The tech giant, Google, has opened its first Developers Space in Africa in Nigeria. This launch supports Nigeria’s digital Economy Strategy and is in line with Google’s commitment, in 2017, to build on Nigeria’s tech potential to grow Africa’s tech space. The Developers Space, located in Ikoyi, Lagos, is the flagship start-up and developer hub …read more →
Education
NCDMB donates laboratory, ICT centre to schools in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has donated a modular science laboratory to Model Government Secondary School, Twon Brass and an Information Communication Technology Centre to Government Secondary School Okpoama, both in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The ICT centre was commissioned by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief …read more →
Lagos introduces agripreneur programme, to train 200 youths, women
Lagos State Government says it has introduced the Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (L.A.P.) under its Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-Yes) in furtherance of the State Government’s objective of training 15,000 youths and women in the various agricultural value chains by year 2023. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal noted that the programme which is …read more →
We will turn Lagos to technology hub as quickly as possible – LASRIC
The Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council, (LASRIC) says it will deploy all means at its disposal to ensure that the desire of the state government in turning Lagos to a technology hub is realised as quickly as possible. The leader of the 16-member council, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, disclosed this in an interview with …read more →
President Buhari inaugurates CBN Centre of Excellence in UNN
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Enugu inaugurated an academic Centre of Excellence built by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. The President said that the inauguration of the project became necessary following the desire of his administration to reverse the trend of dearth of infrastructure in Nigerian …read more →
