Business

MarkHack 4.0 Introduces First Ever Nigerian MarTech Awards with Innovative Categories

Nigeria’s first-ever marketing and media conference, MarkHack 4.0, has unveiled the Nigerian MarTech Awards, an initiative dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the innovators, creators, and trailblazers transforming Nigeria’s marketing landscape through technology. According to  a statement from the organisers, the award event aims to promote and honour innovation in marketing technology adding that the vision […]

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Business

NITDA Set for Nomination of Reps for Startup Council, Invites Stakeholders for Consultative Forum Meeting

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set for nomination and selection of representatives for the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Startup Council), Nigeria’s highest advisory body for the startup ecosystem. Consequently, NITDA invited Labelled Startups, Verified Entrepreneurial and Innovation Support Organisations, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, and other relevant stakeholders to join […]

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L-R: Co-Convener, PAFON, Peter Oluka; Chairman, AMMBAN, Ibirogba Oluwagunwa; CEO, SANEF Limited, Mrs. Uche Uzoebo; MD of PalmPay, Chika Nwosu; CEO, Tizel Cybersecurity, Happiness Ohioha and Co-Convener, PAFON Chike Onwuegbuchi.
 Business

Stakeholders, Experts Raise Concern on Collaboration to Leapfrog Nigeria’s Payment System

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem are concerned about how collaboration among financial service providers, telecommunication operators, and tech Startups are crucial to leapfrogging the country’s digital economy. Stakeholders who spoke at the second edition of Payment Forum Nigeria (PAFON 2.0) harped on the essence of conscious effort geared at consumer awareness, and proffered key remedies […]

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Telecoms

CPaaS Revenue to Exceed $34bn by 2026, as AdTech Partnerships Drive Growth

Revenue generated from Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) will grow by 13% globally in 2026; up from $30 billion this year. It attributed this significant single-year growth to CPaaS players’ efforts to reposition their platforms as full ‘customer interaction solutions’ that provide campaign management tools for rich media messaging. This marks a shift from the simpler platforms […]

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Business

Ecobank Assures of Commitment to SMEs as Premier Solution Provider

Ecobank Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to supporting the growth and success of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the country, affirming its role as Nigeria’s premier SME solution bank. Speaking during Oja Oge; Ecobank Fashion Marketplace, Omoboye Odu, Head of SME, Partnerships and Collaboration at Ecobank Nigeria, emphasized the Bank’s unwavering support for the SME sector. […]

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Business

Smartcash Payment Service Bank Opens New Upgrade Window to Tier 3 Level, Pledges Cashless & Stress-free Holiday

Customers of mobile money operator Smartcash Payment Service Bank (PSB) may now upgrade their wallets from Tier 1 to Tier 3 for a smooth, cashless, and stress-free holiday experience. The company in statement said the motive is to offer improved security, access, and reliability, the Smartcash app now enables instant verification with customers’ NIN or […]

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Business

IHS Sustainability Strides Expand Deeper in Nigeria’s Health Care with Teaching Hospital Getting Oxygen Plant Donation

IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, recently visited the Respite has come the way of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, as IHS Nigeria in partnership with United […]

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
 Telecoms

China Mocks Trump, Says Nvidia Chief’s China Visit Shows Trump Trade Stance is Backfiring

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s visit to Beijing just days after Washington imposed fresh curbs on AI chip exports is a clear sign that President Trump’s trade strategy is “a masterclass in the law of unintended consequences”, said the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. Huang’s surprise trip, at the invitation […]

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Business

Dangote Food Programme Disburses Item Worth N16bn to FCT & Kogi Residents

The Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Abuja and the Kogi State Government have received food donation from the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), as part of the N16 billion Annual National Food Intervention programme launched last month. Speaking at the flag off  in Abuja, Senior Special Adviser to the President of Dangote Group,  Fatima Wali Abdurrahman, said 10,000 […]

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Business

Trump’s Tax Policy Backfires as USA Lost Malaysia’s 5G Contract to Chinese Firm, Huawei & ZTE

Under the deal, these vendors will enable U Mobile – which was awarded the contract to build Malaysia’s second wholesale 5G network last November – to cover 80% of the population within 12 months of commencing deployment, reaching 90% in the 12 months thereafter. “We are honoured by the trust placed in us and we pledge to […]

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