President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote was on Monday night recognized and given the “Founder of the Year 2023” award by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) at an award ceremony held by the bank in in Accra, Ghana. The award was given to Dangote because of his newly opened $19bn petrochemicals plant, which is now […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has directed telecommunications operators to secure their network against the activities cybercrooks whose activities are currently creating lack of confidence by the consumers. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta who gave the directive today in Lagos, South West, Nigeria lamented that Nigerians are losing their hard-earned money […]
Read MoreThe first global study to measure Gen Z’s attitudes towards web3 found that almost 7 in 10 Nigerian Gen Z-ers wanted their schools to teach them more about the virtual and digital environments in which many find themselves when not in class. The study, conducted by New York-based Boss Beauties and released today, is the […]
Read MoreBill Gates is optimistic that artificial intelligence will have a positive impact on education in a way that makes learning simpler for students and educators. “As a motivated student myself, I loved to learn things. The Internet has had things like Wikipedia and YouTube and so many amazing resources,” Gates said on Wednesday at an […]
Read MoreDatacentrix, a leading hybrid IT systems integrator and managed services provider, has been named as ‘Partner of the Year’ for the Europe, Middle East and African region (EMEA) by Cloudflare, the security, performance and reliability company, at its recent worldwide 2022 Channel Partner Awards event. The company also received the individual award for Technical Excellence […]
Read MoreBetween 2020 and 2021, the number of tech start-ups in Africa tripled to around 5,200 companies. Just under half of them were fintechs, making it the fastest-growing start-up industry in Africa. Their success is due to several trends such as the digital boom during the pandemic and increasing smartphone ownership and internet coverage, as well […]
Read MoreGoogle Cloud has announced a new collaboration with Nigerian fintech Moniepoint to drive financial inclusion in Africa’s biggest economy. The company said the collaboration makes financial services accessible at scale to millions of small and medium-sized enterprises by bridging the banking gap in suburban locations. Google and Moniepoint are targeting over 41 million micro-businesses in […]
Read MoreBillionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has encouraged African countries to be deliberate in liberalising integration and allow for easy entry and exit of Africans. The Dangote Group CEO, who spoke on Sunday at the 30th Afreximbank Annual Meetings held in Accra, Ghana, stated that if the continent was committed to boosting inter- and intra-African trade and […]
Read More9mobile, has rolled out a special hajj roaming offer for Nigerian pilgrims so that they can enjoy an affordable roaming experience for voice calls, SMS, and data while on pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Hajj Special roaming offer, which is available till August 31, 2023, will enable 9mobile customers to enjoy massive, discounted charges […]
Read More“Binance has issued cease and desist notice to the scammer entity ‘Binance Nigeria Limited’. Don’t believe everything you read in the news,” Binance CEO’s tweet reads. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, on Sunday, described ‘Binance Nigeria Limited’ as a ‘scammer entity’. Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer, disclosed this via his verified Twitter […]
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