- 9 July, 2020
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Says Data Price Slash Will Happen
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has reiterated that prices of data in the country will…
NCC Creates New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at…
CDC Group Invests With $100m Helios IV Fund
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, and a leading impact investor, has invested $100 million in Helios Investors IV,…
Sim Swap/Fraud: How it is Done and Steps to Protect Your Mobile Banking From Cybercriminals
The fraud is known as SIM swapping, and it can be used to take over your financial accounts. SIM swapping relies on phone-based authentication.…
N3m Up For Grabs in NCC Virtual Hackathon For Digital Solutions to Contain Impact of Pandemic
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Regulator of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria, supports amongst other things, the development of…
Ingressive Launches Non-Profit Arm to Train 1m Tech Talents, Connect 5000 to Jobs in Africa
Ingressive, a Venture Capital company, has unveiled Ingressive for Good (I4G), its nonprofit arm; dedicated to empowering African youth with…
NOAA: Xplore awarded $670,000 to study the options for space weather observatory
Seattle-based Xplore has won a $670,111 award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to look into the feasibility of sending a solar…
Apply: FLANE Accelerator For Startups Focused on Female Empowerment
FLANE is a five-week virtual accelerator for impact-driven entrepreneurs who have developed an innovative digital solution that has the potential…
BBC & MTN Nigeria Partner to Deliver News Bulletins at No Cost
BBC World Service and MTN Nigeria have partnered to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins, free of charge to subscribers of…
Between 2014 and 2019, 613 VC Deals Worth $3.9bn Were Reported-AVCA
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry association which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,…