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- 8 Aug 2016
Nigeria Ranks 10th in Digital & Financial Inclusion Report
Nigeria received 72% of the total possible points across all four dimensions in Brookings Institute’s 2016 Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) Report, meaning it ranked 10th out of…
- 10 Feb 2014
BCX Is Redefining IT Solutions Adoption in Africa-McAlpine
Ian McAlpine is the managing director for Business Connexion in Nigeria. He holds an MBA from Oxford Brooks University, an ITIL Foundation Certification, and an Institute of Marketing Management…
- 20 Nov 2025
Cloud23, AI Start-up Expands into Nigeria, Others
Cloud23, an artificial intelligence (AI) advisory firm founded in Johannesburg in 2021, has rapidly expanded its operations to 15 African countries, showing the continent's growing demand for the…
- 30 Dec 2015
Twitter Clarifies Rules on Banned Content, Abusive Behaviour
Twitter Inc has clarified its definition of abusive behaviour that will prompt it to delete accounts, banning "hateful conduct" that promotes violence against specific groups. The social media…
- 6 Jun 2021
Nigeria to Lose N2.18Bn Daily to Twitter Suspension – Report
Nigeria will lose N2.18 billion per day for blocking the operations of Twitter, a micro-blogging and social networking platform, in the country, according to an estimation by NetBlocks. NetBlocks, a…
- 4 Oct 2021
BOI’s Disbursement to SMEs, Large Enterprises Hits Over N1trn in 6 Years
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has revealed that its disbursement to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises has reached over N1trillion in six years. According to the…
- 1 Jul 2026
MTN Foundation, Microsoft Empower Nigerian Educators with AI Integration Skills
MTN Foundation, in collaboration with the Senator Abiru Innovation Lab (SAIL) and Co-Creation Hub, recently held a training session for educators across Nigeria. This event was part of the ongoing…
- 3 Sept 2014
She Leads Africa Hosts Most Talented Women Entrepreneurs Show
She Leads Africa, a social enterprise dedicated to fostering the spread of business growth and ideas in Africa, is hosting its inaugural Entrepreneur Showcase. The Entrepreneur Showcase holds on…
- 9 Sept 2015
Smile Secures $365m Financing Towards 4G Expansion in Africa
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd, which owns and operates mobile wireless 4G LTE broadband networks in the 800MHz band in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, today announced plans to use US$365 million funding…
- 22 Sept 2024
FintechNGR Unveils Line-up of Local and International speakers for Nigeria Fintech Week 2024
The Fintech Association of Nigeria, an industry-led organization that represents and promotes the interests of the fintech sector in Nigeria, has announced a line-up of high-profile local and…
- 13 Jan 2015
Chams Appoints Awosika as Director, Names New CFO
Chams Plc, leading technology firm, has announced the appointment of Dr. Josephine Awosika, to its board of directors. The company also named Mrs Christianah Olaniyan as its new chief…
- 7 Aug 2022
Pantami Emerges First African Fellow of CIISec
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has been conferred with a fellowship status by the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). Prof. Isa Ali…
- 1 Feb 2022
CDC Establishes Ghana Presence with Appointment of New Coverage Director
CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, on Monday announced the appointment of Kwabena Asante-Poku as Coverage Director for Ghana, effective 1 February 2022.…
- 21 Apr 2021
Okra Secures $3.5M Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures
Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance (API Economy) pioneers, Okra, have secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was led by US-based Susa Ventures, with participation from existing investors TLcom…