Lagos deploys digital tools to empower women at grassroots

Lagos deploys digital tools to empower women at grassroots The Lagos State Government says it is placing digital tools at the core of its grassroots empowerment drive by connecting women in underserved communities to formal financial systems, many for the first time. In the second phase of its Women Empowerment Programme, the State—through the Office […]

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WEIDE: Nigeria backs WTO’s $50m fund to drive digital trade among women 

Nigeria is stepping up efforts to deepen inclusive digital trade with the launch of the $50 million Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund, co-hosted in Abuja by Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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Nigeria Police deploys tech to step up intelligence-led law enforcement

The Nigeria Police Force says it has upgraded its Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) with new surveillance technologies and training to strengthen intelligence-led policing and combat rising violent crime.

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