Telecom subscriptions hit 195.1m in July
…Adds 2.88m subscriptions in one month By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s active telecommunications subscriptions rose by 2.88 million in July 2026 to 195.11 million, up from 192.23 million recorded in June, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The increase represents a monthly growth of about 1.5 per cent, while the country’s teledensity rose from 88.67 […]
Nigeria taps into web conferencing revenue with Konet
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor As the Web Virtual Conferencing market size grows to USD12.58 billion in 2020 and estimated to reach USD 19.02 billion by 2025, smart Nigeria tech companies are planning how to be part of the windfall. This is as a Nigerian Technology centre, 21st Century Technologies, at the weekend, launched Konet; […]
AXA partners Western Union on inclusive insurance
By Juliet Umeh Insurance company, AXA has announced collaboration with cross – border, cross-currency money movement and payments, Western Union to provide inclusive insurance products to customers. By linking insurance to money transfer services, the two groups will help to better cover migrant workers and their families at home. An initial pilot, called ‘Transfer Protect’, […]
Why SMEs need investment in cloud tech
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Nigeria’s 41 million small and medium enterprises, SMEs may have to ramp up more investment in cloud technology to grow quickly and attract major support of big players in the global market. This sums up the resolution of a wide range of experts in technology business who gathered at a […]
UAE joins space race, launches ‘Amal’ mars probe from Japan
A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch centre Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The liftoff of the Mars orbiter named Amal, or Hope, starts a rush to fly to Earth’s neighbour that is scheduled to be followed […]
Abacha frustrated Izuogu’s Z-600 car project — MASSOB
By Chinonso Alozie The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, led by Uchenna Madu, on Sunday, said that the former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, alongside his followers frustrated the vision of Engr Ezekiel Izuogu, who was said to have manufactured the first indigenous car— Z-600— in Africa. […]
