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Board Urges Nigerian Experts To boost National Research Productivity


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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has urged Nigerian experts and indigenous professionals on the utilisation of local content to boost research productivity for national growth. Omomehin Ajimijaye, NCDMB…

UK Honors Nigerian Scholar For Tech Expertise


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The former President, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. Ganiyu Aderounmu, has been honoured with the Award of Africa Outstanding Scholar of the Year on Technology by UK's Global Skills Hub at University of Nottingham. The award,…

Cross River State Launches ‘Girls In Tech’ Initiative


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An initiative known as Girls in Tech aimed at empowering young women between the ages of 18 and 25 years with technology skills geared towards the transformation of society has been launched in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State,…

Micron To Receive $6 billion Chip Grants From US


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Micron Technology, a memory chip manufacturer, is set to receive over $6 billion in grants from the U.S. Commerce Department to support domestic chip factory projects. While the award is pending finalization, it could be announced as…

Governor Zulum Appoints New Chairman of Borno State ICT Agency


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Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State, Nigeria, has appointed Dr. Idris Mohammed Yelwa as the provisional Chairman of the newly established Borno State Information, Communication, and Technology Development Agency (BICTDA). This…

Oracle To Invest $8 Billion In Japan For AI Demand


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Oracle, a U.S.-based IT firm, announced on Wednesday it will invest $8 billion in Japan over the next decade, aiming to meet the increasing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. The Technology…

NITDA, NIMC Partner To Enhance Digital Public Infrastructure


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Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have announced a new collaboration that will see them create a platform for the seamless exchange of data and the…

774 Local Government Internet Project is Almost Complete –  NIGCOMSAT


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The Nigerian government Project 774 VSAT Digital installation across the seven hundred and seventy-four local government areas in Nigeria is progressively getting towards completion of the first phase by Nigerian Communications Satellite…

EU Cybersecurity Label Vote Rescheduled for May


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A vote on a draft EU cybersecurity label that would have allowed Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet's Google to compete for extremely sensitive EU cloud computing contracts has been postponed until May by national cybersecurity experts,…

Nigeria to Participate in Global AI Regulations


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The Nigerian government says it will ensure that Nigeria has a voice in the development and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) on a global stage. The government said it became imperative for Nigeria to be an active participant,…