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- 16 Jan 2017
Gartner Says Global IT Spending will Reach $3.5Tn in 2017
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 2.7% increase from 2016. This is according to new research from Gartner. However, the expected growth rate is still down from…
- 19 Mar 2024
Global Mobile Money Market Hits $1.4tn in Transaction Value
Mobile money services, particularly in West Africa, have seen exponential growth, with registered accounts doubling over the past decade, according to the 2024 ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile…
- 7 Dec 2020
Blockchain to Boost Global GDP by $1.7tn
New analysis by consultancy firm PwC shows blockchain technology has the potential to boost the global gross domestic product by $1.76 trillion over the next decade. This is the key finding of a new…
- 29 Jun 2020
5G to Contribute Over $7.5tn to Global GDP by 2030 - Report
By 2030, 5G-related initiatives will contribute over $7.5 trillion to the global gross domestic product (GDP). This is according to Dimitris Mavrakis, research director of ABI Research, highlighting…
- 26 Apr 2019
Digital Transformation Efforts to Reach $1.2tn in 2019 - IDC
Enterprises around the world are forecast to spend around $1.2 trillion on digital transformation products and services in 2019, an increase of 17.9% over 2018. This is according to International…
- 19 Oct 2018
Global IT Spending to Hit $3.8tn in 2019 - Report
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2% from the expected spending of $3.7 trillion in 2018. This is according to the latest forecast by market analyst…
- 6 Jul 2017
IDC Says Innovation Accelerators Market to Reach $5.5tn by 2020
New research from IDC indicates the growth of new technologies, including the Internet of things (IOT), robotics, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), will drive the next wave of growth in…
- 1 Jul 2017
Global Digital Payments to Reach $3.6tn in 2017
Global digital payments will reach $3.6 trillion this year, according to a Juniper Research report titled "Strategies for Payment Providers: Opportunities, Risks & Competition 2017-2021". It…
- 31 Jul 2015
‘Social’ Shopping Drives 2015 Global eRetail Sales to 17% High Says Juniper
Global e-retail sales are expected to grow strongly by more than 17% to reach US$1.7tn this year, as social media companies are increasingly acting as direct sales platforms, which is likely to give…
- 24 Jun 2026
Elon Musk Loses Trillionaire Status as $500Bn Vanishes in Days
Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire after a sharp global sell-off in technology stocks wiped an estimated $500bn (£379bn) from his personal fortune. Elon Musk The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk…
- 6 Feb 2015
Global E-Commerce Estimated to Exceed $2tn In 2015
Worldwide e-Commerce is set to grow well beyond US$2tn this year driven by high double-digit growth in China and the rest of Asia and continued strong growth in North America and Europe, generating…
- 21 Oct 2021
Nigerian Fintech Secures $1.7mn Financing Round “to Bet on African SMEs”
Brass, a Nigerian digital bank delivering easy access to affordable premium banking services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has today secured $1.7mn in funding to address the heavily…
- 8 Oct 2024
GSMA Intelligence Reveals Telcos Eye on $400Bn Enterprise Opportunity
A new report from GSMA Intelligence launched ahead of MWC Las Vegas shows Telcos sizing prospects for growth in financial services, manufacturing, automotive and aviation – highlighting an…
- 28 Jun 2017
Japanese Smartphone Set to Launch in Nigeria
Respite appears to be on the way for millions of Nigerians bedeviled by the overwhelming abundance of inferior smartphones and other technology devices in the market-place, as a renowned Japanese…
- 30 Jun 2015
Jonathan’s Govt Spent $2.1Bn in 7 months without Approval
National Economic Council, chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday accused the last administration under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of spending $2.1billion in seven months from the…
- 18 Jun 2015
Visafone Free Roaming Mobile App Excites Customers
The newly launched Visafone Communications Limited Internet-powered voice, video and messaging solution for smartphones, tablets and windows desktops is already emerging as an instant hit and…
- 15 Oct 2017
NITRA: Okere Advocates for Improved FinTech Innovations
As “money is going digital” around the world, with central banks from England to China publicly floating the notion of issuing their own national digital currencies, it has become imperative for…
- 25 Oct 2017
Okere X-Rays Fintech Challenge And the New Face of Banking
Financial technology (FinTech) is clearly signifying that the digital revolution has arrived in the financial services sector and Mr. Austin Okere, founder, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG Plc) and…
- 17 Mar 2015
Lenovo Delivers Tackles Security with ThinkVision T Series Monitors
Lenovo has introduced a refreshed lineup of its ThinkVision T Series monitors featuring the latest green certificates and a new more refined ThinkVision design. The new generation models have thinner…
- 9 Mar 2014
There Was Nothing Bombastic About MWC 2014 Says Ovum
Overall, there was nothing bombastic about Mobile World Congress 2014, according to Ovum’s analysts. Ovum provides clients with independent and objective analysis that enables them to make…
- 25 Aug 2013
AOC Extends “myDisplay” Family
Under the family name “myDisplay”, monitor specialist AOC has recently launched a number of particularly innovative, top-notch display products. Now, the company introduces the two latest Style Line…
- 7 Jun 2021
NGX Lists Nova Merchant Bank’s N10Bn Bond
Nigerian Exchange Limited commemorated the listing of Nova Merchant Bank Plc’s N10billion Bond on Thursday, 3 June 2021 with a digital Closing Gong ceremony. The bond listed is the NOVAMBL…
- 5 Jul 2021
Jeff Bezos Steps Down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos, the American business magnate, who is founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Amazon, one of the world’s largest technological organisations will step down from the top position on…
- 2 May 2023
Four Technologies that can Drive Nigeria’s Cashless Economy
By Victor Irechukwu, Head of Engineering, OnePipe Waving your hand to pay after shopping at a store, or simply placing your mobile phone on the checkout counter could seem strange - at least to a…
- 16 May 2023
Role of FMCG in Tackling Climate Change: The Challenges and Opportunities for Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria
By Lovelyn Okafor I was always attracted by the natural beauty that surrounded me as a little girl growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, the country's major city at the time. Nigeria possessed a wealth of…
- 3 Dec 2023
NAICOM Puts Insurance Premium at N729bn in Nine Months
Nigerian insurance companies earned N729.1bn as premium from life and non-life businesses in the first three quarters of 2023 financial period. The National Insurance Commission disclosed this in a…
- 9 Nov 2012
Galaxy S3 Beats Apple, Becomes No. 1 Smartphone
Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S3 has become the world’s best-selling smartphone model last quarter, pushing aside Apple Inc’s iPhone, which has dominated the chart for more than two years, research…
- 6 Feb 2025
FG Seeks Fresh $580m Loan from World Bank
Federal government of Nigeria is seeking two fresh loans totaling $580m from the World Bank in March 2025. The loans are for: Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria 2.0; and HOPE for Quality Basic…
- 19 Oct 2025
Heirs Tech Calls for Bold Investments to Drive $700Bn Digital Growth
Heirs Technologies has called for bold investments and policy reforms to unlock Africa’s projected $700bn digital economy by 2030. This was disclosed in its maiden industry report titled ‘Africa’s…
- 2 Nov 2025
George Agu to Lead Discussions at Afritech 5.0
The organisers of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 5.0) are delighted to announce George Agu, a distinguished technology entrepreneur and executive, as one of the keynote speakers at this…