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…
In 2025, the world’s quantum ambition crossed a threshold. Where once quantum computing captured imaginations with qubit counts and theoretical possibilities, the emphasis has shifted to practical value, real-world applications in energy, materials, logistics and finance. In 2025, the world’s…
The vision for a pan-African space economy is taking shape, and it is ambitious. In a wide-ranging interview at the recently concluded GMES & Africa Forum 2 in Cairo, African Space Agency president Tidiane Ouattara detailed an actionable blueprint aimed…
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FG) has officially initiated full recovery of the 157 “model” Almajiri schools that were originally established across the country under the administration of former Goodluck Jonathan. The announcement was confirmed by the National Commission for…
In a bold push towards reshaping Nigeria’s technical education landscape, the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (OSSAP-TVEE) has rolled out several landmark initiatives in recent years. Led by Abiola Arogundade,…
In Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, a call has gone out to parents, political leaders, caregivers and other influential members of society: support the young generation with the digital and tech skills that will shape tomorrow. The appeal came…