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Aptech bridges digital skills gap @national convocation of tech professionals in Lagos

Aptech bridges digital skills gap @national convocation of tech professionals in Lagos

By Prince Osuagwu AS Nigeria intensifies efforts to bridge digital skills gap and build a globally competitive technology workforce, Aptech Nigeria is celebrating the achievements of its graduates while strengthening industry-academia collaboration and alumni engagement. The celebration will happen at its national convocation, on August 8, 2026, at the Sheraton Lagos. Aptech expects the ceremony […]
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Nigeria has highest smartphone  penetration, says Lenovo

Nigeria has highest smartphone penetration, says Lenovo

Nigerian mobile phone users will be the first in the African continent to use Lenovo’s seven new flagship smartphones, including the popular Vibe X model. This is considering that the country has one of the highest smartphone penetrations in the world, according to Lenovo.

20 African innovators emerge in Google’s Africa Connected competition

20 African innovators emerge in Google’s Africa Connected competition

No fewer than 20 innovative, entrepreneurial web adopters from across sub-Saharan Africa have scaled through to the semi-finals of Google’s Africa Connected competition.
The 20 semi-finalists were selected from initial entries to take part in an interview and to produce a short promotional video.

The boy who designed   ‘helicopter’ in JSS1

The boy who designed ‘helicopter’ in JSS1

You can call him a ‘restless’ young man whose head is bristling with ideas, but you cannot fail to see the passion and determination to succeed in his eyes. At 22, Emmanuel Okekunle, a senior secondary school graduate, has invented different items that show promise of an upcoming technologist or engineer. However, he regrets that many like him have been discouraged by lack of support and encouragement.

Global economy loses $6b annually to counterfeit mobile phones

Global economy loses $6b annually to counterfeit mobile phones

While the global economy loses about $6 billion annually to the menace of counterfeit phones coming through the grey market, according to latest  Mobile Manufacturers Forum, (MMF),  report, Samsung Electronics has said that it would  deepen partnership with the relevant authorities and vendors in Nigeria to tackle influx of fake phones.

5 tech innovations only for under developed economies

5 tech innovations only for under developed economies

Apart from court houses and really backward organizations, in Nigeria, the machine called the typewriter, now, belongs to the museum. Its Pri-Pra sound is now thankfully becoming a distant echo. Besides the typewriter, there are still about five technologies that still hang around to continually brand us ‘underdeveloped’. You can’t see them in any developed economy and here in Nigeria, people believe they have overstayed their welcome.

Facebook @ 10:  A kid changing the lives of adults!

Facebook @ 10: A kid changing the lives of adults!

The world’s largest social media platform is ten years old. It seems surreal that a phenomenon that has taken the whole world by storm would just be in JSS1 if it were a child. But if Facebook were a child, it would be the most influential kid on the planet. Here are some reasons why:

Microsoft appoints Satya Nadella as new CEO

Microsoft appoints Satya Nadella as new CEO

Microsoft Corp, Tuesday, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately.