There is nothing new to write about Dr Leo-Stan Ekeh, one of Nigeria’s established serial entrepreneurs and acclaimed country’s tech torch bearer, who turned 70 on Sunday.

As Nigeria intensifies efforts to grow its creative economy and unlock new frontiers of opportunity, the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has declared that technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence, will play a defining role in shaping the nation’s future.

Zinox Technologies and TD Africa have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Africa’s technology ecosystem and expanding access to locally manufactured technology solutions across the continent.

In response to growing concerns around infrastructure gaps, payment integration challenges, and limited access to scalable digital tools for startups outside Nigeria’s major tech hubs, integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch, stepped forward with practical solutions.

As Nigeria pushes to position itself as Africa’s digital powerhouse, rolling out faster broadband, expanding data centres, deepening fintech innovation, investing in artificial intelligence, and digitising government services, a less visible but critical gap threatens to undermine that ambition.