MTN Foundation has kicked off the year with its five-week Digital Skills Training programme, upskilling 6,000 young Nigerians. The programme, which is in its fifth week commenced in January this year. The seventh phase of the project is focused on supporting Nigeria’s microbusiness to embrace digital transformation, at a time when SMEs remain the backbone…
Governments, industry representatives and international organizations representing over 70 countries have reaffirmed the need to strengthen support for subsea cables which are at the heart of global digital communications. The reaffirmation was made at the International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit 2026 during which a declaration was issued at the summit’s closing in Porto, Portugal, together…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has completed and commissioned a 100kWp solar mini-grid in Damau, a rural community in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, marking another milestone in the Federal Government’s drive to expand sustainable energy access and stimulate socio-economic development in underserved communities across Nigeria. The Damau mini-grid, delivered through the Federal…
The travel and tourism service powered by Interswitch, Quickteller Travel, has officially received certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a milestone that places the brand among a global network of trusted and accredited travel service providers. The IATA accreditation reinforces Quickteller Travel’s operational credibility, compliance standards, and ability to deliver secure, efficient, and…
The new board members of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Friday, paid a familiarisation tour of the Lagos Campus of Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), the manpower development arm of the Commission. Led by its Chairman, Chief Idris Olorunnimbe, the members visited campus and inspected the facilities available in the campus, a large compound which…
The Valentine’s season has long been painted in hues of romantic partnership, underscored by campaigns targeting couples. This year, Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, is broadening the palette with the bold and insightful launch of its Valentine campaign, “Black Valentine: Special Love Series”. It is a strategic and empathetic shift designed to redefine how…
Airtel Nigeria has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and data access to bridge gaps in connectivity and unlock new opportunities in the country. The company restated this commitment during a recent high-level inspection tour of the Nxtra Data Centre that is being developed through Nxtra by Airtel Africa at Eko Atlantic,…
Africa AI transformations coach and thought leader, Adeoye Abodunrin, has urged African governments, policymakers and institutions to deliberately integrate behavioural economics insights into AI strategies, warning that technology-driven reforms without human-centred design risked deepening inequality across the continent. Speaking to reporters during a media briefing in Lagos, Abodunrin stressed that Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) future…
Nigeria’s global influence will continue to grow significantly in the coming decades, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, has said. This therefore underscores why peace, resilience and institutional stability remain central to the United Kingdom (UK’s) partnership with Africa’s most populous nation. Montgomery made the assertion in Abuja at the inaugural Annual…
