Amazon, a US e-commerce retail giant, has chosen South Africa as the headquarters for its African market. This development comes a week after Twitter, US-based microblogging...
Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance (API Economy) pioneers, Okra, have secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was led by US-based Susa Ventures, with participation...
Research shows that mobile users in Nigeria have been impacted by mobile malware during the COVID-19 pandemic. The country, which has low mobile internet penetration at...
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that warfare is no longer physical and therefore imperative for the...
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today unveiled new XGS Series firewall appliances with unrivaled performance and advanced protection against cyberattacks. The new appliances feature industry-best Transport...
YouTube has launched its first YouTube Africa Reading Challenge, an online reading marathon featuring authors, influencers and key opinion leaders across Africa. In a bid to...
T.B. Joshua, a popular Nigerian televangelist has urged his followers to “pray for YouTube” for shutting down his account after he posted videos on his channel...
The UK government is exploring the possibility of creating a new digital currency that could be known as ‘Britcoin’. The Bank of England and the Treasury...
By Edward P. Eze Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide the best access to banking services for the majority of such underprivileged populations whose livelihoods have been worst...
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has described as a “welcome development” Federal Government’s lifting of ban on registration of new SIM cards. Adeolu Ogunbanjo, president,...
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, said the deployment of science, technology and innovation (STI), will help Nigeria overcome many of its major challenges...
After 4 weeks of excitement, the auditions for Nigerian Idol season 6 came to an end last Sunday night with 14 contestants receiving golden tickets to...
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed Dr. Mary Adetinuke Boyd as the new Country Director for Nigeria. The US Mission in...
