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Mashreq Rolls Out Instant Digital Egypt Account for UAE-Based Egyptians
Khalifa University Unveils ‘RF-GPT’, AI Model That Can Read Wireless Signals
South Africa, Google Seal Deal for 10,000 AI Scholarships to Boost Youth Skills
DR Congo Unveils Digital Portal to Transform Higher Education, Research System
SentinelOne, Google Cloud Forge Multi-Year Deal to Boost AI-Powered Cybersecurity
Mashreq Rolls Out Instant Digital Egypt Account for UAE-Based Egyptians
Khalifa University Unveils ‘RF-GPT’, AI Model That Can Read Wireless Signals
South Africa, Google Seal Deal for 10,000 AI Scholarships to Boost Youth Skills
DR Congo Unveils Digital Portal to Transform Higher Education, Research System
SentinelOne, Google Cloud Forge Multi-Year Deal to Boost AI-Powered Cybersecurity

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FG and Microsoft partnership

FG and Microsoft announce the development of high-speed internet infrastructure.

The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with Microsoft, has announced plans to roll out high-speed internet infrastructure across the country’s six regions….

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Buhari approves change of name for Federal Ministry of Science and Technology

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the change of name of Ministry of Science and Technology to Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation….

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Meet John Dabiri, President Biden’s new adviser on Science and Technology

It is no longer news that President Joe Biden of the United States of America, appointed John Dabiri, a Nigerian-American aeronautical engineer, as a member…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

MTN South Africa grew its subscriber base to 40.1 million in Q3 2025 but recorded a 2.8% drop in voice revenue and a 5.1% decline in fintech earnings. Data revenue surged 6.4%, driven by rising usage and strong smartphone penetration.

USSD service disruption: MTN to use Flutterwave, Opay, Kuda, other payment channels

It is no longer news that customers of telecom giant, MTN have over the last few days, experienced disruptions in USSD and some other services…

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major outage affecting several global platforms, including Snapchat and Canva. The disruption, traced to AWS’s US East Coast region, left millions of users facing downtime across multiple services.

Amazon to open its first African office in South Africa

Amazon, US retail giant has announced that it would be opening its first African office in South Africa with a real estate investment of over…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

FG

FG expresses reservations, engages Facebook on WhatsApp updated privacy policy

The Federal Government has expressed its reservations over the new updated privacy policy that WhatsApp will share information of its users with Facebook, which is…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

President Buhari receives first made in Nigeria cell phone

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, received the first made in Nigeria cell phone, called ITF Mobile….

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Nigeria Expands National Digital Skills Efforts Nigeria’s digital skills ecosystem has expanded significantly in 2025, with multiple federal initiatives aimed at preparing citizens for future jobs. Recently, the Federal Ministry of Education partnered with Amazon Web Services to roll out free digital skills training for students and educators across tertiary institutions. The programme focuses on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning and is already active in more than 40 universities and polytechnics nationwide.

Microsoft unveils Windows 11 packed with new features

Microsoft unveiled the Windows 11 operating system at a live virtual event on Thursday, marking the first major upgrade since it launched Windows 10 in…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

What you should know Nigeria’s unemployment rate as of the end of 2020 rose to 33.3% from 27.1% recorded as of Q2 2020, indicating that about 23,187,389 (23.2 million) Nigerians remain unemployed. According to the last Gross Domestic Product Report, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the information and communication sector grew by 13.8%% in full-year 2020 compared to 11.08% recorded in 2019 and 9.65% in 2018.

Unemployment: Tech can be used to reduce youth unemployment – BOI

The FG disclosed that Technology can be used as a catalyst to solve the youth unemployment crisis in Nigeria, citing that embracing tech and infusing…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Yemi Osinbajo

ICT: FG to reconvene Technology and Creativity Advisory Council – VP

The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osibanjo stated that the FG is re-convening the Technology and Creativity Advisory Council, to advise the government on policies…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

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