Lagos State and California have formally entered a sister-state partnership designed to expand cooperation in technology, trade, education, healthcare, climate action, infrastructure and the creative economy. The agreement was formally commemorated in Sacramento, California, where Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
Digital Parks Africa (DPA) is expanding its presence in Nigeria with plans to develop a new carrier-neutral data centre in Lagos, a move that could add further capacity to the country’s rapidly growing digital infrastructure market. The South Africa-based data…
Hotspot Network Limited is set to expand telecommunications access across 500 unserved and underserved communities in Nigeria through a major connectivity project combining 2G, 4G, broadband internet, community Wi-Fi and renewable energy infrastructure. The project is being implemented under the…
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have backed a new Federal Government initiative that will give eligible students free access to selected educational websites and digital learning platforms from October 1, 2026. The programme, led by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in…
About 600 pupils of Race Course Model Primary School in Kano have received a major boost to their digital education following the opening of a new information and communication technology centre donated by ABUMET. The centre, equipped with 24 desktop…
Kwara State University, Malete, has taken another step towards expanding practical technology education in Nigeria with the commissioning of a new ICT Experience Centre designed to give students and lecturers greater access to modern digital tools. The facility, developed through…
Artificial intelligence could eventually become powerful enough to pose an existential threat to humanity, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned, urging governments and technology companies to act before the risks become impossible to control. Speaking…
For a woman facing online harassment, threats or the non-consensual sharing of her private images, knowing where to turn can be almost as difficult as dealing with the abuse itself. In Nigeria, an artificial intelligence chatbot called Kemi is offering…
Artificial Intelligence is changing how people search for information, learn new things and make decisions, but a Lagos State University professor says the most important conversation may be about what the technology is doing to the human mind. Professor Oluwatoyin…
Nigeria’s healthcare system is facing a workforce problem that technology alone cannot solve, but artificial intelligence and automation could help make the pressure more manageable. Hospitals across the country continue to deal with shortages of skilled healthcare workers as nurses…
Nigeria could be entering a new phase in the fight against infectious diseases as artificial intelligence creates new opportunities to detect warning signs before outbreaks become major public health emergencies. The country already has systems for collecting and analysing disease…
Young Nigerian Moroti Adegboyega has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Stockholm Junior Water Prize after developing an artificial intelligence-powered robotic system designed to remove plastic pollution from water while reducing the risk of harming aquatic life. Adegboyega, who…
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), is taking a more practical approach to artificial intelligence by training academics and postgraduate students to use AI tools in research, teaching, supervision and other areas of university administration. The initiative was carried out…
Microsoft has appointed Angela Nganga as its new Country Lead for East Africa, placing an experienced Kenyan technology executive at the centre of the company’s growing artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital transformation activities across the region. The appointment comes…
South Africa is positioning itself for a bigger role in Africa’s artificial intelligence economy, but a proposed hyperscale data centre in the Coega Special Economic Zone is bringing a difficult question into focus: can the country’s power infrastructure support the…