Despite a harsh operating environment, Nigeria’s digital space keeps expanding, with the ICT sector sustaining a widely-acclaimed growth trajectory and increasing contribution to the country’s GDP, a feat underpinned by robust regulation and penetration. In this interview with Raheem Akingbolu, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), KashifuContinue Reading
Adesuwa Ifedi Ahead of the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2021 holding in September, Senior Vice President for Africa Programes at Heifer International, Adesuwa Ifedi, spoke with GEOFF IYATSE on the role of youth and women in driving sustainable economic recovery of the continent and mitigating impacts of the COVID-19Continue Reading
DG NITDA Kashifu Inuwa How Nigeria Can Generate $30bn from Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence by 2030- Kashifu Inuwa Abdulahi DG NITDA Nigeria Can Generate $30bn from Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence by 2030- Kashifu Inuwa Abdulahi DG NITDA Born in Hadejia, Jigawa State on February 21, 1980, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is a graduateContinue Reading
By Taofik Salako, Deputy Group Business Editor The Oxford Foundry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and FMDQ Private Markets Limited, a subsidiary of FMDQ Holdings Plc and largest private capital platform in Nigeria, have launched a global partnership to accelerate the growth of Nigeria’s start-up ecosystem. The partnership isContinue Reading
Morit International School is supporting poor families in underprivileged suburbs to pay their children’s school fees from proceeds gotten from sales of recyclable plastic bottles. The Minister of State Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, recently declared that Nigeria still holds the continental record of children who are out of school. Specifically,Continue Reading
Till now, crude oil pollution is a common challenge in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Several studies have shown how use of biological remediation can help to detoxify and restore ecosystems damaged by crude oil spillage. Several studies have shown that response actions include site cleanup via recovery ofContinue Reading
Following its official launch, the new Learn at Home audio e-learning platform will provide free, online, and unlimited learning access to more than 100 million Nigerian youths. This first-of-its-kind audio e-learning platform will offer unlimited access based on the national mobile phone penetration, low-data, and basic featurephone requirements. The platformContinue Reading
Professor Yemi Osinbajo By Emmanuel Elebeke The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, has identified the startup ecosystem as one of the vital tools in finding solutions to Africa’s various challenges. He affirmed that these challenges will determine if the continent’s future as the next frontier for economic opportunitiesContinue Reading
