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Why Africa must have a voice in global talks for AI regulation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology and is already revolutionising various sectors across the globe, including health, finance, and transportation. As AI advances...
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NDPC orders banks, telcos to apply for data protection monitoring before...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has mandated banks, telecom companies, insurance companies and other organisations that control the data of Nigerians to apply with the commission for...
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NYSC certificates will now be issued and certified on the blockchain to...
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has announced that the certificate of the National Youth Service Corps of Nigeria will...
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President Tinubu appoints Nasir Yammama, Ishaq Ningi as Senior Special...
Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Nasir Yammama and Ahmed Ishaq Ningi as Senior Special Assistants. The appointments, which take immediate effect, represent two...
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Christopher Wambua becomes DG of Kenya’s Communication Authority following...
The Communication Authority Board in Kenya has chosen Christopher Wambua as the interim Director General after Ezra Chiloba’s suspension. Mary Mungai, the Authority’s chairperson, announced these...
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Young Nigerians still want to be involved in future elections despite INEC’s...
Despite the technical failure of Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to effectively apply the BVAS and IREV in the last general elections, and the...
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FG should allow eNaira wallets to be used for crypto transactions to boost...
A Nigerian crypto leader, Etienne Okeke has implored the Federal Government of Nigeria to permit the use of eNaira wallets for crypto transactions. Etienne, the CEO and Co-Founder of BitBarter, a...
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President Tinubu appoints Jet Motor’s Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin as the new...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, the CFO/Head, of Strategy and Projects, JET Motor Company Electric Vehicles as the new head of the National Automotive Design and...
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Inside Enugu State’s billion naira automated rail network that will connect...
The Enugu State government recently revealed that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Rail and Bridge Company [CRBC] to construct a world-class rail system in the state....
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Global Tech Africa (GTA) Conference sets the stage for technological...
The inaugural edition of the Global Tech Africa (GTA) Conference concluded on November 19, 2023, running from November 17 at The Lekki Coliseum in Lagos, Nigeria. This four-day event emerged as a...
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Bolt Nigeria opens up on ‘dispute’ with e-hailing union
Bolt Nigeria has finally addressed the run-in it has with the Nigerian e-hailing union, describing it as a quest for clarification of the Nigerian labour laws. Bolt’s Senior Public Policy Manager for...
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Here’s how we need to think about digital skills in 2024 by Zuko Mdwaba
It’s no secret that, in addition to a persistent youth unemployment crisis, Nigeria has an acute skills shortage. Some might view those two things as a paradox. In reality, however, they feed into each...
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Isa Pantami accuses security operatives of not utilising NIN-SIM database in...
Former Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has voiced his apprehensions regarding the apparent underutilization of the NIN-SIM database by Nigerian security...
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NCC suspends January 18 disconnection of Globacom services by MTN for 21 days
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has suspended the approval granted to MTN Nigeria to disconnect the services of Nigerian telecommunications company, Globacom from its platform. The...
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Meet Foris Labs, the virtual laboratory startup sponsored by Gov Soludo to TC...
Nigeria and Africa in general suffer from a paucity of science laboratories. According to the President of the Society of Testing Laboratory Analysts of Nigeria, Prof Olugbenga Ogunmoyela, Africa has...
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Anambra partners with Amazon, Google and 24 other American tech Companies for...
The Anambra state government has announced that it is forging a strategic partnership with up to 26 high-tech companies in the US. This was revealed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of...
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NIMC to launch NIN registration app for Nigerians in the diaspora by February...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced its plans to launch an NIN registration app for Nigerians in the diaspora. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Technical...
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CBN lifting the crypto ban and what it means for Nigerian crypto users
After almost two years of enforcing a comprehensive crypto ban on banks engaging with digital currencies, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) finally lifted its restrictions on Nigerian banks...
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2,500 dispatch riders cleared to operate in Abuja as FCTA suspends registration
Only 2500 dispatch riders have been cleared to operate in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This was revealed by the Head of Public Relations and Enlightenment at the Directorate of Road Traffic...
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Anambra and Lagos to partner on data sharing and cybersecurity among MDAs
The governments of Anambra and Lagos States have agreed to a collaborative partnership that will oversee the strengthening of their respective IT ecosystems. This was revealed in a statement made...
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