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- 7 Jan 2026
Wema Bank Launches SAW AI Voice Assistant for Seamless Banking on ALAT 2.0
Wema Bank has introduced SAW, a new AI voice assistant integrated into the ALAT 2.0 app, allowing customers to manage finances through natural voice commands similar to Siri, Bixby, or Alexa. Wema…
- 28 Jan 2025
Cyberattacks Disrupt South African Weather Service Operations
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has confirmed that it was targeted by cybercriminals twice within two days, with the second attack causing a significant disruption. The SAWS revealed that…
- 26 Jan 2021
Global App Downloads Reached 218bn in 2020
After a year that saw more app downloads than ever before, demand for new apps and games is expected to accelerate in 2021. This is according to the App Annie State of Mobile Report 2021, which…
- 21 Sept 2009
Games, Intrigue, Drama Pervade Big Brother House
Last week on Big Brother Africa tagged: The Revolution, viewers saw two completely different experiences – while the men could forget about eviction for the week and focus on their task, the…
- 6 Dec 2021
Africa’s Smartphone Market Dips Amid Component Shortages
Africa's smartphone market saw shipments decline 2.3% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) during Q3 2021, according to the latest figures announced by International Data Corporation (IDC). In a statement…
- 21 Jun 2018
MEST Marks 10 Years of Supporting African Entrepreneurs
Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund, and incubator MEST, has closed its third successful MEST Africa Summit, which saw leading entrepreneurs, investors and corporate executives…
- 29 Dec 2021
Video Streaming Services See Growth in Africa
Africa saw the largest increase in video streaming services in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. That’s according to a report by online video optimisation and analytics firm Conviva in its State of…
- 6 Feb 2017
OPPO, Huawei & vivo Grab Nearly Half China's Smartphone Market in 2016- Report
According to the latest IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the smartphone market in China saw a 19% YoY growth and 17% QoQ growth in 2016Q4. For the full year of 2016, the market grew by 9% with top…
- 28 Apr 2015
Huawei, Lenovo Top 83% MEA Smartphone Market Growth in 2014
Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83% in 2014, as Huawei and Lenovo made significant improvements during the time, according to - Q4 2014…
- 13 Jun 2019
MEST Africa Hosts Fourth Annual Pan-African Tech Summit
Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund, and incubator MEST Africa, has concluded its fourth successful MEST Africa Summit, in partnership with Microsoft. The event saw entrepreneurs,…
- 24 Feb 2022
Mobile Malware Attacks Decline in Africa in 2021
While analysing the threat landscape of African countries, Kaspersky experts saw a steady decline in attacks on mobile devices in the region, as cybercriminals consolidated their efforts to focus on…
- 8 Apr 2015
Over 60% Nigerians Receive Less Than 10 Hours Power Supply Daily
Power poll results released by NOIPolls Limited for the first quarter of 2015 revealed that an average of 62.6 percent of Nigerian households saw no improvement in power supply to their households…
- 8 Mar 2018
MTN Returns to Profitability in 2017 Annual Report
MTN's earnings swung back to profit for the year ended 31 December 2017, although the strong rand dented revenue growth and new subscriber definitions saw active customer numbers tumble. The telco…
- 25 Sept 2020
World Cleanup Day: Coca-Cola Partners NGOs, Recovers Over 900kg of Plastic Waste
World Cleanup Day, celebrated globally on September 19, 2020, saw diverse people come together to combat the solid waste problem through numerous community cleanup activities. To mark this…
- 28 Jan 2025
DeepSeek's Rise Causes Historic $589Bn Loss for Nvidia
US tech giant Nvidia saw its stock plummet nearly 17% on Monday, leading a sell-off across AI-related stocks after the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek gained sudden prominence. Nvidia’s market value…
- 7 Apr 2015
Google Gmail Users Hit by Software Glitch
Gmail users around the world saw errors and safety warnings over the weekend after Google forgot to update a key part of the messaging software. Google said a "majority" of users were affected by the…
- 8 Aug 2024
Binance Hits Record $1.2Bn Inflows in 24 Hours
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, saw a net inflow of $1.2 billion in just 24 hours following massive sell-offs due to Monday’s market crash. This inflow is the highest recorded…
- 8 Dec 2022
MTN, Glo Gain as 2,790 Subscribers Ported in October 2022
According to information from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), a total of 2,790 users switched networks in October 2022. The two biggest mobile network carriers, MTN and Glo, saw bigger…
- 22 Feb 2014
Jumia Forecasts Online Retail Trends in 2014
Online retail experts at Jumia.com have said they saw some old fashion trends coming back to rock runways and people picked up the trends fast in the past year. The number one online retail company…
- 10 Nov 2020
Crypto ATMs are Increasing Globally - Report
Crypto ATMs are blooming globally, with new machines coming online at a rate of nearly one per hour. In 2013, the world saw the debut of the first-ever Bitcoin ATM when Robocoin placed a machine in a…
- 3 Dec 2025
Firm Detected Half a Million Malicious Files Daily in 2025
Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 500,000 malicious files per day in 2025, marking a 7% increase compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw growth globally –…
- 26 Jun 2020
Subdued Hit from COVID-19, Subdued Rebound Too
By Gregory Kronsten The impact of COVID-19 on output in Nigeria is likely to be less severe than on many comparable economies. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook in April saw GDP contraction of -3.4…
- 4 Jun 2020
Malicious Mobile Apps Double in Number
The total number of mobile applications identified as malicious in Q1 2020 has doubled compared to Q1 2019. The first quarter also saw a 55% spike in the number of fraudulent mobile transactions and…
- 24 Jun 2015
University of Hull Honours Alimi, with Laurate Award
The iconic House of Lords was the venue for the Alumni event organised by University of Hull, which saw over 220 fellow alumni join the University Chancellor Baroness Virginia Bottomley and the…
- 28 Nov 2019
First Google Startup Week Lagos sees startups pitching to top UK/African VCs
Google on Thursday hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos, which saw Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa graduates, from across Africa, pitch for funding from some of Africa & the UK’s top…
- 26 Aug 2020
Africa’s Smartphone Market Proves Resilient to Impact of COVID-19
Africa's overall mobile phone market saw shipments decline 6.0% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q2 2020, according to the latest figures announced by International Data Corporation (IDC). In a statement…
- 3 May 2018
MTN Group Adds 4m Subscribers in Q1of 2018
MTN added almost 4.1 million new group subscriber in the first quarter of the year. This according to a quarterly update from the telco for the three months to 31 March 2018. MTN saw its group…
- 30 Apr 2019
2Baba, AY, Gbenga Adeyinka, Akpororo, Funny Bone, Helen Paul, Others Join Maltina’s Happiness Trail
Trailed with numerous celebrations and events, the 2019 Easter weekend saw Nigeria’s number one malt brand, Maltina bring music, comedy and all round happiness to residents of Lagos and Ibadan with…
- 20 Jan 2014
ForexTime Nigeria Teaches Investors Key Skill for Forex Success
A highly successful series of free training days recently hosted by ForexTime Nigeria in Abuja and Lagos saw more 200 investors enhance their forex skills, with key professional training to help give…
- 12 Jun 2019
Nigeria Records 2.3M Units of Smartphone Shipments in Q1 2019 - IDC
Africa's smartphone market saw a 7.1% decline in shipments quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q1 2019 to total 21.5 million units, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC).…