By Elizabeth Osayande African-founded immigration technology firm, Immigify, has secured a $1 million pre-seed investment to expand its artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to make the United States immigration process easier to understand and manage. The investment, led by Gener8tor with participation from M25, Invest Nebraska, Nelnet and NMotion, is expected to support the company’s efforts […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with BOSS A1 Global Limited, has concluded a five-day training programme on Data Analytics and Business Intelligence for 50 youths in Yaba, Lagos State. The training, held from July 6 to July 10, 2026, was aimed at equipping participants with practical digital skills required for […]

Agrisiti, in collaboration with Tagdev 2.0, the University of Port Harcourt, RuForum (Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has successfully concluded the AquaRice 360 Pitch Competition, crowning outstanding youth-led agribusiness ventures from across Nigeria and marking the culmination of the Agrisiti Hybrid Digital Training on Agribusiness and […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE management of Wellspring University in Benin City has promised quality health services through the training of competent and qualified health practitioners and professionals. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Isaac Ajayi stated this at a press conference where he announced that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has […]

By Victor Ahiuma-YoungThe President and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, Mr. David Daser, has urged the Federal Character Commission, FCC, to embrace Artificial Intelligence, AI, technology and data-driven systems to promote fairness, transparency and objectivity in public sector recruitment and compliance processes. Daser made the call while presenting a paper titled […]

By Tare Olokojobi As African Energy Week returns to Cape Town in October, the continent faces a defining question: can Africa convert its vast resources into reliable, affordable and strategically secure energy for its own people and industries? Africa is not short of energy. The continent holds substantial oil and gas reserves, some of the […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Global Initiative for Girls’ Rights Education and Empowerment (GIGREE), with support from Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa), has concluded a capacity-building programme for Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in Benue state, equipping them with practical skills to strengthen their safety, mental well-being and advocacy for the protection of women and girls. […]

…lauds Iroghama Ogbeifun’s next-generation leadership, expansion Real estate developer, cultural advocate, and Chief Executive Officer of Ughoron Group, Mr. Imasuen Amowie Izoduwa, has formally extended his congratulations to his mentor and the Founder/Chairman of Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL), Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Iroghama Ogbeifun, as the indigenous maritime […]

A new Nigerian technology company, OnIt, is transforming the way households and businesses access everyday home services by addressing one of the biggest challenges in the informal sector — trust.

By Esther Onyegbula The founder of Ardo Cars, Osinaike Joseph Opeyemi, has identified Nigeria’s growing automobile industry as a major source of business and economic opportunities, stressing the need for reliable dealerships to meet the country’s increasing transportation demands. Speaking at a business conference on entrepreneurship and industry opportunities, Opeyemi said the rising demand for […]

By C. Don Adinuba THIS has been the toughest birthday tribute I have attempted to scribble. A lot of wonderful things have been penned about Bart Nnaji whose birthday both Nigerians from all walks of life and foreigners we are celebrating this weekend in Enugu, and they are true. He is absolutely a wonderful person, near […]

An information governance and cybersecurity expert, Akinwumi Opeoluwa Ayodele, has urged Nigerian banks and financial technology firms to look beyond compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, data localisation directive, warning that storing payment data within the country alone will not guarantee cyber resilience or digital sovereignty.

By Adeola Badru The Managing Director of First City Monument Bank Microfinance Bank (FCMB MFB), Mr Friday Nwokolo, has stressed the importance of financial discipline and digital skills in achieving sustainable business growth, urging young entrepreneurs to embrace financial literacy and technology-driven solutions to build scalable enterprises. He made the call at the grand-finale of […]

By Akeem Salau Nollywood’s current renaissance is usually told through the people the audience can see: the actors who carry a scene, the directors who frame it, the producers who finance it, and increasingly, the costume and set designers who give a production its texture. But a quieter transformation is taking place far from the […]

The Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Student Matters, Azeez Adeyemi, has urged students of the Ogun State Institute of Technology,OGITECH, Igbesa, to throw their weight behind the governorship ambition of the All Progressives Congress,APC candidate for the 2027 election, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi.