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- 17 Oct 2021
Interswitch Unveils Whitepaper on Blockchain Technology
Africa’s leading integrated digital payment and e-commerce company, Interswitch Group, has unveiled its whitepaper on blockchain technology titled “Blockchain Technology: The Future of Africa’s…
- 25 May 2022
NITDA Aligns with Global Experts in Upscaling Blockchain Technology
With the significant impact of blockchain technology on the nation’s digital transformation by using it as a platform to sustain the country’s digital economy, Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the…
- 5 Nov 2020
FG Targets $6Bn Revenue from Blockchain Technology
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that Nigeria plans to generate over six billion dollars through blockchain technology by 2030. Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, director-general,…
- 17 Oct 2018
Lack of Enlightenment Still Limit Blockchain Technology - Ozinegbe
As VaultBridge Global gears up to organize its maiden edition of a public enlightenment workshop on Blockchain Technology, organisers have expressed worry over the pace of adoption, attributing it to…
- 31 Jan 2022
Bantu Foundation Expands Blockchain Technology Operations to Ghana
Bantu Blockchain Foundation has expanded its footprint in blockchain technology to Ghana, noting that considering the rate of adoption of blockchain, Africa can benefit from the use of blockchain…
- 7 Apr 2019
Nigeria Sits at Outskirts of Blockchain Technology
Industries are increasingly shifting to blockchain technology because it is already transforming certain industries – like banking and financial products and indeed entire industries. …
- 25 May 2023
Centbee Partners nChain to Further Global Blockchain Payment Technology
Centbee, blockchain payments company on Thursday announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with nChain, a world leader in Web3 and Blockchain technologies to strengthen its blockchain…
- 12 Dec 2021
NITDA DG Says Blockchain Technology Essential for Digital Transformation
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, has said that Blockchain technology supports the digital transformation agenda of the Agency and will…
- 22 Apr 2022
FG to Implement Blockchain Technology — Arabi
Dr Dasuki Arabi, director-general, Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR) has said the Federal Government is set to implement a road map for blockchain technology in the country. Arabi said this at a…
- 22 Oct 2018
VaultBridge Decries Lack of Awareness on Blockchain Technology in Nigeria
Harrison Ozinegbe, Executive Director, VaultBridge Global, a software security company with focus on Cyber Security, FinTech and Blockchain Technology, has decried lack of adequate knowledge of…
- 9 Jun 2019
Expert Seeks Adoption of Blockchain Technology in Solving Critical National Challenges
Paul Ezeafulukwe, President of Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria SiBAN, an umbrella body of blockchain stakeholders in Nigeria has urged federal government to adopt…
- 13 Jul 2021
Blockchain Technology to Add $29Bn to Nigeria’s GDP by 2030
Areport by Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) has revealed, that by limiting the barriers currently confronting financial inclusion in Nigeria, blockchain technology will contribute…
- 30 Mar 2022
BoICT Lecture 2022 to Explore Impact of Blockchain Technology in a Digitalized Nigeria
This year’s Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT) awards/lecture series scheduled for May 28, will be exploring Impact of Blockchain Technology in a Digitalized Nigeria. Now in…
- 22 Dec 2023
Hyperspace Secures Another Patent for its Blockchain Technology, cipherCHIP tap2verify
Hyperspace Technologies Limited has secured its second patent and trademarks for cipherCHIP tap2verify: A blockchain-integrated contactless product authentication & verification system. Dr.…
- 4 Feb 2025
Blockchain Technology Will Aid Market Regulation – SEC
Dr. Emomotimi Agama, director-general, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has emphasized that the deployment of blockchain technology will improve efficiency and aid the regulation of the…
- 9 Mar 2023
NITDA Targets $40b Revenue from Blockchain Technology
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the agency is targeting a revenue of $40 billion from blockchain. In line with this…
- 24 Jun 2021
Nigeria to Lead Africa in AI, Blockchain Technology – NITDA DG
Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA ), said Nigeria will lead other African countries in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain…
- 23 Sept 2021
LCCI President, Others Seek Adoption of Blockchain Technology to Drive Business, Regulatory
Mrs. Toki Mabogunje, president, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, LCCI, has urged Nigerians in private and public sectors to adoption Blockchain innovations to drive business, regulatory and…
- 5 Jul 2026
Tokenization, Blockchain Technology will Transform Financial Institutions – IMF
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that tokenization and blockchain technology will fundamentally transform global financial market infrastructure (FMI), but insisted that regulated…
- 3 Jul 2020
Analysts See Surge of Blockchain Tech Market
Blockchain technology’s burgeoning market is set to exceed the billion-dollar mark, with a new report crediting rising demand for immutability of information on networks. The Blockchain Technology…
- 12 Jun 2024
Sterling Bank Adopts Blockchain Technology to Revolutionise Credential Verification
Sterling Bank, has partnered with the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG) to revolutionise credential verification through blockchain technology. The bank in a statement noted that this…
- 16 Nov 2021
Digital Encode to Train ICT Journalists on Blockchain Technology
With the evolving trends in digital currency and technology, journalists under the aegis of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) will receive one-day Capacity Boosting…
- 17 Jun 2022
Transforming Dispute-resolution Process in Banks Require Blockchain Technology - Uche Elendu
With the increased rate of fraud and dispute claims between customers and financial institutions across Nigeria, Uche Elendu, Co-founder and COO of Appzone has made the call for the adoption of…
- 11 Aug 2017
Microsoft Unveils Technology to Speed up Blockchain
Microsoft is working on technology that it believes can make blockchain-based systems faster and more private, as it looks to speed up use of the distributed database software by enterprises. The…
- 6 Jun 2023
NITDA Takes IT Policy Formulation Approach to London Blockchain Conference
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), showcased Nigeria’s Innovative IT Policy Formulation Approach at the just concluded London Blockchain Conference. NITDA led the…
- 11 Nov 2018
Lack of Regulation in Blockchain Space Forces Investment out of Nigeria
The inability of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide regulatory framework that will guide financial services using blockchain technology is taking toll on the economy as investments meant for…
- 17 May 2023
FG Inaugurates National Blockchain Implementation & Steering Committee
In a bid to fast track the adoption and utilise the gains of emerging technologies, the Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a National Policy on Blockchain Technology and inaugurated…
- 24 Nov 2023
Blockchain Policy Adoption will Enhance Secured, Transparent Government Processes – DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has stated that with the increased distrust in governance in Nigerian with the manipulation government…
- 8 Jul 2024
FG Mulls Creation of ‘Nigerium’ Blockchain to Enhance Data Security
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will develop the "Nigerium" indigenous blockchain to safeguard national security, according to Kashifu Abdullahi, director general, NITDA.…
- 23 May 2019
CoinCola Bitcoin Platform now in Nigeria
Blockchain Technology is rapidly growing in different continents and many more people beginning to see the importance and relevance of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in their different…