Startups, AI, Telecommunications & Digital Economy
Tech & InnovationTelecommunications service provider, MTN Nigeria, has announced the temporary suspension of its airtime and data credit service, Xtratime, in compliance with new regulatory requirements governing digital lending in the country.nThe post MTN’s Xtratime faces shutdown over new digital lending frame...
Tech & InnovationBy Victor Ahiuma-Young The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization, ILO, has concluded its 356th Session in Geneva, Switzerland with discussions dominated by financial pressures facing the institution, ongoing geopolitical tensions linked to the war in Ukraine, and preparations fo...
Tech & InnovationBy Juliet Umeh Not less than 40 young Nigerians have been trained in programming, artificial intelligence, and data skills in Lagos by a not-for-profit training institute, Yomi Denzel Foundation. The 40 youths are expected to be integrated into Nigeria’s growing pool of technology innovators. The...
Tech & InnovationThe General Overseer of The Lord's Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, Lazarus Muoka, has cautioned Christians against what he described as deceptive end-time prophets, while also countering claims that members of his church are poor.nThe post Beware of ‘Grammar-Preaching’ false prophets, Muoka ...
Tech & InnovationBy Paul Olayemi OBITUGBO—For generations, the people of Obitugbo, a quiet Itsekiri community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State have farmed, built homes, and raised families on land their ancestors settled centuries ago. The community is known for its peaceful coexistence with n...
Tech & InnovationThe African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $200 million loan to support Nigeria’s digital infrastructure expansion and job creation under the Digital Value Chain Infrastructure for Boosting Employment (D‑VIBE) Project.nThe post AfDB approves $200m loan to boost Nigeria’s digital bac...
Tech & InnovationThe Abuja's Zuma Deck of the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) led a public awareness walk in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday to mark World Health Day, urging Nigerians to embrace science-based healthcare and ditch deadly misconceptions fueling sudden deaths....
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Tech & InnovationAs Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark World Health Day 2026 on Tuesday, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has warned over what it described as “chronic underfunding and policy failures“ crippling the nation’s health sector.nThe post World Health Day: CAPPA sla...
Tech & InnovationThe World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday warned that the world may be edging closer to another major pandemic, even as it strengthens one of the largest global health networks ever assembled to confront such threats.nThe post WHO says next pandemic could be closer than we think as 800 heal...
Tech & InnovationBy Dickson Omobola Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, has said the country’s budget cannot fund its infrastructure needs, saying at least N200 trillion would be required over the next 30 to 40 years to address them. Deputy President of the NSE, Valerie Agberagba, however, said domestic funding s...
Tech & InnovationControversial rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, has written a letter offering to meet members of the British Jewish community in a bid to address backlash over his planned headline performance at the Wireless Festival in London this July.nThe post Kanye West offers to meet UK Jewish community a...
