Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has officially broken ground on its first data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Nxtra by Airtel is set to be one of the largest networks of data centres in Africa, with high-capacity data centres in major cities located […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE UXLINK, a Web3 social platform and infrastructure, has closed a new round of funding, accumulating over $9 million total investment. This round’s investors include OKX Ventures, Web3Port Foundation, Manifold, UOB Venture, Comma3 Ventures, Cypher Capital, Kucoin Ventures, Gate Labs, Forgame (0484.HK), ECV, Signum Capital, 7UPDAO, and industry leaders. According to Singapore Corporate […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE SAP has announced the winners of its latest SAP Africa Partner Awards. At a recent event held in the Cape Winelands, the SAP Africa Partner Awards recognised excellence within SAP’s partner ecosystem throughout Africa. According to Nazia Pillay, Head of Partner Ecosystem, SAP Middle East and Africa, says the role of partners […]
Read MoreChief executive officers, Top Government Executives as well as influential industry leaders from the ICT, Telecommunications and various sectors of the Nigerian economy are meeting this Friday, in Lagos Southwest Nigeria to brainstorm on ideas needed to leapfrog the nation’s digital economy. Meeting under the auspices of IDEA DINNER WITH THE CEOs, a brainchild of […]
Read MoreThe Asia-Pacific (APAC) region leads the global mobile gaming market, generating 64% of total revenue in 2023, as the region is home to 5.2 billion mobile subscribers, accounting for more than half of total mobile subscribers globally, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest thematic report “Mobile Gaming,” reveals that mobile gaming revenue was […]
Read MoreIs SMS a dying service? With messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram becoming increasingly popular, SMS (or short message service) was predicted to be on the decline, but the opposite is true. A 2023 study found that businesses that text are 217% more successful, which is why Stefan van Jaarsveld, Cellfind’s product manager for messaging, believes SMS […]
Read MoreAfrica-focused fintech platform PalmPay has unveiled two new products in Nigeria, Unlimited Free Transfer and Target Savings, removing transfer fees to all banks and fintech platforms on its app. PalmPay announced the news today, saying with the Unlimited Free Transfer product, users of its app now have access to unlimited fund transfers to family and […]
Read MoreBitcoin hit a fresh record above $71,000 on Monday as demand for the cryptocurrency picked up amid optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. Almost a week ago, Bitcoin hit a record high above $69,000 and was buoyed by the world’s biggest cryptocurrency becoming more accessible for trading amid tightening supplies. […]
Read MoreThe Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) signed two significant Memoranda of Understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), aimed at bolstering data protection initiatives across various sectors. The National Commissioner/CEO of NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, represented NDPC, Director General, NLRC, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, […]
Read MoreA National Digital Gender Inclusion Strategy Plan aimed at addressing the digital gap in previously launched initiatives in Nigeria is to be ready soon. Director General of the Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, who made this known when a delegation from TECHWOMEN, led by Ms. Binta Mustapha visited, noted the role of NITDA in promoting digital […]
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