Category : ICT

Enterprise Singapore Energy Open Innovation Challenge For Startups And SMEs to win

NigGalOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020

The Enterprise Singapore (ESG), in association with energy company partners, government agencies, and innovators, is launching The Energy Open Innovation Challenge with the mission of boosting innovation...

ICT

IN NUMBERS: Nigeria’s data protection market valued at N2.2billion

NigGalOctober 13, 2020October 13, 2020

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has recorded tremendous achievement as statistics in the Agency’s first Annual Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) Performance Report...

ICT

Nigeria’s Cashbox has helped 100k users save $2.5m this year alone.

NigGalOctober 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Nigerian online savings startup Cashbox has reported stellar growth in 2020 so far, having helped over 100,000 users save more than US$2.5 million this year....

ICT

Nigerian anti-counterfeiting startup Chekkit piloting rollout in Afghanistan.

NigGalSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Nigerian anti-counterfeiting startup Chekkit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health to help tackle the problem of counterfeit medications...

ICT

LASG to setup E-commerce hub for Agric producers to improve exports.

NigGalJuly 27, 2020July 28, 2020

The Lagos State Government says it is planning to set up an e-commerce hub or platform for agriculture producers to sell farm produce for export...

ICT

U.K. School hires 10-Year-Old Nigerian Tech Genius as its new coding instructor

NigGalJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

The tech field yields a large portion of high-paying salary jobs with numerous career paths. However, marginalized communities are shut out of these job opportunities...

ICT

Nigerian fintech startup Rise selected for Techstars & Western Union Accelerator

NigGalJuly 22, 2020July 22, 2020

Nigerian fintech startup Rise has been selected to participate in the US-based Techstars & Western Union Accelerator, gaining access to funding and mentorship. Based out...

ICT National

Digital Economy – 75000 to Get NITDA Training in Kaduna.

NigGalJuly 20, 2020July 22, 2020

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Kaduna State government have begun the process of training 75,000 people from the state in various...

ICT Innovations

Otto Orondaam builds first African virtual classroom that can host 948 learners

NigGalJuly 15, 2020July 22, 2020

The founder of Slum2School, Otto Orondaam, has proffered a very big solution to the problem of learning in this period when children are forced out...

ICT

Nigeria Tops Google Class 5 Online Startups Nominees

NigGalJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Nigerian startups got eight slots out of the combined class of 20 startups of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa in the recently announced Class...

ICT

Nigeria’s Fintechs project $543 million revenue growth in two years

NigGalJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020

• Africa records 24 per cent growth in 10 years The number of fintech companies in Africa grew at a yearly rate of 24 per cent...

ICT

Facebook boosts digital literacy in Nigeria, targets 20,000 people in Africa

NigGalJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Social media platform, Facebook, has unveiled “My Digital World”, a programme designed to equip the youth and general public across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital...

ICT

Andela Partners Microsoft4Afrika To Launch ALCwithMicrosoft Azure Training

NigGalMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020

IN a bid to promote software developers in Kenya and Nigeria, Microsoft 4Afrika and Andela have partnered to implement the ‘ALCwithMicrosoft Azure Training 2020’ where...

ICT

Nigerian Healthcare Data Management startup, Helium Health Raises $7m in New Funding Round

NigGalMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Nigerian healthcare data management startup, Helium Health has secured $7 million investment from Dubai-based Global Ventures. This round of funding also had participation from AAIC, China’s...

ICT

Nigerian payments company Paga joins China-based Ping An Cloud Accelerator

NigGalApril 20, 2020April 20, 2020

Nigerian payments company Paga has been selected for the Ping An Cloud Accelerator programme in Shenzhen, China, gaining the chance to pilot products with the...

ICT

SystemSpecs, Paga partner to deepen digital payments

NigGalApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020

SystemSpecs, providers of Remita, and Paga, a mobile money service provider in the country, have partnered to extend the frontiers of electronic payments in Nigeria....

ICT

Galaxy Backbone deploys Telepresence Facilities at 123 locations across Nigeria.

NigGalApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

At this critical stage of efforts to limit the spread of the COVID -19 in the country, the Federal Government is applying measures to safeguard its personnel,...

ICT

Opemipo Disu: 14-year-old developer who is building a search engine.

NigGalMarch 27, 2020March 27, 2020

Opemipo Disu, 14, works with languages under web and software development . The teenager has been coding since when he was 11 when his dad...

ICT

Google and Flutterwave to train 5000 SMEs across Nigeria

NigGalMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020

Next week, Google Nigeria, in partnership with digital payments company Flutterwave, will kick off a series of business clinics aimed at helping 5000 merchants across...

ICT

Huawei releases ICT Academy Program 2.0

NigGalMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

At the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference-Live, Huawei officially released the Huawei ICT Academy Program 2.0. Through this program, Huawei aims to develop 2 million ICT...

ICT

Flutterwave finalises partnership deal with Worldpay FIS to strengthen Africa-wide payments

NigGalFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Flutterwave, a payments technology company, finalised a partnership with Worldpay FIS to advance financial transactions between Francophone and Anglophone Africa. Through this strategic partnership, Flutterwave...

ICT Prizes & Awards

Edo wins Rosatom Atoms for Africa competition

NigGalJanuary 31, 2020January 31, 2020

A team groomed at the Edo Innovation Hub, Benin, has won the Rosatom Atoms for Africa competition, defeating over 65 participants from across the continent. Speaking...

ICT

Google launches own Developers Space in Lagos

NigGalJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Google on Tuesday launched its first Google Developers Space in Lagos, previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space. Google launched the Google Developers Space...

ICT

Nigeria is now Africa’s top Tech Nation, beats South Africa – Forbes

NigGalJanuary 13, 2020January 13, 2020

There are 618 active tech hubs in Africa. Africa’s technology ecosystems have experienced “incredible growth” as they have rapidly expanded in recent years, with 618...

ICT

ICT sector contributed 13.85% of Nigeria’s GDP

NigGalDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019

Information and Communications Technology, ICT, sector has contributed 13.85 per cent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2019. According...

ICT

FG to facilitate 95% Digital Literacy Skills in Nigeria

NigGalDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) FNCS, FBCS, FIIM has revealed that Federal Government through the Ministry would facilitate...

ICT

President Buhari Unveils National Digital Economy Policy.

NigGalDecember 2, 2019December 2, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the National Digital Economy Policy, initiated by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The unveiling was performed during...

ICT

MTN’s 5G network trial in Abuja excites Buhari

NigGalNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019

A cross-section of staff of Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Ltd, during the MTN trial of 5G network in Abuja on Monday. NAN photo President Muhammadu...

ICT

Come up with disruptive technology and crazy ideas – Dr. Pantami

NigGalOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has charged young innovators to come up with disruptive technology and crazy...

Entrepreneurship ICT Innovations

Nigerian start-ups lead Africa, raise $237m

NigGalOctober 25, 2019October 25, 2019

Nigerian technology start-ups have led the continent by raising the highest amount of funds (over $1m) to scale up their operations in 2019. Nigeria was...

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