By Joseph Johnson As part of activities to celebrate International Women’s Day and given the dire need to position young women for global participation in the gig economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with NATVIEW and World Bank has successfully rounded off a pilot digital skills […]
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By Jennifer Joseph Jennifer Joseph, a leading data scientist, recently spearheaded a transformative two-day workshop in Lagos, aimed at helping small business owners harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. Partnering with a team of fellow data scientists, Joseph designed the event to showcase how these […]
9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), Nigeria’s foremost digital payment service bank focused on financial inclusion, has marked Financial Literacy Day with a school mentoring campaign held simultaneously at three different locations – Ajao Estate Senior Grammar School, Isolo, Lagos; Wuse Comprehensive Secondary School, Abuja; and Kano Capital Girls Secondary School, […]
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been nominated as one of the four African partners in the GreenVETAfrica project, according to a release from the authority. GreenVETAfrica project is an Erasmus+ project funded, by the European Commission, seeking to integrate unemployed youth and vulnerable groups into the labour markets in […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned those looking to acquire pirated software and resources that they risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that are using AI-generated YouTube videos to distribute malware. NCC-CSIRT further warned in its advisory that the consequences of the falling victim […]
PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company with footprints across Nigeria’s healthcare landscape, says that the development of new MRI technologies is improving the survival rate of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Head of Healthcare at PPC Limited, Dr Chikara Nwoke, made this known in Lagos […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent best wishes to Muslims as they commence 30 days of Ramadan fasting, urging that they use the season “to project the best and finest virtues of Islam by personal conduct, and not precept.” In a goodwill message to mark the beginning of the holy month […]
The Honourable Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, wishes to draw the attention of the general public and those involved in the digital economy to the Ministry’s activities prior to, during, and following the 2023 gubernatorial and state assembly elections. It may be recalled that […]
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced the call for participation in the third season of its FirstBank Management Associate Programme (FMAP). Interested participants are required to submit their application via https://hdbc.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX. The application is extended to the general public as it closes […]
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, wishes to bring to the attention of the digital economy stakeholders and the general public the Ministry’s activities before, during, and after the 2023 Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections. It may be recalled that on the 14th […]