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- 14 Aug 2026
NITDA Seals Strategic Deals with Goose FL and Fireflies AI to Power $1 Trillion Digital Economy Vision
In a significant step toward expanding Nigeria's tech footprint on the global stage, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed strategic Memoranda of Understanding…
- 28 Aug 2025
NITDA Says AI Key to Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Economy Target
Dr. Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that embracing artificial intelligence (AI) is central to achieving Nigeria’s $1 trillion…
- 18 Jul 2025
FirstBank Celebrates ₦1 Trillion Milestone in Instant Loans via AI-Powered Platforms
FirstBank, a leading financial institution and provider of financial inclusion services in West Africa, announces the achievement of ₦1 trillion in cumulative instant digital loan disbursements. This…
- 12 Jan 2025
Holiday shoppers spend a record $1.2T online, Salesforce data shows
Salesforce, the world’s #1 AI CRM, today revealed new data showing holiday retail sales surged to a record $1.2 trillion globally and $282 billion in the United States, but high returns could dampen…
- 5 Jul 2024
5 Core Business Areas where AI can Drive Revenue
By Kehinde Ogundare, Country Manager, Zoho Nigeria. According to the United Nations, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030 -…
- 29 Oct 2025
Apple Hits $4 Trillion Valuation, Joins Nvidia and Microsoft in Elite Club
Apple Inc. has officially joined the ranks of the world’s most valuable companies, surpassing a $4 trillion market capitalization and joining fellow tech giants Nvidia and Microsoft in the…
- 7 Aug 2026
GITEX Nigeria to spotlight Africa’s $1trn AI economic potential
Nigeria is strengthening its position as a leading digital economy in Africa as it prepares to host the second edition of GITEX Nigeria, against projections that the continent’s artificial…
- 29 Aug 2025
GITEX Nigeria 2025: MTN and Global Tech Titans Unite to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Future
In a significant move set to bolster Nigeria's rapidly growing digital economy, tech company MTN has been confirmed as a key partner for the inaugural GITEX Nigeria event. The prestigious tech…
- 1 Jun 2026
AI and IoT Hold the Key to Nigeria’s Economic Future - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has identified Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) as critical technologies for improving business efficiency, accelerating…
- 12 Mar 2024
UK Opens Portal for African Tech Startups to Apply for UK's New Global Tech Awards
UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is on the hunt to unearth the most promising tech start-up companies across the world through the Unicorn Kingdom: Pathfinder Awards. Building on the…
- 20 Mar 2025
The challenge facing 95% of IT leaders when it comes to AI agents – and how to overcome it
By Linda Saunders, country leader and senior director solutions engineering Africa at Salesforce Generative AI has transformed how people interact with technology through prompts, and the next…
- 27 Nov 2017
Dell Technologies 2018 Predictions – Entering the Next Era of Human Machine Partnerships
By Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice President at Dell EMC, META We’ve lived and worked alongside machines for centuries, but in 2018, these partnerships will be more interwoven into our day-to-day lives…
- 21 Apr 2025
Digital Transformation Remains Africa’s Gateway to Economic Advancement - Adumike
Obinna Adumike is a seasoned technology leader with a proven track record in driving digital transformation across Africa. As Head of Converged Digital Infrastructure for Africa at Open Access Data…
- 21 May 2026
Elon Musk to Become First World’s Trillionaire with SpaceX Historic IPO
Elon Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX, his company, confirmed plans to go public. Elon Musk Because Musk owns the majority of the shares, it could push his net…
- 9 Sept 2025
Nigerian Entrepreneurs Are the Architects of the Digital Future, Says Lagos Deputy Governor at GITEX Nigeria 2025
The inaugural GITEX NIGERIA concluded in a tremendous fashion this Thursday in Lagos, as West Africa’s largest tech, AI, and startup show cast a spotlight on the influence of emerging local and…
- 9 Oct 2020
IBM to Split into Two Companies Next Year
IBM announced that it will accelerate its hybrid cloud growth strategy to drive digital transformation for its clients. Additionally, IBM will separate the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its…
- 17 Jul 2026
NCC Leads Tecno, Hyperspace, Digital Realty To NITRA Forum On Scientific Innovation
The need for Nigeria to think outside the box in its need to drive towards global relevance with innovations and scientific developments will be on the front burner at the NITRA Innovative &…
- 11 Apr 2025
Scandium Introduces TestPod to Revolutionize Software Testing Across Africa and Beyond
Today’s software ecosystem is moving fast, building quality digital products has never been more crucial and more complex. As teams accelerate release cycles using a blend of manual and automated…
- 28 Oct 2025
Moniepoint Unveils Nigeria's First Informal Economy AI Chatbot, As FG Lauds Fintech Giant for Powering Business Growth Across the Country
Moniepoint Inc, Africa's leading business payments and personal banking servicing platform, has launched "M", Nigeria’s first artificial intelligence-powered chatbot dedicated to demystifying the…
- 27 Jul 2026
AI Investment Gap Threatens Africa's Future Growth
Africa risks falling behind in the global artificial intelligence (AI) economy, unless governments and the private sector rapidly increase investment in digital infrastructure, data capabilities and…
- 9 Mar 2023
NITDA Targets $40b Revenue from Blockchain Technology
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the agency is targeting a revenue of $40 billion from blockchain. In line with this…
- 3 Nov 2017
Here Are 10 Digital Transformation 2018 Predictions
By peteroluka While International Data Corporation (IDC) continues to see tremendous momentum and influence of digital transformation (DX) on technology spending worldwide, across all geographies and…
- 23 Jan 2018
CEOs Must Pivot their Workforces to Seize AI-driven Growth-Accenture
Businesses risk missing major growth opportunities unless CEOs take immediate steps to pivot their workforces and equip their people to work with intelligent technologies, according to new research…
- 18 Oct 2017
New Technologies Will Drive ICT Spending Back to Double GDP Rate, Growth- IDC
By peter oluka Worldwide information and communications technology (ICT) spending is set to accelerate over the next five years, thanks to the growth of new technologies including the Internet of…
- 21 Dec 2018
How AI is transforming the financial services industry
By Ibrahim Youssry – Regional General Manager, North, West, East, Central Africa, Levant & Pakistan, Microsoft Digital transformation is remaking the world around us, and artificial…
- 14 Feb 2023
How Bitget’s BGB Became the Best Performing CEX Token in 2022
Although the last year has undoubtedly been a bear market, some cryptocurrency trading platforms made a great job of proving that the success of exchange tokens is closely tied to the success of the…
- 18 Aug 2025
MTN Group Restructures Executive Team, Appoints Toriola VP for Francophone Africa
MTN Group has announced a restructuring of its executive leadership team to strengthen the implementation of its Ambition 2025 strategy and drive long-term growth across key markets. The…
- 2 Jul 2019
54gene Closes $4.5M Seed Round
54gene, the African-focused healthtech genomics and AI start-up that is leading in the diagnosis and medical treatment of people in Africa, has raised a $4.5M seed round with participation from Y…