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Liquidnitro Games names ex-Tencent Games Global CTO to go big on AI-powered game production

The old production math in gaming is broken. Bigger teams, larger budgets, familiar genres, and faster pipelines no longer guarantee a breakout. Players are more selective, communities are louder, and live games have to earn attention every single day. Liquidnitro Games was built for that shift, empowering expert human teams with proprietary technology and agentic…

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MTN Nigeria announces 2026 mPulse Spelling Bee, opens entries for students nationwide

MTN Nigeria has announced the 8th edition of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee, inviting primary and secondary school students aged 9 to 15 from across Nigeria to participate in one of the country’s largest literacy competitions. The competition will run from 20 July to 28 November, 2026, featuring nationwide digital participation and regional physical contests…

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MTN Foundation opens applications for 20th Edition of MUSON Scholarship Programme

The MTN Foundation has opened applications for the 20th edition of the MTN Foundation – MUSON Music Scholars Programme. This year’s edition marks 20 years of the Foundation’s partnership with the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON), one of Nigeria’s longest-running private sector investments in music education. Since 2006, the partnership has helped over 500 talented…

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Nigeria unveils $552m education drive backed by World Bank, GPE

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a $552 million basic education programme co-financed by ​the World Bank and the Global Partnership ‌for Education, President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday, to improve learning outcomes, widen access to schooling ​and strengthen the education system. According to Reuters report, the HOPE-EDU programme ​will directly benefit about 29…

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June inflation reflects food inflation escalation, says CPPE

By Admin The June 2026 inflation report points to a broad stabilisation of headline inflation but also reveals a renewed escalation of food prices. While macroeconomic stability is gradually being consolidated, structural inflationary pressures within the real economy remain pronounced, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) has said. Headline inflation eased marginally…

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Alake: Communication vital to good mining governance

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has linked the success of ongoing reforms in the extractive industry to transparent and ethical public communication, promising to deepen accountability and citizen engagement across the sector. Alake made this commitment in Abuja, after being conferred with the prestigious Fellowship of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria…

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TD Africa commits to cybersecurity, emerges gold sponsor of Check Point summit

Africa’s leading technology distributor powerhouse, TD Africa, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing cybersecurity awareness and digital resilience by sponsoring the third Annual Secure 360 Summit Nigeria 2026, hosted by global cybersecurity leader Check Point Software Technologies, as Gold Sponsor. This year’s summit was held in Abuja and Lagos, bringing together key stakeholders from across…

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