For the first time, the summit featured a panel of private sector leaders alongside a panel of ministers, sparking an open and useful exchange of ideas and opinions on how to channel private capital into innovative tourism technologies. This meant that tourism ministers and high-level representatives from countries including Bahrain, Bulgaria, Egypt, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico,…

Mr. Adedokun Oduyemi is the Managing Director Forte Systems limited, master franchise partners to Nigerian Institute of Information Technology in Nigeria. He doubles as the head of the institute in Nigeria. Recently, over 85, 000 students sat for the aptitude tests, to get an opportunity for the part-sponsored NIIT programme. Oduyemi spoke to IJEOMA THOMAS-ODIA…

Durotoye, a political scientist turned financial expert, aims to build world class, women-led technology companies by equipping entrepreneurs with the skills, resources and support needed to rapidly grow and scale their companies in emerging African markets.

Khadijat Abdulkadir is the founder of Digital African Woman (DAW), a social enterprise that develops and supports female-led tech start-ups across Africa and the diaspora. A social entrepreneur and passionate about technology and access for developing markets, especially for women in Africa, Khadijat holds a double Masters in Business Engineering and Management Science from the…

Chief Executive Officer, SystemSpecs, John Obaro has encouraged young tech experts to develop and implement ideas that can enhance economic development as the future of Nigeria fiscal growth is technology dependent. He stressed that they should not be deterred by challenges, which in the end leads to bigger ideas that proffer solutions to issues affecting…

As part of its ongoing commitment and investment in growing the tech ecosystem, and driving innovation across Nigeria, Facebook has announced a university wide roadshow across the country. Following the recent announcement at its new NG_Hub space in Lagos, the new FB Start Accelerator programme, a deep-tech focused research and mentorship-driven initiative, will be the focus of…

I did a Twitter survey recently to find out if people would invest in a farmer or a tech startup founder? A majority of people opted for the farmer. I was not surprised; I wanted to gauge the sentiment of people towards early-stage investment in the tech sector. People believe it is easier to understand…

While marking the Nigeria in the Diaspora day in 2015, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister at the time, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala observed that remittances by Nigerians in the Diaspora are in the region of $4 billion yearly. This will frankly be a staggering amount until you consider that just last year, the Senior Special Assistant to…

By November 2019, Sabo Industrial Estate in Yaba, is expected to have been transformed into a technology hub by the Lagos State Government.    The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hakeem Fahm, who hinted on this, said the project is part of the on-going transformation plan of the state. He added: “the state is targeting…

The Google Assistant platform has some new features that are bound to get people excited. The tech giants have launched six new voices to choose from for Google Assistant for Android phones and Google Home. One of those voices is the voice of celebrity soul singer John Legend. In reaction to this news, the soul…

Samsung’s new phone releases prove that you do not need a super expensive budget to enjoy quality Samsung products. The new Samsung A6 and A6 Plus are specially designed for people who want to enjoy the brilliance of the Samsung product line without the commensurate costs that come with products like the Galaxy S9. With…

Spotify is a company that has been burdened with issues particularly in the latter half of its existence. Deciding to go public on Tuesday, 3rd of April, 2018, via a floatation on the New York Stock Exchange market means that the company value could potentially be between $20 billion and $25 billion (N7.2trillion and N9 trillion)…