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- 13 Jul 2021
Smile Identity Raises $7m to Build KYC and Identity Verification Tools for Africa
Smile Identity, the company that enables ID verification and KYC compliance through Artificial Intelligence designed for African faces and identities, announced today that the company had secured $7…
- 24 Sept 2025
Mastercard and Smile ID Partner to Scale Digital Identity Across Africa
Mastercard has deepened its strategic partnership with Smile ID, a leading African identity verification provider, to accelerate the deployment of secure digital identity solutions across the…
- 9 Apr 2024
NIMC’s Proposed National ID Gets Cold Reception
Federal government recently announced plans to launch three new national identity cards in May, targeting 104 million citizens. This initiative is part of a broader effort to establish a unified and…
- 5 Nov 2025
Mastercard Champions Inclusive Growth Across the Continent @Africa Edge 2025
Mastercard held its inaugural Africa Edge summit, convening leaders from across Africa’s payments ecosystem to explore how collaboration and innovation can accelerate the continent’s digital growth.…
- 21 Apr 2025
PAFON 2.0: Experts Discuss Pathways to Boost Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Improved efforts at collaboration among financial service providers, telecommunication operators, and tech Startups, with conscious effort geared at consumer awareness, have been proffered as key…
- 6 Jun 2021
Innovating Nigeria: The Rise of True Compatriots
By Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General/CEO of NITDA Beneath the obvious national contradictions and challenges we face, there is a deep revolution brewing that is “innovation at the speed of…
- 12 Feb 2026
Identy.io Targets Nigeria, Kenya in Its Africa Expansion Strategy
Nigeria and Kenya are the next target markets for Identy.io, a global provider of digital identities, as it expands into Africa. Facial, fingerprint, and palm identification are among the safe,…
- 14 Feb 2016
19-Year Old Clinches Lenovo National Promo Star Prize
Ms. Vivian Onyemaechi, a 19 year old, from Delta State has emerged the overall winner of Lenovo National Promo. Oneyemaechi, a 'Jambite', represented by Nnamudi Marcellinus, took home the star prize…
- 19 Jun 2018
Fourth Revolution: It’s Africa’s Time to Shine
Nkemdilim Begho It’s 2038 - exactly 20 years from now - imagine an interconnected world where computing is truly pervasive and everything is automated; we are once again enslaved. Just this time…
- 22 Nov 2023
Home is Where the Heart is in LG’s Latest Campaign, “Life’s Good When You Get More Love”
LG Electronics (LG) has launched a new campaign of short videos titled Life’s Good When You Get More Love – interweaving the LG family even more intricately into its customers’ everyday life, and…
- 1 Feb 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Integration Deadline by 8 Weeks
Federal government has extended the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) linkage exercise by eight weeks. This is the second extension of the exercise. The first…
- 16 Mar 2025
Transforming Lives Through Advocacy: Princess Omoyemwen Inspires Change at MTN's Go MAD Activation in Benin
MTN Nigeria brought its Go M.A.D (Go Make A Difference) campaign to Benin City at 360 Lounge in GRA on Saturday, March 15, with a fusion of inspiration, culture, and digital experiences. The Go M.A.D…
- 15 Apr 2021
FG Lifts Ban on New SIM Cards Activation
Federal Government has approved the Activation of New SIM Registration with Mandatory NIN in line with the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration Dr Femi Adeluyi,…
- 2 Mar 2021
FG Approves SIM Swap Centres, Extension of Enrolment Licence Tenure
The federal government has given mobile network operators (MNOs) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. This is one of the outcomes of…
- 19 Jun 2022
SIM-NIN Policy: Telcos Lose 12.33m Internet Subscribers in 2021- NCC
The number of Internet subscriptions fell from 154.29 million as of December 2020 to 141.96 million as of December 2021, showing an eight per cent decline on a year-on-year analysis. This is…
- 18 Aug 2008
Online Business and Courier
The development of internet and other information communications technologies were feared to have the capacity to cut down the operations of the courier and logistics business as they provide fast…
- 2 Apr 2021
Nigerians on NIN Database Hits 51M as FG Extends Linkage by One Month
The number of Nigerians currently on the NIN Database has exceeded 51 Million people, with monthly enrolments increasing significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…
- 9 Apr 2021
FG Reports over 2.6m NIN-SIM Data Linkage Monthly
Federal Government has said the current number of monthly enrolments for NIN-SIM data linkage has increased significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. This was disclosed recently in a meeting…
- 21 Dec 2020
FG Releases New Guidelines to Telcos on NIN Registration
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers. This was announced on Monday, December 21, 2020…
- 20 Nov 2015
Ericsson, Airtel Nigeria to Launche VoD “NuVu” 1Q2016
Ericsson on Friday announced the launch of its first end-to-end subscription video-on-demand content service, NuVu. The service will be marketed in close collaboration with service providers.…
- 2 Apr 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline to May 6
Federal government has extended the deadline for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of mobile phone owners in the country by one…
- 7 Feb 2024
SIM Cards not Linked to NIN before Month End will be Deactivated - NCC Warns
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said SIM cards that are yet to be linked to the National Identity Numbers (NIN) will be deactivated by the end of February. NCC Executive Vice Chairman/Chief…
- 1 Mar 2010
Starcomms Rolls Out Rare Value Added Services
Nigeria’s highly innovative telecommunication company, Starcomms plc, has rolled out a lot of value-added services to the pleasure of its subscribers in the last few months. These services…
- 29 Jul 2024
NIN-SIM Linkage: Protest Not Why MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9mobile Bar Subscribers’ Lines
Telecommunication operators in Nigeria, particularly MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile have started barring subscribers’ lines. Investigation on Sunday shows that the telcos’ actions are based on the…
- 6 Oct 2014
Nigeria @ 54: Stakeholders Urge Focus on Broadband
Stakeholders in the country’s information and communications technology have urged governments at all levels to show more commitment towards the development of broadband infrastructure as a way to…
- 22 Jun 2013
Coca-Cola Encourages Youths to be Ambassadors of Kindness
Coca-Cola is encouraging Nigerian youths to make the country a happier place. The world’s most valuable brand, through its new campaign ‘Crazy for Good’, urges youths to become Ambassadors of…