Tag: global challenges

Universities Must Collaborate to Tackle Global Challenges – ASE Vice Chancellor

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Vice Chancellor of the African School of Economics (ASE) the Pan-African University of Excellence Abuja, Professor Mahfouz Adedimeji, has urged Nigerian universities to collaborate in confronting emerging global and national challenges that define the 21st century.   Professor Adedimeji made the call on Thursday, June 26, 2025, while delivering his address titled “Ideas Rule the World” at the fourth Public Lecture of the university. The lecture, themed “The 21st Century Nigerian University: Pitfalls and Pathways”, was delivered by Professor Moses Ochonu of Vanderbilt University, USA.   Citing a study…

Opportunities for Nigerian ICT talents, as Huawei grows team to tackle global challenges

Emporium Reporters

Global technology company, Huawei, has announced that it was actively searching for the world’s top ICT talent to support its strategy for innovation and building a greener intelligent world.   This presents an opportunity for Nigeria’s fast-growing pool of ICT professionals. Presently, Nigeria is of the countries with the fastest growing talents in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Africa, ranking second – alongside Egypt- in terms of the number of professional software developers on the continent. Google reported in 2021 that Nigeria had the highest maginitude growth on the…