President Bola Tinubu has directed the development of a roadmap for the full launch of Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones initiative within 180 days. The move is aimed at preventing promising Nigerian technology companies from relocating their businesses and intellectual property abroad in order to gain access to global capital and international markets. The President directed…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s technology and telecommunications industry have warned that poor connectivity, cybersecurity threats, misinformation and inadequate digital infrastructure could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections if not urgently addressed. They also called for sustained investment in electoral technology, stressing that election infrastructure should not be treated as a once-in-four-years project. The stakeholders…
The Nigerian government has opened applications for a new accelerator programme that will give selected technology startups the opportunity to access up to $350,000 in investment. The iDICE Startup Bridge Growth Lab is a 12-week acceleration programme under the Federal Government’s Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme. Implemented by the Bank of Industry,…
The United States Consul General in Lagos, Mr Brandon Hudspeth, has said U.S.-based investors have remained the largest source of external capital for Nigeria’s technology ecosystem over the past decade. Hudspeth made the assertion on Wednesday in Lagos during a GITEX Nigeria panel discussion titled, “From Startup to Scale-Up: Building Globally Competitive Businesses through U.S.-Nigeria…
Nigeria’s growing investments in artificial intelligence (AI), digital skills and technology infrastructure will have limited economic impact unless the country can convert them into locally developed technologies, competitive businesses, exports and jobs, technology stakeholders have warned. The concern emerged at GITEX Nigeria 2026 in Lagos, where policymakers and technology industry leaders stressed the need for…
GITEX Nigeria 2026 opened in Abuja on Monday, bringing together senior government officials, global technology leaders, investors, innovators and digital-economy stakeholders for high-level discussions on Nigeria’s growing role in Africa’s technology and artificial intelligence landscape. The second edition of the event, themed “Beyond Connectivity: The Bridge to Sovereign AI and Innovation,” commenced with the Government…
The Nigerian Navy has renewed efforts to strengthen defence-industrial cooperation with Türkiye, focusing on naval shipbuilding, technology transfer and the development of Nigeria’s indigenous maritime defence capabilities. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, disclosed this on Thursday, August 27, 2026, when he received the Deputy Secretary of Defence Industries of Türkiye,…
The African Union Commission and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) have strengthened their partnership to accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition through a new Joint Declaration that establishes a broader framework for cooperation on solar energy development across the continent. The declaration was signed in Victoria Falls at the conclusion of the 8th Meeting of the…
Faced with the growing challenges of climate change, land degradation, severe water stress and increasing pest infestations, a growing number of African countries, including Ghana, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa, are turning to Chinese-made agricultural drones to strengthen precision agriculture. This approach to farming maximises crop production while promoting the efficient use of scarce…
The global race for artificial intelligence dominance is expanding across Africa, with Egypt emerging as a new battleground in the technology rivalry between the United States and China. Chinese technology giant Huawei has submitted a proposal to build AI data centres for the Egyptian government, with the project expected to deploy more than 2,000 of…