L-R:Selin Bahadirli Executive Vice President Services Mastercard EEMEA Mark Straub Co-Founder-CEO Smile ID Dennis Gamiello Executive Vice President Global Head of Identity at Mastercard.
 Technology

Mastercard and Smile ID Signs Partnership Deal to Scale Digital Identity Across Africa 

Mastercard has extended its strategic commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa, to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across the continent. This partnership will enable banks, fintechs, mobile money operators and other enterprises to onboard new customers faster, reducing identity fraud and expanding access to the financial system. […]

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FinTech

Yango Group Set to Boost SME Growth in Africa with Investment in Kenyan’s Fintech Platform Zanifu 

AMA PRESS RELEASE Yango Group, a UAE-based tech company, has announced a new investment in Zanifu, a  Kenyan fintech platform that provides access to working capital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In addition to funding, Yango Group will support Zanifu in shaping its long-term business structure and growth strategy-drawing on the Group’s operational experience […]

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Technology

NITDA’s Serving Corp Members Recount Impact of Innovation Challenge 1.0, as Inuwa Harps on Creative Ideas

 The National Youth Service Corp members servicing their one year national service at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), are excited that their stay at the Agency have impact their life. Giving accounts of their service at NITDA, they recounted how through the opportunities given them at the Agent had opened job opportunities for […]

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Business

Nigeria to Rejig Online Safety, Confidence with Introduction of Digital Trustmark Seal

 The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is set to launch the Nigerian Digital Trustmark Seal to build trust, transparency and confidence in Nigeria’s online ecosystem. The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, unveiled the plan  during a press conference organised by NITDA in commemoration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which brought together representatives from the […]

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AI & Computing

Africa’s Status as AI-Ready Continent Rests on Collaboration, Says Inuwa

Stronger collaboration, practical innovation, and inclusive policymaking are essential to ensure Africa transitions successfully into an AI-ready continent. Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa said that Africa’s challenges present immense opportunities if the right structures are put in place, reiterating that Africa’s youthful population—one of the youngest in the […]

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Director General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa speaking at the CSEAN Summit.
 Business

NITDA Unveils Strategic Plans Designed to Secure Nigeria’s Digital Future

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has unveiled what it described as decisive steps to safeguard Nigeria’s digital future. According to the Director General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa the steps are: by strengthening cybersecurity, enhancing infrastructure, and building human capacity to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Inuwa who made this known […]

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Group Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Olusegun Alebiosu (second from left) and Mr Babangida Hussaini commissioning of FirstBank Digital Xperience Centre in Abuja.
 Business

FirstBank Nigeria Lights-up  Abuja Digital Lifestyle with New  Innovative Self-service Xperience Centre 

FirstBank, the West African premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has reaffirmed its commitment to driving digital transformation in the banking sector with the commissioning of its 7th fully automated branch, the FirstBank Digital Xperience Centre (DXC) at Area 10, Garki Abuja. The Centre is designed to deliver seamless, paperless, and customer-driven financial services across […]

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News

Airtel Africa Foundation Opens Opportunities for 100 Nigerian Undergraduate to Acquire Tech Skills

About 100 Nigerian higher institutions undergraduates are to have access to opportunities that will enable them acquire tech skills of all sorts. Recalled that the Airtel Africa Foundation, through Airtel Nigeria, kicked off its Undergraduate Tech Scholarship Programme to benefit 100 Nigerian undergraduates. This initiative was expected provide each recipient with a grant covering tuition, […]

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Business

NITDA, Brevity Anderson Partner Set to Host Digital Nigeria 2025 Conference

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set host the 2025 edition of the Digital Nigeria International Conference & Exhibition, with the theme: “Innovation for a Sustainable Digital Future: Accelerating Growth, Inclusion and Global Competitiveness.” The event, which is been hosted in Partnership with Brevity Anderson is scheduled to hold from this November, in the […]

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Business

NITDA Raises Concern Over Increasing Cyber Attack, Seeks Urgent Clean-up of Cyber Space

The increasing menace resulting into the pollution of the cyber-space by myriads of attack causing concern for National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), a critical stakeholder of the ecosystem. Recall that the world is becoming increasingly digital, our daily lives are now more connected than ever, through our phones, computers, and the internet we use […]

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