The aide to Alex Otti, governor of Abia State, has clarified that the governor’s recent visit to Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa was entirely about efforts to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu — and not about any plans…
In a move to ease the anticipated surge of commuters to the annual concert festival, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has extended the operating hours of its rail services ahead of The Experience Lagos 2025. The publicly announced…
A recent internal circular allegedly from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has stirred widespread concern across Nigeria’s education landscape. The document, reportedly circulated among secondary school principals, seems to contradict WAEC’s earlier public denial of any overhaul to the…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has achieved a major milestone by delivering digital skills training to more than one million Nigerians under its partnership with Renewed Hope Initiative. The agency disclosed this achievement during the closing ceremony of…
The Federal Government has officially rolled out 240 brand new electric tricycles alongside 12 solar-powered charging stations to 12 public universities across Nigeria. The unveiling took place at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), marking the start of what has been…
In a renewed show of commitment to education, the government of Babagana Umara Zulum has approved a sum of ₦706.5 million to fund scholarships for students from Borno State studying both within Nigeria and abroad. The decision announced in Maiduguri by…
Global money‑transfer platform Wise has taken a major step in its African ambitions by receiving conditional approval from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to operate within South Africa. This milestone marks Wise’s first regulated presence on the continent and…
Nigeria’s communications regulator and leading telecom operators are calling for urgent, unified action to build Africa’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. Their warning: if the continent does not act now to build local capacity, it risks being left behind in the new…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s telecom sector, including regulators, operators, cloud providers and data-centre developers, have sounded a warning: Africa must collaborate now to build the infrastructure needed for an AI-driven future. Without decisive, coordinated action, they say, the continent risks becoming…
In a continent where the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has long battled delays and inefficiencies in international payments, Bluebulb is emerging as a game-changer. By offering a modern, efficient and compliant financial platform, Bluebulb is enabling FMCG companies to…
In a keynote address at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Alumni Colloquium, themed “From Unilorin to Globalisation,” former Abdulfatah Ahmed called on the university to set up a formal Ethics and AI Board to regulate data-driven research and champion responsible…
State governments across Nigeria have been handed a firm deadline by the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) to implement newly devised national minimum standards for senior secondary schools. The directive comes as part of broader efforts to overhaul the…
The 2025 edition of Microsoft Ignite 2025 has thrown down the gauntlet for how businesses worldwide — from global enterprises to small firms in Lagos or Abuja — will use artificial intelligence going forward. With a slew of new tools,…
In classrooms and lecture halls across the world, a quiet revolution is underway. Not in textbooks or chalk-dust, but in lines of code. The newest generation of artificial intelligence, known broadly as “agentic AI”, is beginning to reshape how students…
In what has become one of the most remarkable years for venture-backed startups, 2025 will end with a wave of fresh “unicorns” — privately held companies now valued at over US$1 billion. According to recent tracking by investors and data…