Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, boasts a youthful population. According to the National Population Commission, about 64 percent of Nigeria’s population is below the age of 25. This presents an opportunity for the country to harness the energy and creativity of its youth towards building a digital and innovative future. The world is currently experiencing a rapid shift …

Ahead of the 2023 census, the National Population Commission (NPC) has said it is ready to deploy technology that would make the exercise smooth and accurate. For this reason, it said it would train its staff adequately on the usage of the Personal Device Assistant devices to avoid hitches during the exercise, adding that the devices were being configured for …

The National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) is to collaborate with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) towards improving national security. Speaking during a visit to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta at the NCC’s Head Office in Abuja recently, the …

As part of its growing desire to integrate technology into Nigeria’s electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may in the foreseeable future adopt the use of body odour for voter verification. Some years ago, voters were verified by simply looking at their paper cards and checking the voter register. In 2012 however, INEC introduced the Smart Card Readers …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of advanced surveillance technology to address insecurity and crime in Imo and other South Eastern states. Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma told to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday that the President’s approval would usher in the use of advanced surveillance …

The advent of any significant changes in technology has often triggered concerns about the fate of journalism. Even at the infancy of social media, TIME covered one of its editions of 5 February 2009 with concern about the imminent death of journalism. To drive home the point, the graphic was illustrated with a copy of the New York Times wrapping …