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By Julien Fouilliart The economy needs reliable infrastructure to connect supply chains and efficiently move goods and services across borders Infrastructure development is an essential driver for progress on the African continent and has the potential to be an enabler of sustainable and inclusive economic growth. The economy needs reliable infrastructure to connect supply chains and efficiently move goods and services across borders. The recent multifaceted crises, including climate-related issues, the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have all strongly impacted the country’s debt surge – slowing down the emergence of large infrastructure projects. Although the direct…

A team from Seidor, a Spanish-based technology consulting company has pitched a collaboration request to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The team led by the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Juan Sell, made the pitch at the Corporate Headquarters of NITDA, while on a courtesy visit. According to Juan Sell, the collaborative talks would deepen the already existing bilateral relations between the two countries. “We are here to facilitate and we will be following up on your proposal to organise further technical meetings or focus as I said, we are open to any recommendations because we are aware of…

Less than two months after ‘Technology Person of the Year’ at Tech Innovation Awards 2023, Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive – West Africa at Africa Data Centres, has yet again been named ‘Face of Data Centre Ecosystem 2023’. This time, it is the management of TechCastle Foundation, who saw him worthy of the recognition at this year’s Africa Tech Alliance Excellence (ATAEx) Awards, which was organized in partnership with Techeconomy. The award was the highlight of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 3.0) with the theme: “Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) in Emerging Economy”, held in Ikeja-Lagos last week. “This award is a…

In an ambitious move to tap into the projected US$ 40.80 billion in Africa’s e-commerce market, Anyworkx yesterday in Lagos launched an e-ordering app to enhance productivity and income generation across Africa through a seamless and convenient e-ordering experience for services. Here are the major five things to note about the app AnyworkX is a game-changing online marketplace that will revolutionize the way services are accessed and delivered across Africa. It connects service providers with customers and offers convenience, safety, and economic opportunities. AnyworkX is a huge step up from the few efforts to create e-ordering apps It covers a…

The “The State of Ransomware in Retail 2023,” survey carried out by Sophos has revealed that only 26 percent of retail organizations this past year were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before their data was encrypted, noting that retail organizations attacked by ransomware were increasingly unable to halt an attack in progress. According to the survey findings, this is a three-year low for the sector—a decline from 34% in 2021 and 28% in 2022—suggesting the sector is increasingly unable to halt ransomware attacks already in progress. “Retailers are losing ground in the battle against ransomware. Ransomware criminals have been…

With 889 million and 607 million followers respectively, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Argentina led all other top global soccer players in terms of their combined followership on Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly called Twitter), as of November 7, 2023. These are some of the facts contained in a compilation of the social media followers of the leading global soccer players who must not be older than 45 years as of September 30, 2023, and who must play for the national team of a member-country of any of the six FIFA continental soccer federations: AFC (Asia), CAF…

Education Innovation As technology continues to evolve and innovate, there have been significant improvements in the field of education. The integration of technology in education has brought about numerous benefits. This includes promoting engagement, offering personalized learning experiences, broadening access to educational opportunities, and overcoming technological challenges. This innovation has made real project learning accessible and convenient, even for individuals who may have time constraints and are unable to commute to a physical educational institution. However, despite the many benefits of technology in education, some disadvantages need to be considered. For example, the use of cell phones or tablets during…

The Cohort 2 Coursera Programme organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has seen ten Nigerians who are classified as outstanding learners get laptops. The laptops were presented to the ten outstanding learners, who are also the first to complete their professional certification by Dr. Amina Sambo-Magaji, the representative of the Director-General of NITDA, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa. Dr Amina Sambo-Magaji, the Director-General congratulated the beneficiaries and commended them for surpassing expectations, creatively utilising the knowledge gained during the training and performing excellently. According to her, the promise of giving laptops as prizes to winners was to encourage healthy…

In a bid to deploy existing technical competencies and other resources to improve agro allied-industries development targets, climate change mitigations and smart solar irrigation aimed at dry-season farming, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has sealed a deal with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. The nascent collaboration between NASENI and Agric Ministry is aimed at enhancing the focus and deliverables toward the achievement of the Renewed Hope Agenda by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. At the meeting in which the deal was sealed for the collaboration, the trio of the Minister of Agriculture…

Preventing financial crimes and mitigating the risks associated with virtual assets in the financial markets rely majorly on the robustness of the Information and Communications Technology systems that are available. This is the assertion of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida. Dr. Aminu asserted this at the 11th Anniversary Lecture Series of RealNews Magazine in Lagos. He was represented at the forum by the NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. According to him, financial crimes as “criminal activities that involve transactions, abuse, misuse, deception, or manipulation of financial systems for personal gain,…