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- 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…
- 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…
- 27 Dec 2015
Google to Launch Messaging App
Google, part of Alphabet, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new service…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…