Category: Tech

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised concerns about increasing fraudulent activities in Nigeria’s financial sector, particularly within the unbanked, under-served, and middle-class[more...]

The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Karl Toriola, has that the tech company alone is contributing 7% to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).[more...]

The founder and CEO of Digital Encode, Prof. Adewale Obadare, has warned that Nigeria’s growing digital economy may be hampered by the shortage of skilled[more...]

Zimbabwe’s government has announced a new regulation that will require administrators of WhatsApp groups to obtain licences from the Postal and Telecommunications Regulation Authority (POTRAZ).[more...]

Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), revealed that more than 40 million Nigerians spend an average of six hours[more...]

E-commerce giant, Jumia Technologies AG recorded a $20.1 million operating loss in Q3 2024, representing a 10% increase year-on-year when compared with the $18.3 million posted[more...]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the issues of data depletion and billing continue to top telecom consumer complaints in Nigeria because of the[more...]

Tech giant, Google, has announced a $5.8 million commitment to accelerate AI skilling initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the company, this investment will support[more...]

According to the latest data released on Monday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the huge loss was significantly driven by two of the operators,[more...]

The Government of Anambra State has announced the opening of applications for a startup competition tagged ‘Battle4Solutions’ through which it intends to award over N100[more...]

Nigerian fintech, Moniepoint, has secured a $110 million investment from multiple investors including Google, bringing its valuation to $1 billion and giving it a unicorn status.[more...]

TikTok has removed 11,887,516 violative videos from nine African countries, including Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria, Somalia, Libya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Morocco. This move aims[more...]

GSMA, the global body of mobile network operators has said that about 120 million Nigerians had no access to mobile internet at the end of[more...]

This development is coming amid a fuel price hike beyond the 1,000 naira mark Drivers operating on the platforms of e-mobility companies, Uber, Bolt and[more...]

A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people[more...]

Technology giant, Microsoft has raised alarms about the growing dangers posed by cyberattacks, saying that its customers all over the world experience more than 600[more...]