The Federal Government, through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to host the world’s largest technology fair, GITEX, in 2025. The MOU was signed by Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General and CEO of NITDA, and Trixie LohMirmand, CEO of KAOUN International, the […]
Month: May 2024
PalmPay, leading fintech company, has been awarded the prestigious “Customer Focused Digital Bank of the Year” Award at the Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership Awards, organised by the Nigeria Communication Week. The award ceremony took place in Lagos, celebrating exceptional achievements and contributions in the Information and Communications […]
MoMo, the payment service bank under MTN’s ownership, has unveiled an open Application Programming Interface (API) with the aim of bolstering digital wallets within its platform. This move by the PSB encourages companies to seamlessly integrate the API for payment processing and collections. Despite digital wallet users constituting a mere […]
NELFUND reported that it has received over 60,000 applications from students attending federal government institutions since the launch of its student loan application portal. Out of these, 30,000 applications have been successfully processed. The agency also disclosed that 90 percent of federal universities have submitted their students’ data to its […]
A devastating event unfolded on Lagos Island as a four-story building collapsed on Thursday, ensnaring an unspecified number of individuals. The calamity struck at Iga Iduganran, in close proximity to the Oba of Lagos’ palace. Gbenga Omotosho, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, officially acknowledged the incident through […]
Sophos, a global leader in innovative security solutions designed to defeat cyberattacks, has released its inaugural “MSP Perspectives 2024” survey report. The report reveals that the most significant day-to-day challenge facing Managed Service Providers (MSPs) is keeping up with the latest cybersecurity solutions and technologies, as cited by 39% of […]
The Federal Government has announced the indefinite suspension of the Air Nigeria Airline project. Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, confirmed the suspension during a ministerial press briefing in Abuja, which marked President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office. The Nigeria Air project was initially unveiled in 2023 […]
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, CEO of Digital Realty Nigeria, (R) receiving Lifetime Achievement Award from Mr. Ayotunde Coker, MD Open Access Data Centre (l) at the 2024 Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership Awards Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, CEO of Digital Realty Nigeria, (R), receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Mr. […]
According to Huawei’s statement on Wednesday, two out of the four teams that clinched the grand prize at the global final of the eight Huawei ICT competition, held in Shenzhen, China from May 23 to May 27, 2024, are from Nigeria. Huawei highlighted that among the 18 teams from Sub-Saharan […]
MTN Group has retained the top spot in the annual ‘Brand Africa 100: Best Brands’ survey. Additionally, MTN continues to lead the list of African brands recognized for ‘doing good for society, people, and the environment,’ highlighting the company’s ESG efforts to create shared value and promote a sustainable business, […]