President Bola Tinubu has pledged his commitment to assist the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in establishing a robust and efficient digital identity system. He said this on Monday in Abuja at the National Day of Identity (NDI), organised by the NIMC. The event to commemorate the sixth edition of the National Day of Identity was themed, “Digital Public Infrastructure: …

Cavista Technologies, a global technology services company, has opened a corporate office in Botswana in the heart of Gaborone’s business district. The company said that the expansion is poised to create up to 500 high-skill IT jobs, furthering Cavista’s commitment to innovation and growth across Africa. President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi delivered remarks, participated in the …

Applications for the 2024 Aurora Tech Award for women innovators and entrepreneurs opened on Monday and will run till 21 November 2024. The star prize is $30,000. The award, which is open to women tech entrepreneurs from around the world, offers opportunities to showcase their innovations. In the last two consecutive years, African innovators have won home the coveted top …

Former MTN Group CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, has been announced dead, Monday morning, after losing a battle with Cancer. Dabengwa was MTN CEO from March 2011 till 2015 when he had to resign as MTN was looking for ways to negotiate itself out of a record N1.04 trillion fine Nigeria slammed on the telco for failing to disconnect over five million …

The Teen Ambassadors Foundation has trained 40 students on coding and robotics in Abuja. Director General of the Foundation, Dr Paul Adiwu, said the training was to expose the children to science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and robotics. He spoke at the closing ceremony of the second edition of the free summer programme on STEM education with robotics, organised by …

The Supreme Court in Brazil, on Friday, ordered the “immediate, complete and total suspension” of operations by X, formerly known as Twitter, in the country, TheGuardian reports. The ban of the social media platform followed its failure to meet a 24-hour deadline which elapsed at 8.07 p.m. local time on Thursday (0.07 a.m. BST on Friday), to appoint a legal …

The billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. Durov, who was travelling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary police investigation into Telegram’s alleged role in facilitating criminal activities, reports …

The Shamsuddeen Usman Foundation (SUF) has said it is working to establish the first artificial intelligence (AI) centre in Nigeria to develop education. A Trustee of the foundation, Sadiq Usman said this while speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday. The centre, dedicated to advancing skills, innovation, and economic development through AI, will be formally launched on 26 September, alongside …

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) says it plans to license providers of virtual assets including cryptocurrencies to tap opportunities and protect investors as adoption rates surge in Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with Bloomberg, SEC’s director-general, Emomotimi Agama said the commission intends to issue first licences for digital service and tokenised assets this month. “Being a crypto enthusiast and fintech …

Fred Ofili dreads going to work. Like many Lagosians, the 26-year-old content creator lives on the mainland but works and rents camera equipment on the island – a busy district that hosts many businesses. He gets to work using the ubiquitous Lagos danfos, which are often expensive and slow. In September 2023, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a popular public-private metro …