The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, for championing initiatives aimed at empowering the younger generation with digital knowledge and skills, especially the Nigerian girls. Speaking while conducting 185 contestants of the 2026 National Girls in ICT (NG-ICT) Competition on a tour of the…
As Nigeria intensifies efforts to expand non-oil revenue and improve tax collection under its fiscal reform agenda, corporate tax contributions from major private-sector operators are becoming increasingly critical to government financing. Supporting that drive, MTN Nigeria said it has paid N878.7 billion in taxes, levies and duties to federal and state authorities in the 2025…
The African Public Relations Association (APRA), today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA). This was sequel to an earlier invitation by NAMPA to APRA to co-host the 2026 Effective Communicators Conference (ECC), scheduled to take place from 14th – 17th July 2026 at The Dome, in Namibia’s adventure capital…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Lagos, is set to host the IEEE Nigeria International Conference on Digital Transformation, NIGERCON 2026. The forum will enable the country to strengthen its position in Africa’s digital transformation landscape as the forum will explore the convergence of emerging technologies and digital innovation across critical sectors. The technical tracks…
International confidence in Nigeria’s entrepreneurial ecosystem deepened yesterday as Norway’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andreas Kravik, led a high-level Norwegian delegation to Lagos, promising long term support for startups. The visit, hosted at OmniRetail’s headquarters, spotlighted Nigeria’s fast-growing innovation and tech sector and reaffirmed long-term foreign investor interest in African startups solving real economic…
From 6 to 10 July, the world’s leaders in tech will gather in Geneva at the largest forum dedicated to ICT and digital for development, taking place for the first time since the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) by the UN General Assembly last year. Bolstered by the strengthened…
Meta, the social media giant and parent company for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent to help small and big businesses operate round the clock. Speaking at the Meta Conversations in London yesterday, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said the agent will learn and get to a point where it…
Chief Visionary Officer at Digital Encode Limited, Prof Peter Obadare, on Wednesday warned about rising cyber breaches in the country and the need for vigilance. He issued the advisory following a surge in breaches affecting financial institutions, government agencies, fintechs, and other organizations across the country. According to him, most recent cyber incidents are not…
By Segun Ajayi-Kadir The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) views the past three years as a period of difficult but consequential economic transition. The administration embarked on substantive macroeconomic reforms intended to correct long-standing structural distortions within the economy and reposition the country for sustainable growth. While we acknowledge the necessity of these reforms and…
