In a welcome move aimed at retaining its top talent, Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) has announced that 32 students who graduated with first-class honours in the 2025/2026 academic session will be offered automatic employment as graduate assistants. At the pre-convocation…
Nigeria, with its vast youth population and demographic potential, seems poised for a boom. But behind the surface of promise lies a growing crisis: the nation’s foundation for future growth, its human capital, is crumbling. Recent data shows millions of…
Chief executives of the largest technology firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) notched up a collective payday of R1.38 billion (roughly US$81.5 million) in 2025, a new analysis shows. The payout reflects base pay, short-term bonuses, and benefits…
Adobe has rolled out a new “content creation hub” inside its Premiere mobile app, designed specifically for creators on YouTube Shorts. With this move, Adobe Premiere Mobile now brings powerful editing tools, ready-made templates and one-tap publishing directly into the…
In a move that broadens its support for America’s manufacturing sector, Apple has launched virtual programming for its Apple Manufacturing Academy (AMA). The new online platform is designed especially for small- and medium-sized businesses across the United States, giving them…
On 8 December 2025, the government of Canada formally opened the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting in Montréal, Quebec. The event is being co-hosted by Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Industry and the official responsible for economic development…
Globacom (Glo) has unveiled a bold, nationwide upgrade of its network infrastructure, deploying newly acquired radio spectrum, boosting fibre backbone capacity and adding numerous LTE sites. The move aims to tackle years of mobile network congestion across Nigeria, offering subscribers…
Bazara Tech, a home-grown African fintech firm, has officially launched Manovar, a new AI-powered channel banking platform aiming to reshape how corporate banking is delivered across Africa. The announcement, made in Lagos earlier this week, marks a bold stride in…
In a move that could reshape Nigeria’s tech landscape, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) has called for deliberate support for young innovators — urging greater access to tech resources, mentorship and ecosystem backing so that ideas can grow into viable solutions.…
In a striking move, Amazon is pushing its new artificial intelligence tools as “co-workers” destined to boost productivity, even as it proceeds to lay off thousands of human staff. The concept was spotlighted during the company’s recent cloud conference, where…
A prominent education rights organisation has slammed the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) over what it calls a disregard for legitimate concerns about the upcoming 2026 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement issued…
In a bold stride toward inclusive and sustainable education, BIC Nigeria has unveiled three newly renovated solar-powered classrooms at Sari-Iganmu Inclusive School in Lagos. The initiative, conducted in partnership with Raising Star Africa Foundation (RSAF), was launched as part of…
On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the heart of Victoria Island, the Landmark Event Centre, played host to the seventh edition of AOT Lagos 7.0, a flagship technology conference uniting policymakers, founders, investors, researchers, government officials, venture capitalists, startups and innovators.…
At the 2025 AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) signalled a major shift in how companies will use artificial intelligence. In a keynote address by Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President for Agentic AI at AWS, the company…
As self-driving cars shift from concept to concrete reality, 2025 is quickly shaping up as a watershed year for autonomous mobility. With multiple launches and regulatory moves in recent days, the rollout of robotaxis and self-driving trucks is accelerating, and…