Starting January 1, 2027, Greek children under 15 will be banned from social media, announced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. In a direct message posted on TikTok, Mitsotakis spoke to the generation most affected: “I know some of you will be upset… This isn’t about keeping you away from […]
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Nigeria’s telecom regulator has ordered mobile network operators to compensate customers for persistent service disruptions, introducing a new policy that takes effect in April 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission said the directive is designed to strengthen accountability across the telecommunications sector, requiring operators to identify affected users and issue compensation […]
Sterling Bank is commemorating the one-year milestone of its Zero Transfer Fees initiative, through which customers have collectively saved more than N1.6 billion since its rollout. The policy, launched on April 1, 2025, scrapped transfer charges on the bank’s digital platform, OneBank, positioning Sterling as the first major Nigerian bank […]
Moniepoint Inc. , Africa’s leading all-in-one financial ecosystem for individuals, businesses, and their customers, has announced the acquisition of Orda Africa (“Orda”), a fast-growing cloud-based restaurant management platform operating in Nigeria. Following the acquisition, Orda will be fully integrated into Moniebook, Moniepoint’s comprehensive Point-of-Sale (POS) and business management platform. Since […]
Quest Merchant Bank has been appointed as Transaction Advisor for Project BRIDGE (Broadband Infrastructure Development for Digital Economy), a landmark national broadband initiative spearheaded by the Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE), Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani. Project BRIDGE is a transformative digital infrastructure programme […]
PalmPay Nigeria has expressed commitment to increasing women’s participation in the financial technology sector through its Purple Woman program, as the company hosted the third edition of its Purple Woman Masterclass, designed to equip young women with digital and professional skills. Speaking at the event, Chika Nwosu, managing director of […]
Big news — our investment management rating just got an upgrade to ‘AA’ from ‘AA-’ by DataPro and affirmation of A+(IM) by Agusto & Co. This reflects how we are continuously improving to serve our investors better. Our funds levelled up too as Agusto & Co upgraded our First Asset Money […]
…New three-tier portable SSD range supports everyday, creative, and professional storage needs …SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD now available worldwide SanDisk has announced the next generation of its portable SSD portfolio, introducing a three-tier lineup engineered to handle larger file sizes, AI-generated content, and increasingly demanding digital workflows. The refreshed range […]
The international e-commerce platform; Temu, said it is dedicated to protecting users’ personal information and will cooperate with authorities to resolve issues regarding its data handling methods in response to an ongoing investigation by Nigeria’s Data Protection agency. This comes after the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) announced that it […]
With registrations still ongoing, Interswitch; an integrated payments and digital commerce company, has made it easier for potential candidates to register for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry exams by offering safe, dependable, and easily accessible payment methods for UTME ePIN purchases. With one of the first […]