The huge deposit of natural and human resources places Nigeria at a vantage position in the unfolding fourth industrial revolution, the Special Envoy of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Jang Sung Min has said.

At a recent conference in Johannesburg, a young college student posed a question to the Presidency of South Africa: “If we are introducing into basic education new subjects to be competitive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution....

Industries are increasingly shifting to blockchain technology because it is already transforming certain industries – like banking and financial products and indeed entire industries. Nigeria, however, is lagging behind most countries, especially with the government and legacy financial institutions sore-footedness and refractory approach to this undeniably ingenious invention. Blockchain, one of the most disruptive technologies…

Nigeria’s greatest National Security challenge to a large extent is the unemployment crisis. Hundred of thousands of young people graduate from tertiary institutions yearly with no corresponding job placement opportunities and corresponding industrial growth. Globalization has made it sometimes cheaper to import goods and services rather than local production. This has greatly affected employment generation…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres, collectively referred to as cyber-physical systems. Nigeria must narrow the gap between the technological potential…

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has urged government to tap into the enormous opportunities presented by the fourth industrial revolution. Speaking yesterday in Abuja at the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) yearly regional Human Capacity Building (HCB) workshop, he noted that Africa missed the first, second and third…

In 2038 - exactly 20 years from now - imagine an interconnected world where computing is truly pervasive and everything is automated; we are once again enslaved. Just this time there are no visible shackles; our shackles are virtual.

It is 2038 - exactly 20 years from now - imagine an interconnected world where computing is truly pervasive and everything is automated; we are once again enslaved. Just this time there are no visible shackles; our shackles are virtual. We don't own our digital infrastructure, we don't own our data, our developers write code…

The Bible passage Hosea 4: 6, says my people perish for want of knowledge. Yet many Nigerians are quick to say that the problem with Nigeria is not formulating good plans but implementing them.