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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Business

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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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
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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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Telecoms

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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Business

Inuwa, NITDA Boss  & Alima Capital CEO Market GITEX  Nigeria to Global Tech Stakeholders

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, took opportunity at the GITEX Africa 2025 which is currently being held in Marrakech, Morocco to market the upcoming GITEX Nigeria holding in two locations. Speaking at with global key players in the IT sector, including startups and investors during a GITEX […]

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Financial

PwC Shuts Down Offices in Some Sub-Saharan African Countries, Cities Profitability Reasons

PricewaterhouseCoopers said it has shut down its offices in nine Sub-Saharan African countries. It listed Ivory Coast, Gabon, Cameroon, Madagascar, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Republic of Guinea, and Equatorial Guinea as countries affected. In a statement published on its website, the accounting firm said the move was part of a […]

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Business

Again, Within One Month Dangote Slashes Petrol Ex-Depot Price, Now ₦835

For the second time in the month of April, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has again reviewed its ex-depot (gantry) loading cost of petrol to ₦835 per litre. The $20bn Lagos-based refinery informed its marketers and customers of the slash on Wednesday. An official at the refinery confirmed the price reduction from ₦867 to ₦835 […]

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