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Yango Group  Displays Technological Innovations for Urban Mobility at GITEX Africa 2025

AMA PRESS RELEASE Yango Group, a global technology company that transforms cutting-edge technologies into everyday services tailored to local communities, has taken part in GITEX Africa 2025, which took place from April 14 to 16 in Marrakech, Morocco. This participation reflected Yango’s continued commitment to supporting African tech ecosystems and promoting innovative mobility solutions across […]

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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

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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NITDA Boss Woos Global AI Market at GITEX 2025, Says Nigeria Champions AI Development

Nigeria is a rising force in the global AI landscape, championing a people-first and strategy-led approach to AI development and governance. Speaking to an international audience of policymakers, technologists, and investors, at the ongoing the GITEX Africa 2025 held in Marrakech, Morocco, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa […]

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France to Give Nigeria Cybersecurity Support as NITDA Signs MoU National Resilience & Upskilling

Following the signing of an MoU between Nigeria the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and a French company, SecDojo, Nigeria would soon be enjoying cybersecurity backup from France. The MoU is expected to offer Cybersecurity training and upskilling company with headquarters in France, to strengthen national resilience against cyber threats through targeted capacity building […]

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FinTech

Nigeria Tops Viva Technology 2025 AfricaTech Awards with 13 Startups in FinTech, HealthTech, GreenTech Category

Thirteen Nigerian startups are in all the three categories of E-commerce and FinTech, HealthTech, GreenTech for the 45 finalists of Viva Technology 2025 AfricaTech Awards. This year once again, Nigeria confirms its dynamism with the highest representation among the 56 African countries in the running. 110 Nigerian applications were received, a 70% increase over last […]

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Business

NITDA Seeks Stakeholders’ Input on Draft Technical Standards for Digital Public Infrastructure

The National Information Technology Development Agency is seeking for inputs for the draft Technical Standards for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), a document designed to drive economic growth, enhance public service delivery, and empower citizens across the nation. A statement by the Director, Corporate Communications and Media Relations of NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar said that the […]

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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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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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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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