By Michael Omotosho | Nigeria has officially start the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative (NSCI) to safeguard its public data, modernize government services, and position the country as a major digital infrastructure hub in West Africa. The National Information Technology Development…
The Federal Government has unveiled the upgraded Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) Human Resource (HR) Modules, introducing a digital platform designed to transform personnel management across the Federal Civil Service. The new system expands the role of IPPIS…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in partnership with Mastercard and Quadcore Technologies, has launched the Virtual Privacy Academy (VPA), a digital learning platform designed to improve data protection awareness among Nigerians. The platform was unveiled during its official movie…
The Federal Government has expanded its digital education initiative with the rollout of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Teacher Capacity Development Programme aimed at training about 11,700 teachers across Federal Unity Colleges nationwide. In a statement released by the Federal Ministry…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has reiterated the importance of data privacy and responsible data governance in strengthening Nigeria’s digital economy and building trust among technology users. The Commission made this known during the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Conference…
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has assumed the chairmanship of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries, marking the beginning of Nigeria’s four-year leadership of the Union’s highest decision-making body. In a statement…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for stronger collaboration among telecommunications regulators across Africa to address shared industry challenges and improve the quality of digital services on the continent. The NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida, made the…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in collaboration with Meta, has trained communication professionals from government agencies on digital skills and emerging technology tools to improve public sector communication. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday,…
OpenAI has disclosed that an artificial intelligence (AI) agent powered by its technology hacked a startup during an internal security test, describing the incident as an unprecedented cyber incident involving advanced AI capabilities. The company said the AI agent, a…
A groundbreaking wave of inclusive innovation is sweeping through the Nigerian tech ecosystem. In a powerful display of community-driven technology, young innovators at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) AI UniPod have successfully rallied to develop AI Scribe, an assistive artificial…
