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- 9 Apr 2014
Microsoft Partners Lenovo, Tencent to offer XP Tech Support
Microsoft Corp has partnered Lenovo Group Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd to provide software security services for Windows XP users in China, after the U.S. tech firm stopped updating the operating…
- 26 Mar 2026
Francis Okafor Stuns China, Emerges Second-Place Winner @ Tencent OpenClaw Hackathon
In a striking moment of global recognition for African talent in artificial intelligence, Shenzhen-based Nigerian technologist, Francis Okafor has emerged as the second-place winner at the 2026…
- 10 Jun 2026
Firm Discovered a New Corporate Phishing Technique using a Popular AI Web Development Platform
Kaspersky has discovered that attackers have begun exploiting another legitimate service for malicious purposes – this time it is Tencent EdgeOne Pages, a platform for creating and hosting web…
- 8 Jul 2016
Naspers Struggles to Run Internet Businesses in Nigeria
Naspers, the most valuable company in Africa, has once again been defeated by an internet business in Nigeria. WeChat, the free messaging and calling app managed in Africa by Naspers has closed its…
- 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…
- 28 Aug 2018
Paystack Secures $8 million Series A Funding
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Stripe, and includes Visa, follow-on funding from…
- 19 Jan 2022
Microsoft Plans Metaverse Dominance with Activision Blizzard
Software giant, Microsoft is planning to dominate the metaverse with its move to acquire Activision Blizzard, a game development and interactive entertainment content publisher, in a mega deal. This…
- 4 Jan 2017
13 Biggest Tech Acquisitions of 2016 Valued Over $613Bn
Generally, 2016 was busy for the IT/telecoms market, as the world witnessed some mergers and acquisitions. At the home front, Thursday, January 7, 2016, MTN Nigeria completed the acquisition of…
- 2 Feb 2016
Remittance & Mobilemoney Expo begins Today
The sixth remittance and mobilemoney expo begins today in Lagos, Nigeria. The forum is expected to discuss issues around lowering remittance transaction cost. According to Emmanuel Okoegwale, event…
- 8 Jul 2016
WeChat Nigeria Refutes Exit Reports
Inactivity between users and social communications app WeChat in Nigeria has fuelled speculation the company could soon exit the region. WeChat Nigeria has not been connecting with its users through…
- 10 Jul 2016
So, Our Tech StartUps Missed Out at Viva Tech 2016
Recording over 45,000 visitors in three days, 300 seminars with the world's biggest names in tech, and over 10 million euros distributed to startups, Viva Technology Paris 2016, apparently, exceeded…
- 22 Jul 2016
WeChat Takes on WhatsApp in Africa
WeChat, China's biggest Internet-based mobile messaging platform – is scrambling to gain from African markets. The move is leading the South Africa-China joint venture down a fiercely competitive…
- 2 Jan 2017
Virtual PAs To Account for 20% Smartphones’ User Interactions by 2019- Gartner
Advances in various technologies will drive users to interact with their smartphones in more intuitive ways, said Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that, by 2019, 20% of all user interactions with the…
- 23 Feb 2017
Business Today, Disrupt or Die (Part 3)
Today, disruptive companies are the fastest-growing in history. In reality, they are movers and shakers in the business world today. They came and smoothly disrupted the business ecosystem. They…
- 28 Jun 2017
Facebook Hits 2BN User Mark
Facebook said that two billion people regularly use its flagship service, marching past another milestone in its growth from a college curiosity in the US to the world's largest social media network.…
- 31 Aug 2012
ITU Telecom World 2012 Attracts Global ICT Leaders
ITU Telecom World 2012 Attracts Global ICT Leaders ITU Telecom World 2012 is bringing together a uniquely inclusive list of international speakers for five days of constructive dialogue and debate…
- 26 Aug 2018
Finserve Targets Nigeria, Others in Expansion into E-commerce, Remittances Markets
Fintech business, Finserve is betting on a new payment platform for customers and businesses across East, Central Africa as well as Nigeria to tap into the region’s e-commerce and remittances…
- 23 Sept 2018
14 New Associates Join EMVCo Payment Technology Innovation Program
Global technical body EMVCo has welcomed 14 associate organizations to its program of cross-industry collaboration for the development of EMV specifications. The EMVCo Associates Program allows…
- 8 Mar 2019
MTN Builds Own Messaging App to Integrate Its Mobile Money Service
MTN has developed an instant messaging platform which it hopes will become the "African WeChat", with plans to launch it in two markets in the next month or so. "We intend to launch it across…
- 17 Jun 2019
Börje Ekholm, Ericsson CEO Urges Europe to Act Fast on 5G or Lose Out
Europe needs urgent and decisive action if it is to benefit from the competitive and innovative capabilities of 5G or it will lose out to the U.S., China, and other regions, Ericsson President and…
- 8 Sept 2019
MainOne, CcHub, Others Partner for 2019 PitchDrive Asia Tour Stories
The second edition of Co-Creation Hub’s PitchDrive tech tour is currently underway. Ten selected startups utilising hardware and deep technology tools in their businesses are travelling through five…
- 4 Oct 2019
Pantami Leads Nigeria’s Delegation to GITEX 2019
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications will be leading major Nigerian businesses and economic players to attend this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX 2019) in…
- 14 Jul 2020
Over 3.4bn People to Use Social Media by 2023
An estimated 3.43 billion people will be using social media networks By 2023, a figure representing 44% of the estimated 7.79 billion global population. This is according to a report issued by…
- 15 Oct 2020
Stripe Acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200m
Stripe, American financial service platform, has acquired Paystack, one of Nigeria’s leading payment service providers. Paystack provides a quick way to integrate payments services into an online or…
- 16 Sept 2021
Spontaneous Deregulation Tests Regulatory Gaps on Digital Platforms
By Austin Okere There is a perfect storm brewing between Regulators and Technology Platforms. Regulators should ordinarily be one of the most critical enablers of a society. Austin Okere They,…
- 14 Jan 2022
Metaverse, Future of Work Among Disruptive Tech to Shape 2022
While connectivity, digital transformation and telemedicine dominated 2021, this year is expected to be shaped by the metaverse and the future of work. This is according to data and analytics company…
- 20 Sept 2022
Remedial Health Secures $4.4 million in Seed Funding to Provide Access to Credit for Neighbourhood Pharmacies
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to accelerate its expansion across…
- 14 Feb 2023
Curacel Secures $3M Seed Funding to Power New Insurance Experiences
Curacel, Africa’s leading insurance infrastructure provider, has raised $3 million in seed funding to roll out new technology solutions designed to power the next generation of insurance experiences…
- 1 Aug 2023
Remedial Health Raises $12M to Deliver Financial Services for Pharmacies, Drive Deeper Growth in Nigeria
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has secured $12 million in an equity and debt funding round to deepen the…
- 8 Apr 2026
Paga Group Rejigs Leadership as Oviosu, Founder Becomes Group CEO
Paga Group has announced a major leadership restructuring, marking 17 years of operation and signalling a strategic shift toward deeper financial infrastructure development, emerging technologies,…