Across Africa’s fast-expanding digital economy, a central assumption underpinning modern infrastructure planning is increasingly being challenged, that national electricity grids can reliably power data centres. Industry executives say the continent’s fragile power system is now the decisive bottleneck shaping the…

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The use of artificial intelligence and digital systems is emerging as a method to understand, identify and respond to addiction, demonstrating technology’s capacity to aid public health initiatives, JUSTICE OKAMGBA writes. Addiction, whether to substances or digital platforms, remains a…

The World Bank Group and a group of multilateral lenders on Wednesday unveiled a new global platform aimed at expanding water security to more than one billion people by 2030, as policymakers sharpen focus on infrastructure gaps constraining growth in…

Africa’s long-standing infrastructure deficit is increasingly being driven not by a lack of capital, but by a shortage of well-prepared, investment-ready projects, according to insights from the recently concluded Enabling Early-Stage Infrastructure Investing 2.0 programme. As the continent positions itself…

Heineken brought its “City of Cities” experience to Port Harcourt, as the Garden City hosted a high-energy fusion of fashion, music, and urban culture that reinforced its position as a growing creative and lifestyle hub in Nigeria. A statement from…

An android has outpaced the entire field at a half-marathon in Beijing, finishing faster than the human world record. The robot, named Lightning and developed by Chinese smartphone maker, Honor, completed the 21-kilometre race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds…

Apple on Monday announced that Tim Cook will step down as the tech giant’s chief executive officer in September, handing the top job to company veteran John Ternus. The announcement answers long-simmering questions about a successor for 65-year-old Cook, who…

Telecommunications executives and regulators have identified device affordability and financing as the single most critical lever to connect Africa’s next 500 million users, arguing that without access to smartphones, investments in network infrastructure and digital services will fail to deliver…

Nigeria’s internet registry has urged businesses, government agencies and media organisations to adopt .ng, the country’s local domain name, warning that continued reliance on foreign-hosted domains is fuelling economic leakage and undermining digital sovereignty. .ng is Nigeria’s country code top-level…

Ilorin, a city long associated with academia and public administration, is positioning itself as a new node in Nigeria’s expanding technology ecosystem, as policymakers and investors look beyond Lagos in search of the country’s next wave of startup growth. At…

Africa’s digital economy risks stalling unless governments and businesses shift focus from innovation to building integrated systems that support scale, the Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Technology Expo, Clinton Nnaemeka, has said. Speaking ahead of the Africa Technology Expo,…

Thirty young Nigerians have graduated from the inaugural cohort of the Idris Aregbe Tech Scholarship Programme, a digital skills initiative aimed at equipping participants with practical technology training and expanding access to opportunities in the digital economy. According to a…

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China’s Artificial Intelligence boom is in full swing, with the release of a new large language model (LLM) by top startup DeepSeek on Friday, highlighting the country’s rapid progress despite US export restrictions on advanced microchips. Here’s a look at…