Nigeria launches National Lottery Trust Fund

President Bola Tinubu has unveiled the four-year strategic plan on National Lottery Trust Fund to create opportunities for Nigerians and promote socio-economic development. Unveiling the Fund at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Tinubu said the aim is to empower Nigerian communities thereby generating gainful skills for citizens. Represented by the Secretary to the Government…

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AfDB okays $350m for Nigeria’s Kano-Maradi rail line

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $350million loan for the construction of a rail line between Kano-Maradi. Declaring the National Assembly’s position after an oversight tour of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC’s) Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge system, yesterday, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Adamu Aliero, said the Senate remained committed…

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Dell, TD Africa, Intel collaborate on innovative AI

In its continuous quest to provide solutions that will revolutionise business operations and drive growth, the tech distribution giant, TD Africa has put head together with Dell Technologies and Intel to examine how AI tools and data-driven solutions can be optimized. At an event tagged: “Partner Technology Day” which held at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, industry-leading…

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Sanwo-Olu lauds MTN Foundation for renovating 110 labs

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended MTN Foundation for its decade-long commitment to STEM education in Nigeria through the renovation of 110 laboratories across multiple states. Speaking through his representative, Engr. Ganiyu Oseni, Special Adviser on Innovation, Broadband, and Technology, Sanwo-Olu expressed gratitude for MTN’s efforts, describing the initiative as “more than just infrastructure…

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MoMo PSB expands remittance service across Africa

MoMo PSB has launched its outbound and inbound remittance service which enables customers in Nigeria to send money seamlessly to 13 African countries, including Benin Republic, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda and Zambia, and receive money seamlessly from six African countries such as…

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Saudi EXIM, AFC sign MoU to boost export MEA region

The Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on initiatives to boost exports in both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and AFC’s member countries. This MoU, signed on the sidelines of the ongoing 2024 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings,…

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Durubata unveils AI-powered platform for SMEs

A tech firm, Durubata Ltd., at the weekend, launched Appmint, a no-code Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered platform for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa.The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Durubata Ltd., Mr Jacob Ajiboye, said at a news conference to unveil the platform in Lagos that it was designed to empower startups, entrepreneurs and SMEs…

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