By Prince Osuagwu The Federal government has pumped N20 million into the Nigerian start-up ecosystem. The investment came through the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, which doled out a grant of 5million each to four young tech start-ups in the country. The funding is to help the four start-ups gain fast traction and grow into big […]

By Juliet Umeh A Nigerian firm, ImpactHer and 33 organisations from other countries are to receive $25 million grants for creating opportunities that benefit women and girls. The funding to the firms which are largely nonprofits and social enterprises will help them push their solutions for women and girls around the world to reach their […]

By Juliet Umeh Most employees in Nigeria are known to be scared of venturing into self employment or entrepreneurships for a number of reasons which include lack of business expertise, lack of funding, lack of right structure and the fear of leaving the known to the unknown. However, in a bid to change these orientations […]

Federal Government has extended the deadline for the National Identity Number, NIN, Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, data verification to the end of 2021, while calling on the legal residents to complete the process. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, the approval of the to extend the deadline was made further […]

Telecommunications operators in Nigeria yesterday frowned at the federal government’s decision to peg the reserve bid price of 5G license at N75 billion (approximately $197.4million).