By Favour Unukaso DRUGSTOC has partnered with The Nest Innovation Technology Park to drive health techechnology in Africa with the week-long AHEAD Africa HealthTech Hackathon 2025. The event brought developers, entrepreneurs, and healthcare experts together at The Nest in Yaba, Lagos, which provided the essential collaborative environment and technical resources. Focused on accelerating […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) one of the top five best-performing Federal Government agencies for 2025 under the Transparency and Efficiency Category. The NCC was recognized alongside the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, which emerged overall best-performing agency; the National Drug Law […]
Read MoreBy Sola Ishola ANAMBRA State is quietly engineering one of Nigeria’s most ambitious transformations in public governance, one powered by artificial intelligence, expanded broadband infrastructure and deep data analytics. Speaking during an interactive session with media executives in Lagos at the weekend, the Managing Director, Anambra State ICT Agency, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, explained that […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso NIGERIA’s telecommunications sector has continued to demonstrate its vital role in the nation’s economy, contributing a substantial 9.1 per cent to the country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2025. This was up from 8.95 per cent in the same period of 2024. According to the latest […]
Read MoreBy favour unukaso TELECOM operators have applauded the performance of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) for its exceptional performance in protecting telecommunications infrastructure across the state. The telcos under the aegis, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and through the Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso AI in Nigeria, the nation’s leading force in artificial intelligence advocacy and development, has announced the third edition of its flagship annual conference, InnovateAI. The 2026 conference will be a defining moment in the country’s technological evolution, with the theme: “Responsible AI beyond Innovation.” Building on the successes of its previous editions, […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso ZOHO, a global technology firm, has said that local businesses’ growing appetite for Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, paired with robust privacy measures, has enabled 75 per cent customer surge on its platform. The growth reflected Nigeria’s expanding digital economy, where companies across sectors are integrating AI to streamline operations, enhance […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has congratulated, Chairman-designate of the Commission’s Board, Idris Olorunnimbe, alongside other distinguished designate-Board members, as well as the designate-members of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) Board, on their appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This leadership team, as constituted by the President, comprises highly esteemed individuals […]
Read MoreAS part of its commitment to education, community development and youth empowerment, the Tim Akano Foundation (TAF) has awarded scholarships and digital skill opportunities to a total of 122 students from Osun State and Obafemi Awolowo universities in June 2025. Driven by personal experience and a deep sense of responsibility to his roots, Tim Akano, […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators in Nigeria have alerted the Federal Government to possible collapse of the telecom sector owing to sudden rise in the vandalisation of industry infrastructure. Under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the operators expressed deep concern over the increasing wave of vandalisation and theft […]
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