Sir: At this time when there is a high rate of unemployment, the Federal Government would easily be blamed for not equipping or encouraging craft work or hand work among the youths right from primary school.

The Federal Government earned N2.78 trillion in taxes from information, communications technology and telecoms firms in the first half (H1). Some foreign digital companies operating in Nigeria, including Google, Microsoft and TikTok paid N2.55 trillion ($1.5 billion) in taxes in the period. The details were revealed by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). In…

Indian Secretary, (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, Dammu Ravi, has attributed his country's economic growth to practical initiatives that focused on infrastructural development, right education, skills acquisition, and Information and Communication Technology. Ravi, who was in the company of the Indian High Commission to Nigeria, Mr. Shri G. Balasubramanian, also recognized the crucial roles of…

In a bid to provide seamless market for retailers, a tech company, Afiari has committed to create innovative solution to the retail market to enable businesses stay alive and grow. According to co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Afiari, Chigozie Njoku, the innovative solution is to support businesses to sync their offline operations to online…

To break gender disparity in the technology sector, a group known as 'Her Tech Trail' has trained and empowered young women in the Niger Delta region with tech skills. Participants at the training event were drawn from secondary schools, higher institutions, fresh graduates, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), entrepreneurs, and media representatives…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday led other Nigerian officials to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and telecom giant, Ericsson, on a 5G Innovation Lab. The deal is aimed at placing Nigeria among the world's top users of the 5G network in terms of productivity and boosting Nigeria's technological capabilities. The MoU,…

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, secured $6.6 billion in new funding, propelling its valuation to $157 billion and cementing its position as the world leader in artificial intelligence. The landmark investment, one of Silicon Valley's largest, was announced by OpenAI on Wednesday. Founded in 2015 and led by Sam Altman, OpenAI plans to use the…

The EU voiced concerns about "harmful" content posted on Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube as it told the digital platforms on Wednesday to hand over more information on how their platforms recommend content to users. The European Commission, the EU's powerful digital watchdog, said the three platforms must "provide more information on the design and functioning…

Meta launched AI chatbots voiced by Hollywood celebrities including Judi Dench and John Cena on Wednesday, betting its billions of users are eager to embrace artificial intelligence. At the company's annual product launch event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg also unveiled a prototype of normal-looking augmented reality glasses, which he hopes can one day replace smartphones. Social…

Police revealed Tuesday they had infiltrated and taken down an encrypted chat app called Ghost used by criminals across the world. The operation, coordinated by the European Union's police agency Europol, is the latest in a string of takedowns of chat apps that have led to hundreds of criminal prosecutions. - What is Ghost? -…

One of the payment gateways in Nigeria that has distinguished itself not only in the provision of reliable payment services but also a platform creating positive impact and value addition to the businesses and lives of its customers in the country is CoralPay Technology Nigeria Limited. Indeed CoralPay has carved a niche for itself through…