Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has provided the Ugborhen Community in Delta State a critical support leading to the community handing over of three security vehicles to the Nigeria Police, Navy and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). The vehicles were procured from the community’s Freedom To Operate (FTO) account. Ugborhen is one […]
Read MoreKenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce is the only Sub-Saharan African company selected for the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch, securing $150,000 in funding and the inspiration for a new product. Launched in 2018, MarketForce enables consumer brands to optimise how they deliver essential goods and services to retailers and consumers by bridging the information gap in […]
Read MoreThe 10 startups finalists of the third edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, which gives startups the opportunity to promote their fintech solutions and potentially roll out across the bank’s 33 markets will pitch for a cash prize of $22,000. The finalists will pitch their products to a jury for the cash prizes for the […]
Read MoreOperator revenue from SMS business traffic will reach $50 billion in 2025 following increase from $39.6 billion in 2020. This represents an overall growth of 26%; driven by the reduction in illegitimate traffic due to the implementation of SMS firewalls. The Juniper Research new study, A2P Messaging: SMS, RCS & OTT Business Messaging 2020-2025, found […]
Read MoreSamsung has ramped up its new flagship Galaxy smartphones with an ecosystem of inter-connected gadgets, launching five new devices and two wearables, as the Korean electronics giant tries to reclaim its lead position in the smartphone market. At its first Galaxy Unpacked virtual event, livestreamed from Korea last night, Samsung introduced a new suite of […]
Read MoreAirtel Nigeria, has unveiled three major Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Projects to commemorates its 10th year anniversary, promising N300 million support for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The projects are the refurbishment and renovate 4-Storey building at LUTH,provide of N50 million to Lagos State Government for PPEs for Health workers and donate of Molecular […]
Read MoreFintech startup AtaraPay has launched its escrow service in a bid to provide a trusted and reliable service that removes monetary bottlenecks and resolves issues during transactions. AtaraPay is a web and mobile tool that can be used by both sellers and buyers for protection during any online or offline commercial transaction through funds held […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said consumers are not expected to call the Commission’s complaint Hotline, 622 when they have exhausted every means of getting an operator to address any complain. According to the NCC, the consumer can only call the toll-free line when they are not getting responses from their mobile operator adding […]
Read MoreLagos-based transport startup Plentywaka has raised US$300,000 in pre-seed funding to expand to the capital Abuja as well as other Nigerian states. Plentywaka launched its services in the second half of last year, and since then has built a platform of over 40,000 customers that has seen substantial growth since the beginning of 2020. It […]
Read MoreMTN, Africa’s biggest mobile carrier, has continued to weather COVID-19 pressures in Nigeria, recording double-digit growth in data revenue and fintech services in the six months ending June. MTN Nigeria said the pandemic weighed on profits for the period but it maintained double-digit service revenue growth. The telco’s data revenue rose by 57.6%, which MTN […]
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