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Nigeria gets $433 million for a 5-year national identity card project
The World Bank, along with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union (EU), has reportedly...
Why it’s important that this Nigerian startup is teaching young Africans how to code with smartphones
In a tiny office in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, five young people aged between 14 and 24 are hunched over their smartphones...
DevCareer is on a mission to properly equip upcoming African developers
Everyday as tech becomes mainstream in Africa, there are hundreds of free nanodegree courses on offer for young...
Ethiopian-based Gebeya is building a pool of African tech talents on its path to $100 million revenue
In June 2019 alone, the Ethiopian government shutdown Internet access in the country twice. First, the populace was...
“Lack of ICT skills is a deterrent for people to access the Internet” — United Nations
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) -- a specialised agency of the United Nations -- in one of the latest...
Kenyan police officers now required to undergo a 6-month compulsory ICT training
In line with its vision to digitise the Kenyan Police Service, the government wants its police officers to undergo a...
Ulrich Sossou: The journey to becoming one of Benin Republic’s top tech talents
Cet article est également disponible en français. Vous pouvez le lire ici. When was your first encounter with the...
Ulrich Sossou: Le parcours pour devenir l’un des meilleurs talents technologiques de la République du Bénin
This article is also available in English. You can read it here. Quand avez-vous rencontré Internet pour la première...
Ekobits Academy, a Lagos-based school is transforming youths from ‘Lekki slums’ through ICT and digital media
Bordered on the west by both Victoria Island and Ikoyi; two of Lagos State’s most affluent neighbourhoods, Lekki has...
The trouble is not yet over for Omatek Ventures
We reported earlier that there’s a chance that Nigerian original equipment manufacturer, Omatek Ventures Plc could...
One child at a time, digital inclusion will save this Nigerian slum
It’s Friday and a reading session is underway at the L.I.F.E Centre in Ajegunle, Lagos State, Nigeria. All the...
Despite owing BOI ₦5.9b, troubled Omatek recently got a lifeline that could help it bounce back
Following the passing of Florence Seriki, founder of Omatek Ventures Plc, in March 2017, Yemi Ogundipe resumed office...
Nigeria’s Technology Incubation Centres are not living up to their potential
In a bid to support entrepreneurship through sustainable promotion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the...
Can Lagos deliver on it promise of free-WiFi at bus terminals and public schools?
Earlier in the year, the Lagos State Government made known its plans to install free-WiFi at bus terminals as well as...
World Wide Web Foundation names Nigeria’s former ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson to its board
After a 3-year tenure as an Honorary Chairperson of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) where she provided...
Why the 5G rush in Africa is an insincere telco gimmick
In your wildest dreams, have you ever imagined downloading HD movies in seconds? Well, theoretically it is possible...
We may never get an ICT University of Nigeria after all
As of September 2017, operations of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) University of Nigeria were...
Interswitch launches innovation lab to help Makoko kids learn STEM skills
Digital payments giant, Interswitch has partnered with Slum2School, a Lagos-based NGO focused on providing educational...
Bureaucracy remains a major hurdle for broadband penetration in Nigeria
Aside cost, increasing access to the Internet is a function of the spread of broadband infrastructure. However, some...
How companies can shape the narrative for tech-enabled mobility in Africa
Team Chemotronix, 2 others win $2,500 cash prize at TABS Web3 Hackathon
SEC regulations: Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years
Analysing 2 major allegations against Olugbenga Agboola
Investors on high alert as Y Combinator shows more interest in East and North Africa
Nigeria has a new data protection enforcing body; here’s why you should care
How no-code tools helped two UNILAG graduates build omni-channel messaging platform, Ozi
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