The city of Lagos is agog as tech entrepreneurs and creative enthusiasts anticipate the biggest tech ecosystem event in Africa – Art of Technology (AOT) – to be held in December at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island. AOT is an annual tech conference curated by the Eko Innovation Centre, and sponsored by the Lagos State Government. The event organisers …

False claims that President Joe Biden fell asleep during a moment of silence for victims of the Maui wildfire. A conspiracy theory that the latest surge in Covid-19 cases is being orchestrated by the Democratic Party ahead of the election. An obituary for a late NBA player that described him as “useless.” These false and bizarre stories aren’t showing up …

President Bola Tinubu has dropped the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta in a sweeping change at some agencies of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, which affected the Postmaster General/CEO of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOCOMSAT).  According to the new …

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), will hold its annual National Cyber Security Awareness Summit this month. The summit will focus on how to stay safe and more secure online. National Cybersecurity Awareness month is an annual event observed every October in commemoration of the global Cyber-Security Awareness Month. It has already started and continues throughout the month to promote …

Leading innovative and youth-centric telecommunications company, 9mobile says it is set to take its mentorship programme, The Hack to the beautiful city of Jos, Plateau State to support and promote emergent entrepreneurs hoping to grow their businesses. The Jos edition of The Hack will be a two-day event, featuring a seminar and an exhibition, and will be held on Tuesday and …

Sterling Financial Holdings Company, said it is actively driving collaboration and partnerships with regulators, infrastructure providers, operators, and other financial services providers to bolster the security of the Nigerian consumer and improve the safety of the financial ecosystem. Executive director and group chief operating officer of Sterling Financial Holdings, Olayinka Oni stated this at the recently held Sterling Thought Leadership …

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), has commissioned a new report quantifying the relationship between public cloud computing adoption, national productivity, and economic growth in Nigeria. The report highlights the potential for the Nigerian market to unlock $30.2 trillion of additional economic value over the next decade (2023-2033), representing 0.36% of Nigeria’s cumulative gross domestic …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has extended the deadline for the submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through Hackathon to 30 September. A statement by the Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on Friday said the extension was to give ample time for more prospective and viable startups to tidy up their solutions in …

A team comprising eight high school students has been selected to represent Nigeria at this year’s First Global Robotics challenge in Singapore between 7th and 10th October 2023. The students – Osadebanwen John-Nejoh, Adetayo Kalejaiye, Daanish Mehra, Temitope Johnson, Abdulazeez Adekunle, Bashirat Sulaiman, Fiyinfoluwa Oluokun and Adeshina Mojoyinoluwa – aged between 14 and 18 were selected and coached by Association …

Nigeria’s delegation to the G77+China Summit, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Cuba. In a statement, the Director of Information in the Office of the Vice President, Mr. Olusola Abiola said the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji signed the MoU for the Government of …