ITU rates Nigeria highly in digital transformation readiness
Nigeria scored high in a research undertaken by the ITU and the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, which was released in Abuja this week.
Samuel Olomu
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Nigeria reaps rewards from its own tech talent programme
Awarri, which is building the country’s first AI, has tapped 500 3MTT fellows to assist with data collection.
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Meta removes 63,000 Nigerian accounts linked to cybercrime
The Facebook parent company has cracked down on “Yahoo Boys” using its networks for sextortion and growing their own talent.
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Lagos signs Interswitch agreement for smart health platform
According to the partners, Interswitch will enable the State Government to use electronic medical records from several sources to improve experiences, planning, and policies.
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Lagos allocates ₦1 billion seed fund for start-ups
Start-ups can apply for funding through the LASRIC website. Eligible applicants must pass an initial screening and a panel evaluation by industry experts.
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Nigeria plans to improve telecom services quality
The Nigerian regulator wants to improve the quality of telecom services by 50% by the end of the year.
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Lagos unveils CSOC to combat internal threats
The Lagos commissioner for science, innovation, and technology, revealed the details at the ministerial press briefing on Monday.
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Bolt, Advancly partner to provide loans to Nigerian drivers
The partnership intends to meet drivers' financial needs by allowing them to get upfront earnings, which the companies say increase their productivity.
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Nigeria’s NITDA partners Cisco to boost to AI, agritech
The agreement covers multiple areas of digitisation, including cybersecurity, AI and smart agriculture.
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PalmPay backs Lagos Food Initiative
The Ounje Eko food discount initiative is designed to counter surging inflation in Nigeria and uses PalmPay’s QRcode-based payment systems.
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Nigeria to establish start-up hub in San Francisco
With the aim to improve relations between Nigerian start-ups and US-based venture capitalists, the Nigeria Start-up House will also receive support and funding from Nigerian tech firms.
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Nigeria to deploy new 90,000km terrestrial fibre optic backbone
The new fibre backbone will increase Internet penetration in Nigeria to over 70% and reduce the cost of Internet access by over 60%, according to the country’s comms minister.
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Nigeria plans new measures to regulate crypto platforms
The government has since declared measures to crack down on cryptocurrency activity by delisting the naira from all peer-to-peer platforms.