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- 10 Aug 2015
High Net Worth Nigerians Should Invest in IT Startups-Mba-Uzoukwu
Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, an IT entrepreneur and vice chairman of Demo Africa 2015 edition, has urged high net-worth individuals in Nigeria to start investing in technology startups, arguing that returns…
- 6 Sept 2018
Tizeti Secures $3 Million Series A Fund to Expand Unlimited Internet Service into Ghana
Nigerian ISP start-up Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led by 4DX Ventures with participation from existing investors Y Combinator Continuity,…
- 21 Feb 2018
Smart Cities Initiative Technologies to Gulp $80 Billion in 2018 -IDC
Forecast by International Data Corporation (IDC) has shown that worldwide spending on the technologies that enable Smart Cities initiatives will hit $80 billion in 2018. In the first release of the…
- 17 Sept 2012
Terror Attacks Threaten $25Bn Investment
The rising terrorist attacks on information and communications technologies (ICTs) infrastructure is threatening the over $25 billion investment in the telecommunications sector and creating an…
- 14 Jun 2022
Africa’s Tech Start-up Ecosystem to Attract Over US$10bn by 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and improved internet connectivity is helping Africa attract funding and a large percentage of business leaders on the continent say its tech start-up ecosystem will…
- 26 May 2015
Nigeria’s Hotels.ng Raises $1.2m
Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website, has secured an investment of $1.2 million from international investors EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund, a seed-stage technology fund, and Omidyar Network,…
- 28 Jun 2017
Nigeria's 'Wifi.com.ng' Secures $2.1m Funding from Investors
Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng which offers unlimited internet service across Lagos, Nigeria, announced that it has closed on seed funding of $2.1 million from international…
- 18 Dec 2015
Flash Arrays Account for Over 50% of External Storage in EMEA- IDC
The value of the total EMEA external storage systems market fell 9.8% year over year to $1.57 billion in the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15), according to International Data Corporation's EMEA…
- 22 Feb 2023
ND Western Wins Independent Company of the Year at SAIPEC 2023
One of Nigeria’s leading indigenous oil and gas exploration company, ND Western Limited, has won the Independent Company of the Year Award for the second year running at the 2023 SAIPEC Exhibition…
- 12 Apr 2021
Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of its $10mn Series A round. Led…
- 10 Nov 2009
FG Takes Internet to 474 Schools
Universal Service Provision Fund, (USPF) has provided Internet tools and facilities to 474 schools, spread across the six geopolitical zones of the country. USPF is a special fund set up by the…
- 12 Jun 2026
NITDA Unveils Ambitious Strategy to Turn Southwest into Nigeria’s Next Innovation Powerhouse
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission through the signing of a…
- 15 May 2015
Huawei, Ovum Whitepaper Justifies HCC Summit Recommendations
Huawei and Ovum, a leading global technology research and advisory firm, jointly released a Quality Mobile Broadband Network whitepaper. Focused on achieving quality network, the paper highlights the…
- 3 May 2017
Visa Establishes Regional HQto Support Nigeria, Other Markets
Visa, a global payments technology company, has announced that it has opened its regional headquarters for the Western and Central Africa region in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. Visa staff will work with…
- 18 Jun 2026
AfreximBank Urges Nigeria, Others to Strengthen Continental Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has urged Nigeria and the rest of Africa to strengthen intra-African trade and resilience to protect against geopolitical shocks. In a recently released…
- 28 Aug 2016
Can Innovation Solve Nigeria’s Most Pressing Economic Challenges?
A closer look at Lagos, Abuja and other business hubs in Nigeria, one finds it easy to see the progress made through innovations and the effects on these cities – busy streets, construction of…
- 11 Jul 2024
IFC Partners TerraPay to Boost Access to International Remittances in Africa
To boost access to affordable remittances and support livelihoods and business activity in countries across Africa, IFC announced a financing package for TerraPay, an Africa-focused digital payments…
- 18 Jan 2010
IT Spending To Rebound In 2010
After a dismal performance in 2009, the technology sector will see a recovery in 2010 as businesses and governments in the US and around the world begin spending again on information technology,…
- 2 Dec 2015
Global Production Printer Shipments Gains 9.9% Growth in 3Q15- IDC
The worldwide production print market continues to show year-over-year growth in unit shipments, gaining 9.9% in the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC…
- 5 Mar 2015
Thomson Reuters Inaugurates 4th Trading Africa Summit in Cape Town
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has inaugurated the 4th Trading Africa Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit,…
- 7 May 2014
Gartner Says CRM Software Market Grew 13.7 Percent in 2013
Worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) software totaled $20.4 billion in 2013, up 13.7 percent from $18 billion in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. "High levels of end-user investment in…
- 14 Sept 2014
Intel Make Top 5 Global Security Appliance Market Leaders
Security appliance growth continues in second quarter of 2014, with Cisco, Check Point, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Intel identified as the worldwide leaders. According to the…
- 6 Feb 2014
Exchange Rate Fingered in Emerging Markets IT Spending Slowdown
IT spending will be inhibited by the economic slowdown in emerging markets in 2014, in addition to an inevitable deceleration in the growth of smartphones and tablets, according to the new…
- 21 Jun 2023
Three Ways Embedded Finance can Drive a Cashless Economy
By Victor Irechukwu, Head of Engineering, OnePipe. In recent years, non-bank providers have been integrating financial services into various products and services. This enables merchants that have…
- 20 Jun 2015
IDC Predicts Short-Term Decline Trend in EMEA Thin Client Market
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin client market faced a severe contraction in Q1 2015 as the shipments declined at -10.2% year-on-year, and resulted in 438 thousand units shipped,…
- 26 Mar 2021
Nokia, Safaricom Launch East Africa’s First Commercial 5G Services in Kenya
Nokia 5G radio and FastMile 5G gateways provide ultra-fast Fixed Wireless Access services to subscribers; Safaricom also showcased 5G hologram and UHD video communication using live 5G network. Nokia…
- 6 Aug 2014
Eaton Opens Office in Nigeria
Global power management company Eaton has opened corporate office in Lagos, Nigeria. The office will serve the needs of Eaton’s customers in Nigeria as well as Western Africa. Shane…
- 14 Jan 2019
WhereIsMyTransport Moves to Digitally Map Africa
London-based public transport data and tech firm WhereIsMyTransport is keeping Africa very much in its public transport digital mapping strategy. The investment will give impetus to the company as it…
- 13 Sept 2013
Africa’s External Disk Storage Systems Market Still Flat
The external disk storage systems market value in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) remained almost flat in 2Q13, growing by 0.5% year on year to $1.77 billion, according to the latest EMEA…
- 5 Feb 2020
Farmcrowdy Acquires One of Nigeria's Largest Meat Processors
Farmcrowdy has announced the acquisition of Best Foods (L&P) to offer a wider livestock production and processing solution to the meat market. The acquisition will see Farmcrowdy owning majority…