A survey reveals that 43.5% of South African women in the Technology sector are not paid the same as their male coworkers, and 38% of the women are not as aggressive as men. More than 200 South African women who work in the tech industry were interviewed for the 2022 KnowBe4 Women’s Day Survey to […]

In an effort to build nation-building capabilities, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) urged young people on Friday to upscale their talents in emerging technologies. Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, made the call at the 2022 Blockchain Developers’ Summit at Baze University, Abuja. Inuwa spoke about how Blockchain Technology can support Digital Transformation and […]

Coding school Holberton has revealed that it has been acquired by the African Leadership Group. African Leadership group which was launched in 2015 has physical learning centres across the globe alongside its online learning platform but the acquisition of Holberton will make drastic changes to the dynamics of the company as both the physical and […]

Aceplora has reiterated its commitment to providing young people and children with skills that will benefit them in the global tech space. To advance information technology awareness among the populace, the company’s CEO, Mrs. Maureen Ani has confirmed that they will be equipping interns with training with high in-demand skills such as Coding, 3D Printing, […]

Inquest to solve the high unemployment rate in South Africa, Vodacom, the South African mobile communications company has launched the App named Get-a-Gig to connect SA Youth to jobs. Get-a-Gig was launched by Vodacom through NXT LVL with the goal of helping one million young people find employment or gigs within the next three years, […]

The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences—Ghana (AIMS Ghana) has signed a Masters Sponsored Research Agreement (MSRA) with Google Research to advance the boundaries of scientific research in areas of speciality such as artificial intelligence. The agreement aims to strengthen collaboration between the two institutions as part of their ongoing efforts to collaborate and improve computing […]

Chinese tech giant Huawei has announced the launch of its LEAP digital skills development programme at the recent Huawei’s ICT Competition Awards Ceremony held on the 9th of April 2022. Leap, an acronym for — Leadership, Employability, Advancement and Possibilities — is set to impact more than 100,000 youths in Sub-Saharan Africa with advanced ICT […]

The demand for African creatives is on the rise. More so, the gig economy is on an upward projection since the pandemic that makes the industry experienced tremendous growth. By 2023, the growth rate is expected to reach $455 billion, which doubles the value in 2018. With the increasing demand for creatives and the growth […]

Chuuse, a Nigerian Talent-as-a-Service platform, has partnered with SchoolOnAir to launch Software School, which will train 15 million Africans over the next five years. According to the Africa Developer Ecosystem 2021 report, Africa now has 716,000 skilled developers, according to Google and Accenture. This represents a 3.8 percent increase from the total population of 700,000 […]

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem, and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced last week that the company is hosting — an 8-week Blockchain Education Bootcamp for Women — in collaboration with Utiva. Binance remains committed to closing the gender gap within the Blockchain industry and is set to equip African women with the knowledge, tools, and […]

The interest of Nigerians, especially the female folks in technology development is on the rise as the push for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses are getting huge attention. Findings by TechCabal in the Nigerian Women in Tech Report, powered by the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, which confirmed this, informed that more than 65 percent […]