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- 27 Mar 2018
Security-as-a-Service Grows 21% in 2017 - Report
Security-as-a-service (SAAS) registered strong growth in 2017 at 21% to $4 billion, following the rise in adoption of cloud solutions for enterprises, according to technology market analyst firm…
- 6 Feb 2017
Sad! Value of Naira Determined by Forex 'Black' Market- Otunuga
An economic research analyst has bemoaned the inability of the Central Bank of Nigeria to contain the free fall of the Naira in the currency market. Lukman Otunuga, a research analyst at Forex Time…
- 28 Jul 2026
S&P Global Acquires Agusto & Co. to Strengthen Credit Ratings Across Africa
S&P Global has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Agusto & Co., one of Africa’s oldest and largest domestic credit rating agencies, in a move that signals growing international interest in…
- 17 Sept 2021
AbokiFX.com Suspends Black Market Forex Quotes
AbokiFX has announced it has temporarily suspended forex rate updates on its platforms, amid accusation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it was involved in the manipulation and sabotage of…
- 22 Feb 2017
CBN Directive to Banks: Not Yet Uhuru for Naira- Otunuga
With the Dollar demand for school fee payments overseas and personal travel allowance enforcing downside pressures on the parallel market, the move by the CBN to sell Dollars to retail users via…
- 24 Feb 2021
FMDQ Exchange Admits Parthian Partners’ N20bn Commercial Paper
FMDQ Securities Exchange has registered the Parthian Partners Limited N20 billion Commercial Paper (CP) Programme to its platform as part of its efforts to assist corporates access funds from the…
- 24 Jul 2026
Universities, Polytechnics Submit 169 Entries for NASENI Research Commercialisation Grants
About 169 proposals from Nigerian institutions including universities, polytechnics, and research institutes spread across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones have entered for the NASENI Research…
- 9 Apr 2015
Research Indicates Buyers Prefer Salesforce with IT & Business Expertise
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released a new IDC MarketScape report profiling and positioning the leading vendors participating in the worldwide Salesforce implementation services…
- 27 Jan 2014
Market Experience, Knowledge Different Global IT Service Firms- Torchia
IDC Energy Insights announced on Monday, the availability of a new IDC MarketScape designed to evaluate IT (professional) services firms that provide consulting, project management and IT outsourcing…
- 15 Jan 2015
PwC, KPMG, IBM, & EY Lead Global Business Consulting Services in Banking, others
International Data Corporation (IDC) has released a new series of 2014 MarketScape reports that provide an assessment of a number of providers participating in the worldwide banking business…
- 28 Feb 2018
Mobile Money Records Over 690 M Accounts Worldwide - GSMA
The GSMA yesterday unveiled its seventh annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’, offering a current snapshot of the mobile money landscape and highlighting the impact that greater…
- 22 Apr 2013
Thomson Reuters Unveils Next-Gen Product @ NSE
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading supplier of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, rolled out the latest version of its next-generation desktop product, Thomson Reuters Eikon,…
- 6 Feb 2014
Bloomberg Launches $10m Media Initiative for Africa
Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P., philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City, on Wednesday announced the launch of the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, a three-year pan-African…
- 31 Jan 2023
AFEX Releases Annual Commodity Outlook for 2023, Predicts a Decline in Production of Grain Commodities
Nigeria’s commodities market player, AFEX, unveiled its Annual Commodities Outlook report for 2023 in a virtual event on Tuesday, forecasting that the impact of flooding, devaluation of the naira,…
- 13 Oct 2023
The AI-Blockchain Nexus: Redefining Tech's Future
By Emmanuel Ebanehita, the Chief Marketing Officer of Fuse Network The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain has emerged as a transformative catalyst. This fusion promises to…
- 23 May 2021
TigerWit Shares Nugget on Forex Trading for Nigerians
Forex trading has become a top investment for many Nigerians and foreigners today. That is why a foremost regulated financial technology company, TigerWit Africa, has shared insightful nuggets to get…
- 25 May 2021
Jobberman Partners with NYSC to Train 120,000 Youth Corpers a Year
Jobberman, the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, has partnered with the Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in a bid to train 120,000 youth corpers a year. The free soft…
- 7 Feb 2018
Why the Future Belongs to Firms That Embrace Blockchain
By Olaniyi Tayo, Managing Director, Accenture Technology, Nigeria If 2017 was the year of blockchain early adoption by mainstream businesses, 2018 to 2027 will be the decade blockchain solutions will…
- 9 May 2021
SEC Unveils Measures to Cool off Demand for Foreign Stocks
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a tighter regulatory oversight of local brokers aimed at cooling off demand for foreign stocks. The apex regulatory body in the nation’s…
- 21 Sept 2015
Emefiele, CBN Gov. Under Fire over Cash Crunch, Hardship
Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is coming under fire from economists and investors as Nigeria, Africa’s top crude producer reels from the collapse in oil prices. The governor…
- 13 Nov 2018
Proptech to Drive Residential Growth with Technology in Nigeria
The deployment of technology to make Nigeria’s real estate sector more investable, increase liquidity to drive greater home ownership, will be a major talking point at this year’s West Africa…
- 16 Feb 2026
UBA Unveils Diaspora Platform to Connect Global Africans with Investment, Wealth Opportunities
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has unveiled a diaspora banking and investment platform designed to serve Africans living and working across the world and within the…
- 9 Jun 2017
Opeke, Others to Speak Third NSE, Bloomberg CEO Roundtable
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in collaboration with Bloomberg is set to host the third annual NSE Bloomberg CEO Roundtable on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Stock Exchange House, Marina, Lagos. Ms.…
- 9 Nov 2023
Why We’re Attracted to Founders with Clear Direction for their Startup - Ifeoluwa Adepoju
Ifeoluwa Adepoju, a lawyer with over 6 years of legal experience. She is an LLM graduate of Business Law and currently heads the legal and compliance team at Future Africa. Ifeoluwa has worked with…
- 3 Jul 2016
Forex Copy Trading – A Trend Set to Last
It is said that the forex markets are the domain of experienced traders, and it is certainly true that trading has become increasingly more fast-paced as new financial instruments and underlying…
- 19 Mar 2026
Gartner Forecasts Surge in AI-powered Public Services
At least 80% of governments will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents to automate routine decision-making, enhancing efficiency and service delivery by 2028. This is according to market…
- 20 Aug 2014
Behold! Global Leaders in Cloud Professional Services Market
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published its 2014 analysis of worldwide cloud professional services vendors. The IDC MarketScape report utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology that produces…
- 16 Jul 2014
IDC Evaluates Leading Vendors for Enterprise, Other Consulting Services
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published three new IDC MarketScape reports evaluating the enterprise performance management consulting, strategy consulting, and finance and accounting…
- 7 Mar 2013
IBM Helps Ekiti State Improve Governance, Education Capabilities
A team of IBM specialists completing a month-long pro bono consulting assignment yesterday presented recommendations to Ekiti State Government (EKSG) for strategies that will improve its…
- 6 Aug 2021
Nigerian Businesses Have Improved Gender Equality but More Efforts Needed, Says Report
Nigerian companies scored better than global averages for some aspects of women's participation in the workforce, but will need to further step up efforts to bridge the gaps that remain between women…