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Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorDespite the Nigeria First Policy designed to give indigenous businesses greater opportunities in government procurement, Nigerian companies are still not getting enough protection, Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has warned. Ekeh said the situation could spell doom for the economy, arguing that Nigeria cannot build a sustainable digital […]
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NCC to build N1bn digital park in Oyo

NCC to build N1bn digital park in Oyo

By Sola Isola  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the construction of a N1 billion Digital Park in Ibadan, Oyo State. Professor Adeolu Akande, Chairman of the Commission, made this disclosure during a meeting with youth leaders across the state at an end of the year session in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. He […]

Helping Startups with Legal Compliance: An interview with Aminat Ibraheem-Dakeje

Helping Startups with Legal Compliance: An interview with Aminat Ibraheem-Dakeje

By Sarah Itona Aminat Ibraheem-Dakeje is a Nigerian legal practitioner with deep experience across corporate/commercial law, FinTech regulation, anti-money laundering (AML/CFT), and company secretarial practice. She is currently the Legal Manager at Tapass Technology Limited, where she oversees Day to Day management of legal affairs of the Nigerian, UK and US entities, including drafting and […]

Electricity: Nigeria’s metered customers rise 17.7% to 4.7m in 9 months

Electricity: Nigeria’s metered customers rise 17.7% to 4.7m in 9 months

By Udeme Akpan The number of metered customers has increased by 17.7 percent to 4,772,906 in September 2021, from 4,053,403, recorded in the corresponding period of 2020, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. In its Key Operational & Financial Data of  Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, released yesterday, NERC disclosed that the number of […]

Why start-up bill holds future for Nigeria’s robust tech ecosystem

Why start-up bill holds future for Nigeria’s robust tech ecosystem

Lagos had tabled a N250million seed funding to grow the tech ecosystem in the state, but at a two-day hybrid conference organised by Eko Innovation Centre recently, themed “Funding and a Connected Lagos”,  Lagos  government and Eko Innovation Centre including other experts, offered tips on how start-ups can get funds.