Startups, AI, Telecommunications & Digital Economy
Tech & InnovationBy Babajide Komolafe United Bank for Africa (UBA), Redtech, and MoMo Payment Service Bank (PSB) have launched a payment interoperability partnership aimed at expanding cardless payment access for consumers and merchants across Nigeria. With the initiative, MoMo PSB customers can now make payments...
Tech & InnovationIn an economy where a number of indicators are pointing downwards, it becomes difficult to point at positives and to have something conspicuously stamped on the display board as an unfolding omen of good happenings. There are so many depressing things to point to – the fuel pump price which is st...
Tech & InnovationIn a direct response to rising startup failures driven by high infrastructure costs, data insecurity and foreign exchange instability, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has partnered with Galaxy Backbone Limited, GBB, to introduce a subsidised sovereign cloud framewor...
Tech & InnovationAn online petition has also been circulating on social networks, urging Madrid fans to "make their voices heard". "If you believe change is necessary, do not remain silent: sign this petition and defend what you believe is best for the future of the club," it reads.nThe post Injured Mbappe faces ...
Tech & InnovationAt a time when rising crude prices should translate into national gain, Nigerians are instead confronted with escalating petrol costs, deepening inflation, and economic anxiety. The renewed volatility in global oil markets, triggered by geo-political tensions in the Middle East, has once again ex...
Tech & InnovationUnited States Mission in Nigeria has said that visa applicants, including those of Nigerians, were subject to continuous security vetting, even after their visas had been approved.n
Tech & InnovationThe Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has condemned the increasing attacks on train operations along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor by suspected vandals and criminal elements, calling for stronger community support to protect railway infrastructure.nThe post Attacks: NRC seeks community support ...
Tech & InnovationThe Federal Government has confirmed that 130 Nigerians in South Africa have applied for voluntary evacuation as tensions rise following renewed anti-foreigner protests in parts of the country.nThe post 130 Nigerians apply for evacuation as Xenophobic tensions rise in South Africa appeared first ...
Tech & InnovationBy Bunmi Sofola “Less than a year after my brother-in-law’s death, I rang my sister, Beverly and was surprised to hear her giggling down the line”, said Tope, herself widowed at age 48. “When I asked what was going on, she told me she had a ‘gentleman visitor’. This was around 11a.m., so I told...
Tech & InnovationBy Tosin Shobukola By all appearances, Artificial Intelligence feels distant, complex, even intimidating to many nigerian businesses. For some, it is a vague concept wrapped in buzzwords. For others, it is something to fear, an intrusive force capable of replacing jobs or exposing private data. B...
Tech & InnovationA statement by the Obidient Movement signals that a clear direction is emerging, even as it appeals for calm, describing the ongoing engagements as a deliberate effort to determine the most strategic path forward for Obi.nThe post 2027: Obi nears defining political decision after high-level talks...
Tech & InnovationAndroid apps in Kenya have already become the main screen for video, sports, games, and payments. At the start of 2026, the country had 27.4 million internet users and 68.8 million mobile connections. When there are more SIM cards than people, mobile-first is no longer a trend. It is just the nor...
