Women-In-Technology

IgniteHer Bootcamp Participants Applaud Initiative Seek Opportunities for More Women

Participants at the just ended IgniteHer Bootcamp, a flagship initiative by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have expressed how important digital skills can be in the growth of a startup business and seeking for more of such learning opportunities. Reacting in several comments at […]

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Business

Darey.io, Yaba Tech Hub Championing Nigeria’s Three Million Tech Talent Drive Set for Unveiling in Lagos

Darey.io, a talent bridge tech hub with wide spread impact that has trained and empowered thousands of tech talents across Africa is set for unveiling in Lagos, South-west Nigeria. Announcing the official launch of the tech hub today, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Darey.IO, Mr Dare Olufunmilayo revealed that the tech hub is spearheading […]

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Business

Global Telecoms Tower Company, IHS Flags-off Program at Kwara State 1,000 User Capacity Innovation Hub 

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, has announced the commencement of incubation and acceleration programs at the newly built Ilorin Innovation Hub, ahead of the official commissioning of the […]

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Telecoms

NigComSat Unveils Space Technology Initiative to Empower Young Nigerians

The Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NigComSat), a government-owned company that manages the country’s communication satellites, has begun a regional training program to provide young people with satellite knowledge. The initiative, which is titled “Building Grassroots Innovation in Satellite Technology,” will begin with a five-day Space-Tech Hackathon in Yola on February 24–28. Aisha Bantam, head of […]

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News

SAP Debuts Business Data Cloud with Databricks to Turbocharge Business AI

AMA PRESS RELEASE SAP Business Data Cloud, has made a groundbreaking solution that unifies all SAP and third-party data throughout an organization, providing the trusted data foundation organizations need to make more impactful decisions and foster reliable AI. The solution harmonizes data from organizations’ most mission-critical applications with data engineering and business analytics capabilities, paving the […]

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Business

NCC and Swedish Government Signs MoU to Fund Crowdsourcing in Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), alongside the Sweden has signed a grant agreement with SWEDFUND to fund a Crowdsourcing Quality of Experience Project. Dr. Aminu Maida, EVC/CEO of the NCC and the Annika Hahn-Englund, Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria both signed the document at the NCC head office in Abuja, the Nigeria capital city. SWEDFUND is […]

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StartUps

AFSUG and SAP to Host First-ever African Hackathon

The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) and SAP are teaming up to deliver the first-ever regional AFSUG SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Hackathon. Finalists will showcase their prototypes at SAPHILA 2025, the premier SAP user conference for Africa, where the winners will also be announced. SAPHILA, which will be held this year from 1 to 3 June […]

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FinTech

Moniepoint Secures Fresh Over $10m Series C Funding from Visa

Moniepoint, Nigeria’s leading fintech company, has raised over $10 million in fresh funds from Visa, bringing its Series C funding total to more than $120 million. This fundraising followed a $110 million raise announced three months ago led by African Development Partners III fund, which included Google’s Africa Investment Fund and Verod Capital. Visa described […]

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Business

Nigerian Startups Lead as Aurora Tech Award 2025 Unveils Top 120 Female Founders

The Aurora Tech Award-an annual award put together to celebrate the boldest and most ambitious female founders in emerging markets, has unveiled the list of participating Nigeria start-ups dominate the list. A statement issued by inDrive, said that out of a record-breaking 2,018 applications from 116 countries, Nigeria leads the longlist with an impressive 21 […]

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News

KPMG 2024 Customer Experience Survey Ranks PalmPay Top for Excellent Services in Fintech Market

Africa-focused fintech platform, PalmPay has been recognized in the 2024 KPMG West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey for delivering exceptional customer experiences and surpassing traditional banks in key areas of service delivery. The survey highlights PalmPay’s strong performance across multiple stages of the customer journey, with customers praising the platform’s seamless transaction processing, reliability, […]

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