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Dr. Omobola Johnson, the minister for Communication Technology, announced that about 1.4 million students in 27 federal universities are now connected to internet as a result of the ministry’s efforts; as reported by the media. Connect Nigeria, the initiative through which this was achieved, is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Communication Technology with…
Audax Studynet, launched in August 2013 as a Code School – situated on the Island – created to offer an in-depth Introduction to Computer Programming in a fun and collaborative environment to primary and secondary school students, has officially announced a three-days training program for Students interested in having their career of Programming shaped at…
CcHUB has launched the Geeks Club, an after-school computing club for secondary school students in Nigeria that provides a co-curricular outlet, engaging students in secondary school giving them a platform to learn new skills, tools and technology. On the 11th of March 2015 (Tomorrow), with the support of Google and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, 150…
MTN South Africa and the University Of Cape Town Graduate School Of Business (UCT GSB), South Africa’s oldest university, have made a $13 million partnership with the aim of making it big in sustainable innovation in Africa. They will combine the research strength of UCT’s GSB with MTN’s technological expertise to help create mobile apps…
BAU Research and Development recently relaunched her online education portal called BAU Online. BAU online is Nigeria’s first online university. The new portal was built from ground up to suit the African target audience. This is reflected in the terminologies, learning methodologies and tailored content for low bandwidth and mobile users. Also, unlike it was in the past,…
I have been following a micro-blog (Humans Of New York) on Instagram and Facebook since 2014, and I love the inspiring photo stories of random people on the street of New York, that they share. Humans of New York was founded by Brandon Stanton, a former bond trader in Chicago. Its explicit goal, at its…
BAU Research and Development, a higher education investment and research company that provides funding, research and advisory services to her network of institutions and universities in Africa has completed an equity investment in Rhema University, a private Christian University in Nigeria established by Living Word Ministries Inc. and licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria…