*What is the eNaira currency? The eNaira is a legal tender issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a central bank digital currency (CBDC). It is a digital version of the Naira that will be utilized in the same way as currency. *Can you tell me […]
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Adewolu added that all main policy instruments emphasized the need for Nigerians to play larger roles in the ownership and management of major spheres in the sector. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has detailed some of the important steps it is taking to guarantee that businesses and individual telecoms consumers […]
PRIMARY CONCEPTS •Facebook announced on Thursday that it has changed its name to Meta. •The company’s burgeoning goals beyond social media are reflected in the name change, which was unveiled during the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference. •The rebranding comes as the corporation has faced a bombardment of […]
Under the auspices of the West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators will develop technical and regulatory modalities aimed at combating the rising wave of electronic frauds and standardizing regional roaming tariffs in the sub-region. This was the focus of a two-day […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has vacated with immediate effect an interim order through which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) froze the bank accounts in two banks of a firm in cryptocurrency trading. The CBN had claimed, among others, that some of such deals contravened its directive […]
REIT Digital Realty, a colocation operator with headquarters in San Francisco, California, has expanded into the African continent with acquisition of Medallion Data Centres with presence in Lagos and Abuja says reports Kenya and Mozambique are set to have the insignia of Digital Realty data centre markets in the world […]
… Bayero Agabi President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to give priority to indigenous professionals in the planning, designing and execution of national projects. He said foreign professionals should only be considered where it has been certified that the expertise was not locally available. […]
Organisers of Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 has announced Olatomiwa Williams, the Country Manager for Microsoft Nigeria as the Keynote Speaker for Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH2021). She was appointed by Microsoft recently to lead the company’s efforts to accelerate Nigeria’s Digital transformation and cloud adoption across all Microsoft […]
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Youths and Sports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KONGA, a composite eCommerce firm to empower the Nigerian youth through the exploration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) with a view to building their capacity towards self-reliance and employability in its continued […]
Prospa, a YC-backed Nigerian startup offering software and financial services to entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, has announced it closed a $3.8 million pre-seed investment, which was oversubscribed by 380%. The round was backed by venture funds Global Founders Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. Leading entrepreneurs also participated in the round including […]