keynote address at a symposium to mark the UNESCO 2023 Global Media and Information LiteracyContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. (NIGCOMSAT) says it will further deepen broadband penetration in the rural and underserved areas of the country using satellite. The newly appointed Managing Director of NIGCOMSAT, Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, gave this assurance while addressing the media, after a tour ofContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has called on States in Nigeria to invest in ICT parks and create economic clusters. Toriola, who made this call in a statement was a panelist on the topic “Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Development” at the 29th NigerianContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government has called for more private sector collaborations to ensure Nigeria’s participation in global technology trade for digital economic growth. Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, made the call at the opening ceremony of the 3-day Digital Nigeria conference, exhibition andContinue Reading
