The other side of Tech
In the first quarter of 2023, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector contributed 17.47% to the country’s GDP, amounting to ₦3.1 trillion ($6.7 billion), representing a significant increase from…
Deploying Tech Solutions in Solving Major Global Problems
Technology has shaped the trajectory of a lot of economies in different parts of the world and can still do more. Most countries have used the emergence of technology to…
Roadblocks to Digital Penetration in Northern Nigeria: An Experience Piece of AboCoders
According to Equal Access International, digital technology, including the internet, has had an immeasurable impact on the lives of many across the globe. However, access to and use of technology…
The Impact of Technology on Human Development
I have particularly wondered how people managed to survive when there was little or no technological invention in the world because I believe that technology has brought groundbreaking opportunities and…
E-Voting and Possible Implementation Challenges in the Nigerian Context
I was an observer at the 2020 Ondo State Gubernatorial elections and asides observing what was happening during the voting process, I was also supervising a team that was analysing…
Closing the Digital Gender Gap in Nigeria: What Must Be Done
The word digital gender gap can also be referred to as digital gender divide. Plan International also calls it “technology gap”, and says that it is the difference between groups…