African start-ups recently scored big in technology, as they emerged as this year’s winners of the Milken-Motsepe prize in agritech. The Patrice Motsepe Foundation and the US-based Milken Institute has announced the winners of their flagship agritech competition. This is the first of a series of multiyear, multimillion-dollar innovation competitions and programmes by the two […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been made aware of a fake LinkedIn account that is being attributed to our Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta. The Commission in a statement said the LinkedIn account is fake and has no affiliation with the NCC or Danbatta and, urged the public […]
Read MoreAfrica’s foremost entrepreneur and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has urged African countries to dismantle all economic barriers hindering free trade among the nations, in order to achieve sustainable growth and development across the continent. The leading private sector player also expressed the irrevocable commitment of his Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited to […]
Read MoreThe Editor of TechEconomy has joined the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) Executive Board of Directors (EBoD). Peter, a multi-award winner practicing ICT Journalist was elected at the 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) cum election held in Lagos where Mr. Adesola Akinsanya and Mr. Murtala Abdullahi emerged the new President and the Vice President respectively. […]
Read MoreThe Federal Capital Territory – Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has reiterated its commitment to priortising technology to drive its processes for better performance, and to ease procedures of accessing services by taxpayers. The Acting Executive Chairman of the service, Haruna Abdullahi gave the assurance in a goodwill message at the International Technology and Communication Expo […]
Read MoreNigeria has joined the rest part of the world in the introduction clean energy for its transport sector with the acquisition of electric buses for public transportation by the Lagos State Government in South-West Nigeria. The State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, said the acquisition of the buses is in partnership […]
Read MoreOn April 19 ,2023, I boarded a Green Africa flight(Lagos to Owerri) and we were dumped by the airline at Port-Harcourt Airport instead! How it all started On March 27, 2023, I booked the flight from Lagos to Owerri via a traveling agency. According to the flight information provided on my e-ticket with booking reference […]
Read MoreThe Board of Trustees of the Aliko Dangote Foundation has resolved to be fully involved in the evacuation and resettling of thousands of Nigerians that are stranded in Sudan. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), Zouera Youssoufou has been in contact with the Management of Air Peace and the Federal […]
Read MoreLaptops have become an essential tool for our everyday lives. One of the most significant concerns with laptops is their battery life. Many people use their laptops continuously while it is plugged in, and they often wonder if it is safe for the battery to be always connected to the power source. In this article, […]
Read MoreThree of Nigeria’s Startups have made it to the top 45 list of the Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the second AfricaTech Award. The organisers announced that Blackcopper, Curacel and Checkbit are among the top 45 startups long-listed for the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards, a pan-African initiative recognising companies […]
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