In recent years, Nigeria has been seriously pushing ambitious digital economy targets, expanding broadband penetration, deepening digital inclusion and positioning technology as a key contributor to national GDP.

The Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF), established by Africa’s foremost serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, has donated a multi-million-naira state-of-the-art AI-Tech Centre to Holy Ghost College, Owerri, Imo State, in a landmark gesture that added prestige and excitement to the school’s 77th anniversary celebration.

African digital financial platform, Moniepoint, has announced a N3 billion investment to establish innovation hubs across three Nigerian universities in a move aimed at boosting technology education and developing industry-ready talents.

By Prince OsuagwuTo the ordinary Nigerian, Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram are all social media platforms.They are best for social networking and instant messaging. But the Meta Platforms are far more than that to the Nigerian economy. They have evolved into critical economic infrastructure quietly driving billions of naira in commerce, entrepreneurship and digital connectivity across […]

By Prince Osuagwu Africa’s digital growth story is deeply local, shaped by the realities of each market and the ambitions of its businesses. That is what makes the market unique and every solution provider and Office Equipment Manufacturer, OEM is angling to have a bite in the apple. For global tech solution provider, Adobe, the […]

By Prince Osuagwu Artificial intelligence, AI, agents are rapidly moving from experimental tools to autonomous digital workers. These autonomous digital workers are capable of handling financial transactions, infrastructure management and customer support. And, so, cybersecurity experts are warning that the next global security crisis may not come from humans alone, but from vulnerable AI systems […]

Nigeria’s landmark National Telecommunications Policy of 2000 was born out of national embarrassment, economic urgency and the realisation that the country was being left behind in the global communications revolution.

For many years, many of Nigeria’s rich cultural festivals have survived largely through oral tradition, local participation and seasonal celebration.

By Prince Osuagwu In a country where thousands of brilliant technology ideas die quietly in classrooms and hostels for lack of support, Guaranty Trust Holding Company and its fintech subsidiary HabariPay may have stumbled on something far bigger than a student coding contest. At the Squad Hackathon 3.0 finale, what emerged was not just another […]

By Prince OsuagwuNigeria’s data centre market is already valued at nearly $300 million, with analysts projecting explosive expansion over the next five years. Yet beneath the impressive numbers lies an uncomfortable truth: much of the country’s digital future still runs on infrastructure sitting thousands of kilometres away.For every AI request processed abroad, experts say Nigeria […]