The African Development Bank has signed a $525,000 grant agreement with Africa Fintech Network (AFN) for the setup of the Africa Fintech Hub, an online portal and digital platform that will enable fintech associations across Africa to pool resources and knowledge, strengthen relationships and partnerships, as well as showcase the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has dismissed a misleading and confusing article published by an online publisher that alleged the commission had a deficit of N17b in personnel and consultancy fees in the 2021 budget. The NCC promptly clarified that the publisher did not conduct proper research and fact-checking before […]
In an announcement made by Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of WhatsApp, and the WhatsApp team on Tuesday, he states that it is now possible for WhatsApp users to use their WhatsApp accounts on up to four different and separate phones. Beginning today, users can have the option to log […]
Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built which was uncrewed, exploded and disintegrated four minutes after successfully blasting off at 8:33 am Central Time (1333 GMT) from Starbase, the SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas during its first flight. The Starship spacecraft that will eventually carry crew and cargo had […]
MTN Nigeria has teamed with Apple Music, a digital music platform located in the United States, to provide free access to a premium selection of songs as part of its efforts to ensure consumers can enjoy quality entertainment on the move. Subscribers to MTN service will get access to […]
The Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN), Olawale Fasanya, says that more than two million businesses in the Nano, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (nMSMEs) category died between 2017 and 2021 alone forcing more than six million Nigerians into the labor market. He explains through […]
Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has launched its @ease Savings Challenge which commenced 01 March 2023 and is set to run till 08 June 2023 where participants will have 100 days to save a minimum of N1,000 daily or N7,000 weekly in their Stanbic IBTC […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been inundated with enquiries by the media on allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” made against the Commission by some individuals and groups in the social and alternative media. In a press statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian […]
The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk and Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak, has joined several other technology experts in calling for the temporary halt of Artificial Intelligence experimentation in a statement titled “Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter,” with about 1,332 signatories of tech experts who called on AI labs […]