Nigeria’s Itana pilots hub for Africa’s growing tech landscape

Initially focused on 11 schools in three states—Kano, Kebbi, and Tarabata—the partnership is projected to benefit over 5,600 children.

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, led a delegation of 26 high-growth companies to Nigeria to strengthen economic and technological ties between the countries.

The company said Lagos joins its global network of community-led hubs, expanding access to high-performance blockchain tools and empowering Africa’s next generation of builders.

The hub is a modern ICT and resource centre meant to promote digital inclusion and provide youths with skills.

The West African country announced intentions to establish a cyber-crime response academy aimed at rehabilitating convicted cyber-criminals .

The investment will support Bfree’s distressed loan portfolio financing in Africa, thereby improving the credit scores of the distressed borrowers.

The initiative, Skills for Business, intends to provide SMEs with practical tools to succeed in an increasingly digital environment.

The licence is now necessary for telecom operators, aggregators, and businesses that send A2P messages to consumers.

According to the telco, the development marks a watershed point in Nigeria's digital backbone architecture.

The programme will concentrate on modern digital skills such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, among others.

A recently formed partnership will concentrate on delivering renewable energy solutions, particularly for telecom sites in remote and underdeveloped locations.

MTN said the development marks a significant milestone for the sustainability of the telecommunications industry.