Tech

Airtel Africa has announced that its subsidiary, SMARTCASH Payment Service Bank Limited, has been granted approval in principle to operate a payment service bank business in Nigeria. This is contained in a notice signed by the Company…

The Federal Government has renewed its plans to safeguard Nigeria’s digital economy from cybercrimes, while building more trust among strategic stakeholders in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says technology and innovation should not just be for profit making but for the public good and solving societal problems. Osinbajo made this submission in his remarks at AfriLabs 10th Anniversary Dinner on…

Airtel Nigeria has announced a strategic partnership with Google and Dotgo, to offer upgraded Short Message Service (SMS) experience to enterprises and entrepreneurs in the country. The upgraded SMS experience would be delivered through…

A court in Seoul on Tuesday handed down a fine of 60,000 dollars (70 million won) against Samsung Group heir Lee Jae Yong. Lee was fined for illegal use of an anesthetic medication over a period of years South Korea’s Yonhap news agency…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Sunday said the ICT sector had saved N5,478,007,325.23 for the Federal Government through its IT projects clearing programmes in the past two years. Pantami said this…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday alerted Nigerians of the existence of a new, high-risk and extremely damaging malware called “Flubot”. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs…

Russia said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant, Google, a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete content deemed illegal. This is Moscow’s strongest effort yet to rein in foreign tech firms.…

American multinational computer hardware company, HP, has launched a new programme ‘Mentor-a-Teacher’ to assist educators in developing new learning methods for pupils. The HP in a statement issued on its Website on Monday said that the…

Interswitch, an integrated digital payment company, on Sunday unveiled its whitepaper on blockchain technology titled “Blockchain Technology: The future of Africa’s Digital Economy”, to help drive the growth of African businesses.…

Rent Small Small, a Nigerian property technology startup, has said that it had helped renters save N550 million on agency and legal fees in three years, as it joins Techstars Toronto Accelerator programme for mentorship. The Chief…

A newly formed Igbo group, ‘Mgborogwu Ndi Igbo Development Initiative’ has vowed to make southeast the technological hub of Africa. ‘Mgborogwu Ndi Igbo’ meaning ‘the root of Igbo people’ comprises professionals from different…

Spotify, an audio streaming and media services provider, has disclosed the top 10 states in Nigeria where music listening was highest between July to September 2021. It said the top 10 states include Lagos-Lagos, Niger-Suleja, FCT-Abuja,…

HP Inc. on Friday announced the launch of Windows 11 with newest technologies to provide consumers’ satisfaction and keep up with their lifestyle. Ms. Josephine Tan, Global Head and General Manager, Consumer PC, HP Inc., said in a…

Airtel Africa has announced that its subsidiary, Airtel Networks Ltd., (Airtel Nigeria) has initiated a process to buy back 8.27 per cent minority shareholdings at N55.81 per share. The Group Company Secretary, Mr Simon O’Hara, disclosed…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved conditional lifting of ban on microblogging giant Twitter. The president made this position known during a broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary on Friday in Abuja. The…

Financial Service Innovators (FSI) in partnerships with Nigeria Association of Computing Students (NACOS) on Thursday announced a ‘hackathon challenge’ for the youth. This is in a bid to further develop more localised Fintech solutions…

Samsung seems to be courting controversy with a recent ad release on Twitter featuring controversial choreographer, Todrick Hall. At first watch, the ad seems to be a catchy and chic promotion for the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G…

A Nigerian employee at Google, Angel Onuoha has taken to Twitter to recount a racist experience he had at the tech giant's Mountain View, California head office. Onuoha, who is Associate Product Manager at Google, said someone called…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has alerted Apple devices users of a spyware “Pegasus” that affects the products. Mrs. Hadiza Umar, the Head, Cooperate Affairs and External Relations of the National…

9mobile says one Abdurrahaman Ado Musa on the UAE list of terrorist financiers is not a director of the mobile telecommunications company. The company, in a statement in Lagos, said ‘Abdulrrahman’ Ado ‘Musa’, named on the UAE list, was…

Online communication has become massive in recent years. We all have access to instant messenger apps, social networks, forums, email platforms, text and video chat literally at our fingertips. The Internet allows us not only to communicate…

Millions of people love gaming on their mobile devices, whether they use iOS or Android. There are various types of mobile gaming, which cater to all sorts of different preferences. Here are some of the most popular categories of mobile…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, says that the ministry has inaugurated no fewer than 1,667 Information Communications Technology (ICT) centres across the country. He also said that more than 455 other…

The Federal Government says it has achieved 100 per cent in the production of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards as well as manufacture of many components of cell phones used in the country. The Minister of Communications and…