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…

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…

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…