Technology

A telecommunications technician, Ajani Taiwo, has been reportedly hospitalised after three dogs attacked him while carrying out an installation job in Okhoro area of Benin City, the Edo capital. The incident, sources said, occurred on Thursday, when Taiwo visited a site behind

Dr Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Chairman of MTN Nigeria, will be the Special Guest of Honour at the eWorld Forum celebrating 25 years of Nigeria’s GSM revolution. Widely regarded as one of the principal

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has challenged institutional investors, telecommunications giants, and state governments to direct critical funding toward indigenous technology initiatives to curb foreign software reliance and secure the country’s digital sovereignty. ​The call to action was delivered on Thursday, August

Universal participation in the digital ecosystem is non-negotiable if Nigeria is to realize President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of a $1 trillion economy, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) declared on Thursday, August 27, 2026, in Abuja. ​The regulatory agency made the statement

The Katsina State Government has urged telecommunications companies and internet service providers to invest in broadband and fibre-optic infrastructure across the state. The call was made on Thursday in Katsina at a one-day sensitisation workshop on the deployment of fibre-optic infrastructure to

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates issued a stark warning on Wednesday, cautioning world leaders, economists, and tech executives that humanity is dangerously unprepared for the rapid integration of artificial intelligence. ​In a sprawling 6,000-word essay titled “The Turbulent AI Era Is

Huawei, a Chinese technology company, says it has completed a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement with an American firm, HP Inc. Alan Fan, Chief Intellectual Property Officer at Huawei, said this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the agreement covered the

The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) says Nigeria’s telecommunications sector is entering a new era in which data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital connectivity can become the backbone of economic and social life. The President, NATCOMS, Deolu Ogunbanjo, said this in

Microsoft has warned that Africa risks becoming mainly an Artificial Intelligence (AI) consumer as the continent struggles to close its adoption gap. Head, Government Affairs for Africa, Microsoft, Akua Gyekye, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos. Gyekye said

The Kano State Government has awarded contracts worth ₦27.8 billion for the construction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centres across its 44 Local Government Areas. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Tajo-Othman, disclosed