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.

In a world where AI can steal your heart or your data, cyber security is no longer optional, says Avert ITD.

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

Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe received accolades at the WSIS+20 event in Geneva, recognising their innovative projects in digital access, innovation, e-health, and youth empowerment.

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