Okra Bows Out: Nigeria’s Open Banking Trailblazer Shuts Down
Okra, one of Nigeria’s pioneering open banking startups, has quietly ceased operations after five years in business, marking a sobering moment for the country’s...
FG Honours Akwa Ibom Tech Hub for Grassroots Innovation Training
The Federal Government has given Start Innovation Hub a strategic partner recognition certificate for contributing to the development of tech training at the grassroots.
The...
DBN Empowers Tech Startups with N13m to Scale Ideas
In another significant step to bolster support for the growth of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem, the Development Bank...
Microsoft Is Letting 9,000 More Workers Go
Microsoft to lay off 9,000 workers globally in second wave of job cuts in 2025
Microsoft has commenced another round of layoffs that will see...
9Mobile Secures MTN Roaming Partnership to Boost Rural Coverage for 3 Years
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a landmark three-year national roaming agreement between MTN Nigeria and 9Mobile, a deal expected to expand network...
SIM Services Suspended Nationwide as NIMC Upgrades Identity Platform
Major telecom operators in Nigeria have temporarily suspended certain SIM services nationwide as the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) carries out a crucial upgrade...
Nigeria Urged to Implement AI Policy for Universities
Experts have called on the Nigerian government and higher education regulators to develop a robust national AI policy for universities, warning that the lack...
Egypt Leads Africa’s Startup Funding in May, Nigeria Misses Out on Major Deals
Egypt has emerged as the dominant hub for startup funding in Africa for May 2025, pulling ahead of other major markets like Nigeria, South...
Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers, Launches ‘Pay-Per-Crawl’ for Publishers
Internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare has announced that it will now block AI bots from scraping website content by default, in a move designed to...
MTN Nigeria Unveils $235 Million Data Centre to Localise Cloud Hosting
MTN Nigeria has officially completed the first phase of its massive new Dabengwa Sifiso Data Centre, a $235 million project set to dramatically expand...
