Digital Space founder, Olubukola Abitoye, has launched a foundation, aimed at offering succour to the less privileged Nigerians against the economic hardship orchestrated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Prince Osuagwu Technology and digital payment company, NetPlusDotCom, recently disrupted the payment landscape, launching an Android-based Point-of-Sale POS terminal. The device, NetPOS, which enables seamless transactions, aids quick sales and  issuing of receipts. According to the company, the device which is certified by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement Systems, NIBSS, can process multiple types of […]

By Prince Osuagwu Chief Operating Officer of career-neutral data centre, MDXi, Mr. Gbenga Adegbiji, has said that: “In January 2021, MDXi recorded 100 per cent availability of supply from the national grid through the Eko Electric Distribution Company, EKEDC. He said the availability record meant the company did not have to run any of its […]

By Juliet Umeh Digital payments company, Visa has entered into partnership with Logistics  Company, GIGL, to introduce a special e-Commerce Tariff for small businesses in Nigeria. The collaboration will allow merchants who have signed up on  Visa Small Business Hub  access  a discounted tariff plan for their logistics needs with the logistics provider. Also,interested SMEs […]

Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei has pledged to stick to a globalization strategy despite external pressure. He has called on the new US administration to come up with more open policies that are in the interests of US companies and the US economy as a whole. These are the first public remarks the founder of Huawei […]

President Joe Biden’s administration has asked a US federal court to pause proceedings aimed at banning TikTok to allow for a fresh review of the national security threat from the popular Chinese-owned video app. The filing in a federal appeals court said the new administration had begun a review and would not for the moment […]

…As GSMA cautions on late spectrum licensing By Prince Osuagwu and Juliet Umeh A new report by the Global System Mobile Association, GSMA, has hit out at Nigeria and other African countries for having the highest spectrum pricing in the world. GSMA says this has accounted for why the continent is not making rapid progress […]

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has charged telecom operators to take the NIN-SIM linkage exercise seriously. He said it was a good way of not only showing corporate governance, but securing the environment they are doing business in.

Stock markets posted mixed results, the dollar retreated and oil steadied Tuesday, while bitcoin closed in on $50,000 for the first time as investors reacted to US stimulus and Covid vaccine developments. Asia’s main stock indices closed higher, with Tokyo posting a 30-year high, while Europe was largely stable around the half-way stage. Wall Street […]

By Prince Osuagwu Ekiti State says it is preparing its youths towards acquiring skills that will make them employable in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Towards this end, the State Government has launched Coding, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Education in public schools. Twelve schools from a mix of urban and underserved communities have been carefully […]