The inaugural GITEX Nigeria Startup Festival wrapped up on a remarkable note in Lagos last Thursday, shining a bright light on the tremendous capacity of Nigeria’s—and indeed Africa’s—emerging tech and startup ecosystem. The event, spanning Abuja and Lagos from 1–4…
Each year on 8 September, the world marks International Literacy Day, a date UNESCO officially proclaimed back in October 1966, with the first celebration in 1967. This day is more than a commemoration—it’s a global call for action, urging us…
Picture this: a student in Lagos or Kano, smartphone in hand, ready for a quick plus-minus ten-minute lesson that teaches how to prompt ChatGPT—or grasp the basics of generative AI (Gen-AI). That’s microlearning: compact, laser-focused learning delivered in small nuggets.…
At the Summer Fellowship for Innovative Teachers (SFIT) conference held at Kingsville Schools, Jahi, Abuja, Ambassador Emmanuel Idiagi, Country Director of the Murdock-Thompson Centre for Teachers, issued a call that resonated across the room: “Teachers’ reward should not only be…
On Saturday, 6 September 2025, Anyigba town in Kogi State witnessed the unveiling of an initiative that could reshape the future of thousands of girls. The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank–supported project running in…
Artificial Intelligence has become more than just a buzzword—it’s steadily making its way into classrooms, changing how we teach and how students learn. From grammar checks to generating quiz questions, AI tools are already aiding teachers with administrative tasks and…
On 4 September 2025 in Port Harcourt, Aptech Computer Education made a bold statement: Nigeria is now the world’s leader in several key areas of internet and artificial intelligence (AI) use. Speaking at the 17th edition of Career Quest, Aptech’s…
In Nigeria today, the simple act of making a phone call or browsing the internet carries a backstory of struggle that most consumers never see. Behind every clear voice call or smooth mobile money transfer lies a telecoms operator fighting…
Nigeria has unveiled a new national education curriculum, one that promises to prepare students for a digital, entrepreneurial, and highly competitive global future. It includes subjects like artificial intelligence, programming, robotics, and vocational skills. But a critical question lingers: how…
A quiet but powerful economic revolution is unfolding across Nigeria. It is not being driven by oil giants, banks, or government agencies. Instead, it is being built on smartphones, social platforms, and the daring creativity of a new generation. Nigeria’s…
The Federal Government has officially rolled out the 1Government Cloud (1Gov) Digitalisation Project, a sovereign digital platform designed to help Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) transition into a paperless, more efficient mode of governance. Anchored by Galaxy Backbone Limited, the…
At the launch of GITEX Nigeria, Dr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General of NITDA, delivered a message that struck a deep chord: Nigeria’s real power in technology is not just infrastructure, but the resilient spirit of its people. Unlike countries with…
MTN Nigeria has announced plans to invest around US$625 million in 2025 to expand and modernise its network infrastructure across the country. This comes at a time when the nation’s economy is under pressure, the naira has seen steep devaluation,…
When TECNO first entered the smartphone scene over a decade ago, few could have predicted how quickly it would rise from being a challenger brand in Africa to competing with global heavyweights on the world stage. Yet in Berlin this…
The first week of September 2025 was buzzing with space updates—from SpaceX’s Starlink blitz marking a historic booster milestone, to Israel’s hush-hush spy satellite launch that startled civilians, and even a fresh push that helped the International Space Station (ISS)…