Africa’s tech conversation shifts to digital solution Economy
*As Over 600 Innovators, enterprise leaders grace Innovate Africa By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Africa’s technology conversation is shifting from simply producing digital talent to building the products, businesses and innovation systems capable of solving the continent’s most pressing problems. That was the central message as more than 600 product managers, founders, enterprise executives and […]
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
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
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 […]
FairMoney promises to drive financial inclusion with digital banking
Micro Finance Bank, FairMoney says the easiest way to bridge the gap between developed and developing countries in financial activities would be to ensure that every process of banking in the emerging economies is digitized.
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.
