Buhari receives 1st Made in Nigeria cell phone.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the first made in Nigeria cell phone, known as ITF Mobile. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Category : Innovations
Nigerian Robotics Engineer Develops CET Drone to Detect Kidnappers, Terrorists’ Hideouts.
A Nigerian Robotic Engineer, Dr. Olusola Ayoola has developed Carbon Emission Tracker (CET) Drone for aerial surveillance in detecting hideouts of criminals within caves and...
Pantami: Nigeria now producing smart phones
Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has disclosed that Nigeria is already producing SIM cards and Smartphones. And he added that the...
Nigerian e-health startup CribMD raises $2.6m seed funding for expansion.
Nigerian e-health startup CribMD, which describes itself as “Uber for doctors”, has raised a US$2.6 million seed round as it looks to expand upon its...
PEARL berths manufacturing plant to boost Nigeria’s Oil and Gas sector.
Nigeria’s quest for massive indigenous participation in the nation’s oil and gas industry has received a boost as Pacegate Energy and Resources Limited (PEARL), launched...
Twitter selects Nigeria for test of new voice messaging feature.
Social messaging plat-form, Twitter, yesterday added a voice messaging function to its platform, deciding on Nigeria and Turkey as first two international locations to experiment...
Nigerian genius Abbas Jibrin heads electric car project in Turkey.
A young Nigeria engineer named Abbas Jibrin has been celebrated widely for raising the flag of the country up high even at a younger age...
UNILAG Engineering Dons Commend Coscharis Group on Assembly Plant.
Engineering dons of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have commended respected auto dealer, Coscharis Motors Plc., a subsidiary of Coscharis Group, for their commitment in...
MainOne expands Cloud technology to drive Business connection in West Africa.
MainOne, the leading provider of connectivity solutions for businesses in West Africa is responding to the increase in the adoption of Cloud technology by connecting...
Huawei Launches Its Next-Generation Mini Grid Solution IPowerCube-S In Nigeria.
Huawei has launched its Next-Generation Mini Grid “iPowerCube-S” solution to provide reliable, green, affordable power supply for people’s livelihoods and production in areas without main...
Okra Nigerian fintech firm raises $3.5m in U.S. funding
Nigeria’s fintech firm Okra has announced that it has closed a seed round of $3.5 million to expand its data infrastructure across Nigeria. U.S.-based Susa...
Technology is the future of Nigeria’s Economy, Commerce and Industry, says VP Osinbajo during visit to Tech Hubs in Lagos State
*New National Council on Technology coming*Adds: Nigeria has incredible talents in technology and innovation*FG will partner and support growth of tech hubs*Urges young Nigerians to...
Ed-tech startup ScholarX partners Airtel to launch mobile learning platform.
Nigerian ed-tech startup ScholarX has partnered mobile operator Airtel to launch LearnAM, a new mobile learning platform that provides skills training content to improve learning...
SambaNova Systems Raises $676M in Series D, Becomes World’s Best-Funded AI Startup
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads round backing breakthrough platform that delivers unprecedented AI capability and accessibility to customers worldwide Palo Alto, Calif., April 13, 2021 – SambaNova...
Innovation challenge: NITDA calls for entries.
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), as part of the United Nations World Creativity and Innovation Day 2021, is organizing an Innovation Challenge with the...
Roaddo Develops App To Grow Nigeria’s E-commerce Market.
A Nigerian digital ecosystem firm, Roaddo, has developed a mobile app which connects buyers and sellers and offers instant delivery of goods and services in...
RelianceHMO Launches Affiliate and Referral Program to Help More People Make Money Online.
RelianceHMO is thrilled to announce the launch of our affiliate and referral program. This amazing launch could not have come at a better time than...
Nigeria’s first electric car debuts at Sokoto trade fair
The first electric car to be assembled in Nigeria, the Hyundai Kona by Stallion has made a debut at an exhibition at the ongoing National...
Nigeria Joins List of Countries Developing Covid-19 Vaccine.
Nigeria has joined the list of countries developing a covid-19 vaccine. This was announced by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and...
Lagos Bus Service Deploys “Cowry Cards”, Gives Out 20,000 Cards.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), Mr. Idowu Oguntona, has stated that the company commenced deployment of the long-awaited contactless payment...
First all-female mechanic workshop opens in Sokoto.
The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, has commissioned the first female mechanic workshop in Sokoto State. The workshop...
Nigerian Stock Exchange launches e-filing portal to enhance securities listing.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has launched an e-Filing Portal, X-Filing. X-Filing, which comes on the back of the recent upgrade to the NSE Issuers’...
Meet Ndubuisi Ekekwe a world renowned tech guru
Ndubuisi Ekekwe (born July 1975) is a Nigerian professor, inventor, engineer, author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of First Atlantic Semiconductors & Microelectronics – West Africa’s leading embedded systems company....
Boston-based Nigerian Teams up with Lagos-based Developer to Build E-commerce Platform for Africans Only.
Ekioja, a Nigerian e-e-commerce start-up has announced the launch of its online marketplace which will market and sell only products made in Nigeria. The e-commerce...
Nigeria’s first electric car Hyundai Kona makes debut in Abuja.
After an unveiling in Lagos last year, Stallion Group last Friday launched Hyundai Kona, Nigeria’s first locally-assembled electric car, in Abuja. The event brought in...
Meet Sowemimo Abiodun ower of CapitalMetriQ Swift Bank and InfoMetriQ.
Sowemimo Abiodun Alex (born on December 25th, 1986) He’s a multiple award-winning Computer Programmer, Financial Technologist, Diplomat, Internet Entrepreneur, Domain Broker, Computer Media Applications &...
UK plans $150 million waste plants in Lagos.
The British Government has approved more foreign investments in Lagos state, as a plan is underway for the take-off of the first waste-to-energy plant in...
Don’t go abroad for security boots, Enyimba shoe factory is world class ― Ikpeazu.
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has urged various security agencies in the country to jettison the idea of traveling abroad to acquire security boots but patronise the...
UNILORIN researchers develop new maize breed.
Researchers in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin have developed a new breed of maize, named ILOMAZ-1. Prof. Gbolagade Adesiji, a former Ag. Dean...
Access Bank partners American Express to broaden card usage.
Access Bank Plc has partnered American Express to broaden the acceptance and usage of American Express cards in the country. Mr Robert Giles, Senior Banking...