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Digital Economy: How to be Part of NITDA’s Scholarship Program TECHDIGEST - The Federal Government, in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Coursera, is offering scholarships to support...

Experts chart ways to sustainable tech model TECHDIGEST - Experts have revealed plans to address sustainability concerns in African technology business models. The experts, who gathered at the fifth-anniversary celebration and maiden edition...

Tinubu vows to create one million new digital jobs TECHDIGEST - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his administration’s readiness to create one million new digital jobs for the economy. President Tinubu, in...

Instagram Introduces New Control Features for User Preferences and Creator Transparency TECHDIGEST- Instagram has unveiled a series of updates designed to give users greater control over their content consumption and offer transparency...

New Technology Generates Electricity from Humidity in Air TECHDIGEST- Researchers at UMass Amherst have developed a special material that can harvest electricity from humidity in the air, using tiny holes called nanopores. A...

Technology will tackle unemployment, says Hamzat TECHDIGEST - As the world moves rapidly with the emerging trends in technology, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has stressed the need...

Artificial Intelligence Could Lead to Extinction - IT Expert TECH DIGEST- Artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity, experts including the heads of OpenAI and Google Deepmind have warned. Dozens...

Registered Organisations Back NITDA Bill, Says Fact-Check TECHDIGEST - Most organisations backing the NITDA Bill at the National Assembly are registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC. This was the conclusion of...

NIN enrolment hits 100 million in two years TECHDIGEST - The National Identity Card database (NIN) has hit over 100 million people in two years and seven months, the enrolment increased by...

Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem Attracts $4.4b Investment - NITDA Boss TECHDIGEST - The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has highlighted the significant growth of Nigeria’s tech...