Watch the HoloBraid pitch Nigerian engineer Yinka Ogunbiyi made at Harvard Innovation Challenge
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Nigerian-American engineer raises $7m for world’s first braid-assist robot
Nigerian-American engineer Yinka Ogunbiyi has raised $7 million to commercialise HaloBraid, a robot designed to assist hairstylists with braiding and
FG introduces credit scheme for laptops, digital devices
The Federal Government has launched a consumer credit scheme, C.L.I.C.K.D., to help Nigerians access laptops and other digital devices through
Telcos push for stronger broadband infrastructure to power AI
Nigerian telecom stakeholders are calling for increased investment in broadband, cloud platforms and data centres, warning that AI adoption across
Nigeria’s AI infrastructure, gas-to-power push takes centre stage at AEW 2026
Nigeria’s growing artificial intelligence and data centre infrastructure market will be a key focus at African Energy Week 2026 in
NCC, stakeholders push to end repeated road digging for fibre
The Nigerian Communications Commission has begun developing a cost-based pricing framework for sharing underground telecom ducts, aimed at ending repeated
TikTok deletes 12 million videos in Sub-Saharan Africa
Peoples Gazette reports that TikTok removed 12 million videos in Sub-Saharan Africa in Q4 2025 as part of its community
How much of your life is spent on social media?
As the world marks Social Media Day on June 30, new data reveals 5.66 billion people — over 68% of the global population — now use social media, spending an average of nearly 40 full days per year on these platforms, even as countries like Australia move to restrict access for children under 16.
FG targets 40 million homes, N600bn from digital TV switch
The Federal Government has launched Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over programme, targeting 40 million homes and over N600bn in economic opportunities.
How Nigeria’s internet fraudsters rose to become local celebrities
Nigeria’s notorious “Yahoo Boys” are back in the global spotlight after Bloomberg explored how internet fraudsters have evolved from underground