In apparent move to boost the nation’s financial inclusion drive, the mobile payment solution from First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Firstmonie has secured a grant of $12million US dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to execute the project.

MASTERCARD, has announced that it is now in 48 of Africa’s 55 markets. This was following the addition of seven new markets from the continent last week.

FEDERAL government is taking steps to move the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST from the traditional personal delivery system to online platform to facilitate the nation’s digital inclusion plan.

Stakeholders in the Nigerian IT industry have faulted the planned Federal Government imposition of 2% tax on the values of mobile phones, computers, software, cameras, photocopiers, printing machines and CD players manufactured in the country or imported.

ALTHOUGH consumers are relying more on their smartphones to engage with brands, consume content, and make purchases, debates have been raging on which smart phone is popular in different markets of the world.