Application Deadline: February 29th, 2024 Applications for the UNICEF StartUp Lab Accelerator Programme are now open. UNICEF StartUp Lab, launched in 2019, is a six-month accelerator programme for impactful startups and businesses working to advance the Sustainable Development Goals for children and young people. The programme is led by UNICEF in Ghana, supported by KOICA and implemented by MEST Africa. It […]
In 2021, the global demand for IT devices, such as desktop PCs and mobile phones, reached a record $730 billion in sales revenue. However, there has been a fluctuation in demand since then. Despite a significant recovery from a sales slump in 2022, the negative trend is expected to persist in 2024. Data from Stocklytics.com […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has signaled its intention to probe the causes behind the tripping of the Sapele Steam and Egbin power-generating units. This follows the recent announcement by the organization that the national grid has been fully restored after a partial disruption around 11:21 a.m. on Sunday. In a statement released in […]
In a survey of 1047 US business leaders by Tech.co’s Impact of Technology on the Workplace report, 93% of AI-utilizing businesses consider or have implemented a 4-day work week. Millennials and Gen X leadership show greater support for a shorter work week than Baby Boomers. Only 41% of businesses without AI adoption are open to […]
The NNPC Ltd, in partnership with the U.S. Department of States and global consultancy firm, Deloitte, is collaborating on a project to achieve net-zero carbon goals by reducing methane and greenhouse gas emissions from upstream operations. This initiative, still in its early stages, was the focal point of a three-day workshop on methane abatement and […]
Deadline: 29 February 2024 Capital Solutions Ltd (CSL) is looking 100 young women from semi-urban, rural based young women, marginalized women including Refugees and PWDs among others to take a life changing experience through vocational and career skilling engagements through a rigorous experience involving: Personal Needs Assessment Capacity Building Career guidance/Mentorship Mid Evaluation Graduation/Post training coaching […]
The Department of Neurology at Cairo University has partnered with the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) with support from the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) to announce a one-year visiting fellowship position for a newly trained African Neurologist. The purpose of the one-year general neurology fellowship is to improve neurological training on the African continent, […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has selected Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, to be part of the Digital Innovation Board within the framework of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development. This alliance aims to bridge the global digital innovation gap and support ITU members in their efforts […]
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024 Applications are now open for the Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East. This new one-semester fellowship, hosted by the Knight Science Journalism Program (KSJ) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was inspired by the life and career of Egyptian science journalist Mohammed Yahia. The fellowship was created […]
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a prominent exchange point in Africa, has revealed its strategic plans for 2024, emphasizing growth and advocating for increased connections of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) from other African countries to IXPN. During a Membership Engagement Forum held in Lagos for members across Nigeria, Mr. Muhammed Rudman, the CEO […]
