Category: Tech
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REA DROPS 200+ MINI-GRIDS IN 2025 – LIGHTING UP NIGERIA’S DARK SPOTS
Imagine flipping the switch on reliable power for thousands of off-grid communities – that’s REA’s blockbuster 2025 win, deploying over 200 mini-grids under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) to smash Nigeria’s electricity access crisis. Managing Director Alhaji Abba Abubakar-Aliyu spilled the tea in Kano: This turbocharges President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, with mega strides like…
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NASLAF WOMEN LEADER EMPOWERS FEMALE AIDES WITH TECH TRAINING AND TABLETS
Ayoola Fakunle, National Women Leader of the National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum (NASLAF), rolled out a game-changing capacity-building session for female legislative aides in Abuja, arming them with ICT skills, tablets and fresh know-how to supercharge lawmaking efficiency and keep Nigeria’s lawmakers ahead in the global digital race. Chatting with journalists post-training, Fakunle stressed aides…
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NIGERIA UNVEILS WSIS+20 STRATEGY TO SUPERCHARGE DIGITAL NATION
NITDA boss Malam Kashifu Inuwa rocked New York Thursday at the WSIS+20 UN bash, rolling out Nigeria’s killer roadmap to localize global digital pledges—tackling connectivity gaps, affordability woes and literacy lags via PPP fibre optics (90K km with World Bank), broadband plan renewals and multi-stakeholder IGF hustles for inclusive growth. On the sidelines of Naija’s…
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POLICE BUST GLOBAL CYBER GANG TARGETING MICROSOFT USERS
Nigeria’s cyber cops at NPF-NCCC swung into action Thursday, probing a massive international scam ring peddling Raccoon O365 phishing kits to hijack Microsoft 365 logins nabbing three suspects in Lagos and Edo after FBI-Microsoft tips exposed credential thefts, BEC fraud and data dumps costing corps, banks and schools worldwide. Blockchain sleuths traced crypto hauls via…
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HAVEL LAUNCHES AI CLUBS IN NIGERIAN SCHOOLS TO BREED ETHICAL TECH WHIZKIDS
Havel Corporate Concept Ltd. is shaking up education by rolling out Nigeria’s first AI Clubs in FCT schools, starting with 30 sharp minds from Government Secondary Schools in Wuse Zone 3 and Wuse 2—armed with FCT-UBEB and Secondary Board nods—to mold kids into savvy digital citizens who wield AI as a booster, not a crutch,…
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MICROSOFT’S FG PARTNERSHIP SKILLS UP 4M NIGERIANS IN DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Microsoft dropped a bombshell Tuesday: its team-up with Nigeria’s Federal Government has digitally empowered over four million folks since 2021, with 350K diving into student programs—63K finishing pathways, 43K snagging global certs—and now gearing up another 350K for AI mastery via the National Skills Initiative (AINSI) alongside Data Science Nigeria and Lagos Business School. West…
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FRENCH AMBASSADOR: TRADITION CAN SMASH GBV, INCLUDING ONLINE ABUSE
French Ambassador to Nigeria Marc Fonbaustier lit up Abuja Thursday, declaring tradition isn’t frozen—it’s a dynamic force to challenge violence, rethink norms and build balanced societies, spotlighting the end of 2025’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence under the UNiTE theme “Unite to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls.” Wrapping a whirlwind…
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NAS ASSURES BALANCED SCIENCE ON LEGALIZING CANNABIS OIL FOR MEDICINE
Nigeria’s top scientists are wrapping up evidence-based advice for the NDLEA on whether to greenlight cannabis oil for medical use—and they’ve promised it’ll be fair, culture-smart, and free from bias. In an Abuja interview, NAS Executive Secretary Dr. Oladoyin Odubanjo revealed the academy’s consensus study—sparked by an October workshop with NDLEA—is nearly done, diving into…
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KADUNA TAKES ON DIGITAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS!
Kaduna State just fired up the fight against online abuse with a powerhouse roundtable on Wednesday, teaming up the Ministry of Women Affairs, SPRiNG programme, and Tetra Tech to spotlight the 2025 16 Days of Activism theme: ‘Unite to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls’. This comes amid exploding cyberbullying, stalking, and hate…
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NIGERIA STOCK MARKET GOES LIVE WITH T+2 SETTLEMENT CYCLE
Nigeria’s capital market just leveled up, ditching the old T+3 for a snappier T+2 settlement meaning trades now clear in just two business days, slashing risks and boosting efficiency. CSCS Chairman Temi Popoola called it a historic win that deepens liquidity, amps investor trust, and aligns with global standards to chase that $1 trillion economy…
