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With the aim of providing faster connectivity, American tech giants, Amazon, opens its data centres in Capetown, South Africa, to compete in the continent’s growing cloud market.
With just 38% of Nigerians with a formal means of identification, NIMC has been tasked with $433 million and 5 years to accurately document 200 million Nigerians, and possibly identify…
Why it’s important that this Nigerian startup is teaching young Africans how to code with smartphones
Everyday as tech becomes mainstream in Africa, there are hundreds of free nanodegree courses on offer for young Africans. Most of these courses, usually on sale from between $15 to…
Ethiopian-based Gebeya is building a pool of African tech talents while eyeing a $100 million revenue despite the challenges in its home country.
A report by the International Telecommunications Union reveals that the lack of ICT skills is an impediment for people to access the Internet.
The Kenyan government wants all police officers to undergo a compulsory six-month training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Ulrich Sossou’s journey to software development started in 2006, in a small cyber cafe in Benin Republic. Since then, he has built software systems for both large organisations and startups…
Le voyage d’Ulrich Sossou vers le développement de logiciels a débuté en 2006 dans un petit cybercafé de la République du Bénin. Depuis lors, il a construit des systèmes logiciels…
How Ekobits Academy is transforming youths with ICT and digital skills
Despite getting a lifeline by way of a recent dismissal of the court case that the Bank of Industry instigated against Omatek, there’s still impending trouble for the original equipment…
How digital inclusion can bridge the poverty divide in Ajegunle
In 2017, shortly after the passing on of founder, Florence Seriki, Omatek Ventures had its factory shut down by court order. It turns out it defaulted on a billion-naira loan…
About 25 years after the establishment of the Technology Incubation programme in Nigeria, government-owned Technology Incubation Centres across the country are still struggling to serve their purpose.
A look at the status of the free WiFi service at the Ndubusi Kanu Park in consideration of the proposed one for bus terminals and public schools in Lagos State.
Nigeria’s former ICT Minister, Dr. Omobola Johnson is joining the Web Wide Web Foundation as a member of its board of directors.
Over the last months, telcos all around are buzzing with the 5G fever. Africa is not left out of this craze, but as shallow as the whole affair is, here…
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu revealed that the ICT University of Nigeria would commence operations by September 2017. Almost one year after, we have reasons to believe that it may…
Digital payments giant, Interswitch has partnered with Slum2School, a Lagos-based NGO focused on providing educational opportunities for kids in disadvantaged communities, to build a STEM and innovation lab in the…
Aside cost, increasing access to the Internet is a function of the spread of broadband infrastructure. However, some factors — most of which are not within the control of service…
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With the aim of providing faster connectivity, American tech giants, Amazon, opens its data centres in Capetown, South Africa, to compete in the continent’s growing cloud market.
With just 38% of Nigerians with a formal means of identification, NIMC has been tasked with $433 million and 5 years to accurately document 200 million Nigerians, and possibly identify Boko Haram militants .
Why it’s important that this Nigerian startup is teaching young Africans how to code with smartphones
Everyday as tech becomes mainstream in Africa, there are hundreds of free nanodegree courses on offer for young Africans. Most of these courses, usually on sale from between $15 to $300, are sponsored by an organisation or individual looking to develop tech on the continent. However, the question remains, how many beneficiaries of these acts…
Ethiopian-based Gebeya is building a pool of African tech talents while eyeing a $100 million revenue despite the challenges in its home country.
A report by the International Telecommunications Union reveals that the lack of ICT skills is an impediment for people to access the Internet.
The Kenyan government wants all police officers to undergo a compulsory six-month training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Ulrich Sossou’s journey to software development started in 2006, in a small cyber cafe in Benin Republic. Since then, he has built software systems for both large organisations and startups all over the world.
Le voyage d’Ulrich Sossou vers le développement de logiciels a débuté en 2006 dans un petit cybercafé de la République du Bénin. Depuis lors, il a construit des systèmes logiciels pour les grandes entreprises et les startups du monde entier.
Despite getting a lifeline by way of a recent dismissal of the court case that the Bank of Industry instigated against Omatek, there’s still impending trouble for the original equipment manufacturer, and it appears to have only one shot left to save itself.
In 2017, shortly after the passing on of founder, Florence Seriki, Omatek Ventures had its factory shut down by court order. It turns out it defaulted on a billion-naira loan in took from the Bank of Industry in 2012. But it appears the original equipment manufacturer could bounce back
About 25 years after the establishment of the Technology Incubation programme in Nigeria, government-owned Technology Incubation Centres across the country are still struggling to serve their purpose.
A look at the status of the free WiFi service at the Ndubusi Kanu Park in consideration of the proposed one for bus terminals and public schools in Lagos State.
Nigeria’s former ICT Minister, Dr. Omobola Johnson is joining the Web Wide Web Foundation as a member of its board of directors.
Over the last months, telcos all around are buzzing with the 5G fever. Africa is not left out of this craze, but as shallow as the whole affair is, here is why it is particularly unacceptable in the continent.
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu revealed that the ICT University of Nigeria would commence operations by September 2017. Almost one year after, we have reasons to believe that it may never happen.
Digital payments giant, Interswitch has partnered with Slum2School, a Lagos-based NGO focused on providing educational opportunities for kids in disadvantaged communities, to build a STEM and innovation lab in the Makoko area of Lagos. The Makoko community is located on the coast of Yaba, just below and across the famous third mainland bridge in Lagos.…
Aside cost, increasing access to the Internet is a function of the spread of broadband infrastructure. However, some factors — most of which are not within the control of service providers — greatly affect the affordability of Internet access. The telecommunications industry is one that is characterised by significant upfront investment in spectrum licenses, equipment…