Author: Rommy Imah

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), through its Directorate of Cargo Development and Services (DCDS), has engaged the top 100 Licensed Customs Agents operating at the Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal (PCT) of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The engagement aimed to strengthen collaboration, address operational challenges, and improve Nigeria’s air cargo ecosystem. The event was attended by the MD/CE, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, represented by the Director of Cargo Development and Services, Mr Lekan Thomas; Regional General Manager, South West, Barrister Olatokunbo Arewa; Terminal Manager, Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal, Mr Alale; General Manager, Cargo Development, Mrs Alawo Maman; General Manager,…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Cross River State Government have moved to strengthen their collaboration on the development and modernisation of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. The development followed a courtesy visit by the Chairman of the FAAN Governing Board, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, alongside members of the Board, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, and other senior management officials, to the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Edet Otu. Speaking during the visit, Ganduje expressed appreciation to Governor Otu for the warm reception accorded the FAAN delegation, stressing the need…

Nigeria is seeking to leverage its huge public-sector technology spending to attract at least $750 million in digital infrastructure investment and establish itself as a major cloud computing hub for West and Central Africa. The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, disclosed this while speaking at a workshop on “Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure Opportunity” during ITW Data Cloud Africa 2026. He said the Federal Government was repositioning Nigeria from a heavy consumer of offshore digital services into a strategic producer and regional provider of cloud computing capacity, supported by clearer regulations, structured demand and increased…

The United Kingdom Government has commissioned a community-owned digital connectivity hub in Siun, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, putting community participation and local ownership at the heart of efforts to bridge Nigeria’s digital divide. The Siun Community Self-Built Connectivity Hub, supported through the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Digital Access Programme, is one of 10 community-centred connectivity hubs being established to expand affordable internet access and digital opportunities in underserved communities across Nigeria. Rather than adopting a conventional top-down approach to digital infrastructure development, the initiative places communities at the centre of the process,…

When a card transaction fails, the customer rarely knows why. Was it their bank? The network? The merchant’s terminal? For the person standing at a checkout counter, the uncertainty is the problem, and increasingly, fintech engineers are treating that uncertainty itself as something to be designed against, not just tolerated. That idea sat at the centre of Moniepoint’s inaugural “Off the Record Engineering Mixer” in Lagos, where the leading fintech gathered senior engineers from across Nigeria’s payments industry, including Flutterwave, Cowrywise and Nomba, for closed-door conversations on the mechanics of running financial infrastructure at scale. The sessions, titled “Building for…

On a quiet Monday morning, the proprietor of a growing private school walks through her compound before the first bell rings. The classrooms are freshly painted, teachers are preparing their lessons, and parents are arriving with children eager to begin another academic year. Behind the excitement of the new session is a list of urgent financial decisions. The school needs more desks to accommodate increasing enrolment. Some computers in the ICT laboratory must be replaced. The school bus requires repairs, additional teachers must be recruited, and suppliers are waiting for payment. Beside the school is an empty plot that could…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has called for a unified regulatory framework across Africa to remove overlapping mandates, shorten approval processes and make the continent more attractive to digital infrastructure investors. Inuwa made the call while speaking at a Regulatory Roundtable on “Regulations that Builds: Aligning Policy and Digital Infrastructure Investment Priorities” at the ITW Data Cloud Africa 2026 event in Nairobi, Kenya. He argued that investors should not have to navigate a maze of government agencies with overlapping responsibilities before establishing or expanding digital infrastructure businesses. According to him, governments must…

The emergence of Mary-Brenda Akoda’s GenScan AI as the winner of the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) was the product of a deliberate process by the Advisory Board to uphold the highest standards of scientific excellence, Professor Barth Nnaji has said. Nnaji, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation, said the Board’s role was not merely to announce a winner but to ensure that every edition of the prestigious prize provided a credible platform for identifying innovations capable of making meaningful contributions to society. Speaking at the announcement of the 2026…

Mary-Brenda Akoda has made history as the first woman and first millennial to win the Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) as an individual recipient, emerging winner of the 2026 edition with her groundbreaking artificial intelligence innovation, GenScan AI (GenMRI/C-MORE). Akoda’s achievement marks a significant milestone in the 22-year history of the Prize, which recognises outstanding scientific research and innovations capable of addressing critical challenges and delivering sustainable impact on society. The 2026 winner was announced at the NPSI Press Conference in Lagos following a rigorous and independent evaluation by the Prize’s Panel of Judges, chaired by former minister…

Businesses, investors and government officials travelling between Nigeria’s political capital and Ogun State’s rapidly expanding commercial and industrial corridor can now access a faster air connection, following the commencement of a daily service by ValueJet in partnership with Gateway Air, the Ogun State-owned airline. The new Abuja–Lagos–Gateway service links the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with Gateway International Airport in Iperu, Ogun State, via Lagos, providing travellers with a more convenient alternative to the often lengthy road journey into the state. The service is designed to enable passengers travelling from Abuja to maximise their time in Ogun State, with the…