Tinubu’s N10 billion Ebola fund
President Bola Tinubu’s approval of N10 billion as emergency intervention funding to pre-empt a regional surge of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a welcome and necessary step for national health security. Announcing the package alongside the creation of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness signals that the administration understands the need […]
OAU wins 2026 varsities STEM duel competition
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has emerged overall winner of the 2026 University Duel Competition in STEM. The institution clinched the title after an 11-week tournament involving 62 universities across Nigeria. Speaking at the award presentation ceremony held at the Oduduwa Hall on Friday, the founder of STEM Africa […]
Cross-border deals: Fine print costing Kenyan SMEs control of businesses — Legal Experts
By Juliet Umeh As Kenya’s small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, increasingly attract foreign investors and regional partners, legal experts have raised concerns over a growing trend of entrepreneurs unknowingly signing away critical business rights through poorly negotiated cross-border agreements. According to legal practitioners, many founders are losing governance control, intellectual property rights, and access to […]
Nigeria must lead, not consume digital revolution – Galaxy Backbone
By Progress Godfrey ABUJA – Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB), Nigeria’s information technology and shared services provider, has said that the country must take a leading role in shaping emerging technologies rather than consuming global innovations. The Managing Director of GBB, Professor Ibrahim Adeyanju, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday to kick […]
100 digital champions take centre stage as UBEC rolls out technology-driven education reform
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja A new cadre of 100 Digital Champions has been tasked with leading a sweeping technological transformation across Nigeria’s basic education sector following their inauguration by the Universal Basic Education Commission ,UBEC, in Abuja on Monday. The champions, drawn from UBEC headquarters and State Universal Basic Education Boards ,SUBEBs, are expected to […]
NCC reshuffles DBI leadership to drive digital economy growth
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has reconstituted the leadership of the Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, with the appointment of Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the Institute’s Governing Board, in a move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s digital economy and capacity-building efforts. Princess Emiko has already paid an unscheduled visit to the […]
