The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) had on Tuesday organized a 2-day workshop on ‘Transforming Tech Ideas into Business’ for 20 youths in Kano.

Nigerian ed-tech startup Klas, which allows anyone to set up an online school and deliver live classes, has raised a US$130,000 angel funding round to help it scale.

As part of the Work Package 2 of the Supporting Community-led Approach to Addressing Digital Divide in Nigeria Project which the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) is implementing with support from Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) through Association for Progressive Communication (APC), today CITAD launched the First Nigerian School of Community Networks for Micro-organizations.

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has revealed that the Commission has committed over N200 million into the promotion of research and development (R&D) in order to drive innovation in the country’s telecommunications sector.

Egyptian ed-tech platform Educatly has closed a US$1 million pre-seed funding round.