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1 George Agu -AfriTECH 5.0 George Agu to Headline Discussions at AfriTECH 5.0

2 L-R: The Executive Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government, Mallam Garba Olayinka Lukman Agbelere, Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kwara State, Hon. Abdullah Bata, Ilorin Branch Manager, Fouani Nigeria Limited, Kwara State, Mr. Abed-Fouani, Secretary, Local Government Chieftaincy Ministry, Alhaja Rasheedat Balogun and Head, Corporate Marketing, LG Electronics Nigeria, Mr. Paul MBA at the LG Electronics official commissioning of the solar-powered borehole and free laundry services donation at Anfeyin Oja Olokuta, Elekoyangan Community held today in Ilorin Kwara State. LG Brings Solar-Powered Clean Water Project to ANFEYIN OLOKUTA ILORIN COMMUNITY

3 Evolve Tech Summit Technoville Bonny is Agog as Technoville, CGE Announces Evolve Tech Summit 2025 to Power Africa’s Digital Future

4 Orange Social Ventures 5 Winners Announced for Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

5 Future of Online Safety Summit Meta Hosts “Future of Online Safety Summit” in Nigeria to Tackle Digital Crimes

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George Agu -AfriTECH 5.0

George Agu to Headline Discussions at AfriTECH 5.0

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L-R: The Executive Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government, Mallam Garba Olayinka Lukman Agbelere, Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kwara State, Hon. Abdullah Bata, Ilorin Branch Manager, Fouani Nigeria Limited, Kwara State, Mr. Abed-Fouani, Secretary, Local Government Chieftaincy Ministry, Alhaja Rasheedat Balogun and Head, Corporate Marketing, LG Electronics Nigeria, Mr. Paul MBA at the LG Electronics official commissioning of the solar-powered borehole and free laundry services donation at Anfeyin Oja Olokuta, Elekoyangan Community held today in Ilorin Kwara State.

LG Brings Solar-Powered Clean Water Project to ANFEYIN OLOKUTA ILORIN COMMUNITY

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Ben Jacob, Tech Lead EMEA, Sophos Red Team at Sophos - Deepfakes

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Evolve Tech Summit Technoville

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TECH AND INNOVATION

Microsoft Teams

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George Agu -AfriTECH 5.0

George Agu to Headline Discussions at AfriTECH 5.0

Google

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George Agu -AfriTECH 5.0

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L-R: The Executive Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government, Mallam Garba Olayinka Lukman Agbelere, Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kwara State, Hon. Abdullah Bata, Ilorin Branch Manager, Fouani Nigeria Limited, Kwara State, Mr. Abed-Fouani, Secretary, Local Government Chieftaincy Ministry, Alhaja Rasheedat Balogun and Head, Corporate Marketing, LG Electronics Nigeria, Mr. Paul MBA at the LG Electronics official commissioning of the solar-powered borehole and free laundry services donation at Anfeyin Oja Olokuta, Elekoyangan Community held today in Ilorin Kwara State.

LG Brings Solar-Powered Clean Water Project to ANFEYIN OLOKUTA ILORIN COMMUNITY

Evolve Tech Summit Technoville

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Cybersecurity

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI

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