By Juliet Umeh WomenPRIDE.Africa, a project of Women in Technology in Nigeria, WITIN has been named WSIS Prize 2022 runner-up. Out of 966 submitted projects, 360 were nominated for the online voting. More than 1.3 million votes were casted and WomenPRIDE.Africa was among the top five most voted in Category 11 AL C7 E-employment. The […]

She is a strong female voice in the fintech sector. Yet, benefits of her contribution to the development of the financial services industry cut across gender divides. Her name is Abimbola Odedeyi; Country Manager of  Unlimint, a fintech innovator  offering simplified global structure for local payment ecosystems.  Odedeyi is a seasoned professional with over 11 […]

To find where to sell a gift card, bitcoin and cash app in Nigeria is not a difficult task. As a matter of fact, you will find a buyer almost everywhere on the internet, on social media, Whatsapp and even in your streets. But just as you already know, trusted buyers aren’t that easy to […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke ABUJA—Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it is hopeful that 5G services would be available by the fourth quarter of this year across the country. Head, Spectrum Administration, NCC, Usman Aliyu, disclosed this, yesterday, while speaking on 5G deployment at a capacity building workshop organized for ICT journalist by the commission in Abuja. […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it’s hopeful that 5G services will be available by the fourth quarter of this year in the country. The Head, Spectrum Administration, NCC, Usman Aliyu, disclosed this while speaking on 5G deployment at a capacity building workshop organized for ICT journalist by the Commission in Abuja. […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor & Nkiruka Nnorom MTN Nigeria yesterday made a bold step towards accelerating the convergence of technology innovation and the media, with the institution of a certificate programme in the Pan-Atlantic University, PAU. The programme, MTN Media Innovation Programme, MIP, which will be a six-month, fully funded fellowship course for Nigerian […]

By Prince Osuagwu At the turn of the 21st century Nigeria started looking for the availability and equality of opportunities for its citizens to access financial services  – a process primarily known as financial inclusion. However, certain hindrances have not given it a smooth sail, and so, it has remained an issue. But the CEO […]

By Juliet Umeh Group Executive Director of  Technology and Operations, Access Bank Plc, Mr. Adeolu Bajemo, and other technology experts have called for collaboration between the private sector, regulators, and the legislatures to scale the achievements already made in the industry. Speaking at an Access Bank’s technology show, Africa Fintech Foundry, AFF, he said: “The […]

By Juliet Umeh An Abuja-based Islamic school, Great Height Academy, has partnered Information and Communication Technology Company, New Horizons to deploy Smart Home Automation devices and Security Alarm System in the school. The motive behind the project was to control all gadgets connected to a power source at home or office using the mobile phone […]

By Rasheed Sobowale Tesla CEO, Elon Musk is acquiring the popular microblogging platform, Twitter, with the aim of promoting “free speech” on the platform. The billionaire had earlier stated, “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated”. […]