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BY EMEKA OPARAH Fourteen years ago, as Head of Corporate Communications & CSR at Airtel Nigeria, my team and I visited the famous Tolu Complex in Ajegunle, Lagos – a cluster of over 20 public schools serving thousands of children in one of Nigeria’s most underserved communities. What we saw …

While Sterling Financial Holdings Company, Plc’s (Sterling Holdco) impressive 157 per cent profit surge for the first half of 2025 has captured market attention, a deeper business angle emerges from its concurrent capital-raising efforts. The Group’s public offer, a key part of its $400 million capital-raising programme, is not just …

Sterling Bank has recently launched Edubanc; an innovative tech-based solution to provide banking and social services for stakeholders in the education sector. The solution aims to improve current learning outcomes and business growth for students, parents, and providers of educational services. Mr. Damian Umeasala, General Manager of Edubanc, stated at …

The top eighty-one (81) students have emerged from the over 12,000 students vying for a spot in the finals of the fourth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition. These students were shortlisted following the nationwide computer-based tests (CBT) that served as a basis for preogression into the competition. InterswitchSPAK, …

9mobile, a telecommunication company in Nigeria,  is providing free access to lecturers and students on the tertiary educational technology platform, MyClassConnect. It was reported  that MyClassConnect is a cloud-based single educational technology platform that facilitates both virtual and physical learning efficiency in higher institutions in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. 9mobile’s …

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that the Commission will continue to promote and facilitate expansion of robust broadband/Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure across the country for the rapid development of the nation’s digital economy. Danbatta gave the assurance …

The Federal Government has said that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) subjects peculiar to Nigeria candidates will be taken from September 5 through September 14, 2020. The Minister of State Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this on Monday in Abuja, while answering questions at the 53rd joint …

Nigerian Youths have been advised to join hands with government and other relevant stakeholders to acquire necessary digital skills in order to be self-reliant during the post COVID-19 era. The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi gave the advice during an online interactive session …