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Nigeria Tasks African Countries on Inadequate Digital Infrastructure as Customs Achieves 90% Digital Integration

Nigeria is encouraging African countries to fix the continent’s inadequate digital infrastructure and poor interconnectivity, which it said impedes economic facilitation in the West and Central Africa bloc Government officials and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) leaders spoke in Abuja during the bloc’s fourth World Customs Organisation (WCO) donor’s conference. Adewale Adeniyi, comptroller-general of NCS, highlighted the […]

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Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi, co-founder of equalyzAI.
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Nigerian start-up equalyz Unveils Suits of Solution Design AI to Bridge AI Gap

equalyzAI, a Nigerian-founded African-centric Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up, revealed its suite of solutions this week, saying they are designed to democratise AI innovations for the continent by guaranteeing the technology can think and make decisions in native languages. The start-up, founded by Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi and Dr. Ife Adebara, stated in a statement that it […]

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Techpreneur & Zinox Chief, Ekeh Redefines Brand Loyalty as KongaFM Hosts Nigerian Brands

Tech entrepreneur and Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh has introduced a new narrative into the business of brand positioning describing the phenomenon as “Last Mile Takeover”. Ekeh who spoke an industry gathering hosted by Nigeria’s pioneering Hit Music and Commerce Station, Konga 103.7FM further described the term as the critical differentiator for business success […]

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Nigeria, African Union & Others Pledge $60bn AI Funding for Both Public & Private Sector

What appears to be a life-line to leapfrog Africa’s Ai quest is just about around the corner, and that is from a declaration that offers a $60 billion Africa AI Fund to be established, leveraging public, private, and philanthropic capital. Nigeria, African Union, Smart Africa and other African countries are behind the declaration. The goal […]

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Dangote Long-time Enugu Trade Fair Support Excites Organisers, Says Growth Impact on Nigeria & Africa Laudable

The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA) is excited and that  Pan African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited has been in the fore-front sponsoring the Enuigu trade fair for years, and lauded its growth contribution to of Nigeria’s economy and general Arica’s development. Deputy President of ECCIMA, Mr. Eric Chime, speaking at Dangote Group Special […]

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Dangote Food Intervention Programme Arrives Kebbi & Gombe as 50,000 Residents Smiles

In continuation of its 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Programme, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), has distributed 50,000 bags of rice to poor and vulnerable families in Kebbi and Gombe States. Flagging off the distribution of the intervention in Aliero Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Thursday(yesterday), the Kebbi State Commissioner for Special Duties, […]

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Sub-Saharan Africa Leads Mobile Money Growth Hits Over 280 Million Active Accounts in 30-Days

Mobile money has surpassed two billion registered accounts, with over half a billion active monthly users across the globe in the 25 years since its launch. Leading this market growth is Sub-Saharan Africa with a total of 1.1 billion registered accounts and more than 280 million active 30-day accounts, as recorded at the end of […]

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Vertiv Upgrades Data Centre Solution to Promote Energy Efficiency & Faster Onsite Deployment

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure solutions and the leading provider of the full suite of power train and thermal chain solutions, today announced a significant upgrade to its Verti SmartAisle solution, designed specifically for edge computing applications up to 180 kW. Now available across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), this […]

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Zinox Technologies Chairman, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh and Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Mr Sonny Echono.
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Zinox Technologies Signs Strategic Partnership Deal with TETFUND on Renewable Energy Solutions for Nigerian Universities 

West Africa’s ICT solutions provider, Zinox Technologies Limited, has gone into a strategic partnership with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to provide renewable energy solutions to universities and polytechnics across Nigeria. The partnership was the result of a recent visit to TETFUND where also senior executives from both organisations convened to explore collaborative opportunities […]

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Telecoms Consumers to Get Refund of Unutilized Recharges on Deactivated Lines

Telecoms consumers whose mobile numbers have been churned may soon have claim of unutilized recharges provided they have proof of ownership of such lines. That was part of the content of a draft policy document before the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), over which the regulator has met with key stakeholders to fine-tune every areas of […]

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