With a big shift from its previous focus on business-to-business transactions, Paystack, a Nigerian fintech company owned by Stripe, has launched Zap, a consumer app designed for instant and secure bank transfers marking a grand entry into the consumer payments space. This was disclosed during a live stream on YouTube […]
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) is set to commemorate its 20th anniversary with a grand gala dinner on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Landmark Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The celebration, tagged IXPN@20, will commence at 5:00 p.m. and bring together stakeholders across Nigeria’s information and communications […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in collaboration with the SATH Foundation, is advancing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s technology ecosystem through the Nigeria Tech Outlook, an initiative designed to guide investment, inform policymaking and accelerate technology adoption across key sectors of the economy. The Director General of NITDA, KashifuInuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, […]
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will lead a distinguished lineup of technology industry leaders at the sixth edition of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH), scheduled to hold on November 13, 2026, in Lagos. The event will bring together […]
Indian High Commission and the Young Innovators of Nigeria to convene stakeholders on innovation, technology partnerships and investment opportunities. The growing opportunities for collaboration between Nigeria and India in artificial intelligence, innovation and the digital economy will take centre stage on Thursday, 22 October 2026, as the Young Innovators of Nigeria […]
Andrew Agbo Abu, Founder and President of Young Innovators of Nigeria (YIN), Chairman of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Abuja Chapter, and Convener of Abuja Tech Week, has announced the successful completion of a rigorous 10-month leadership development journey at the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), marking another […]
In alignment with the presidential agenda of Reforming the Economy for Sustained Inclusive Growth, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s education system from an economy that places primary emphasis on academic certificates to one […]
1. Flutterwave — Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) 2. Moniepoint — Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) / University of Lagos (UNILAG) 3. Interswitch — University of Benin 4. Jobberman — Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) 5. Kudi / Nomba — Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) 6. PropertyPro — Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) 7. FarmCrowdy […]
By Prof., Mike Ozekhome, CON. There are men whose passing does not merely end a life but it interrupts a conversation that has been running for decades. On Monday, 31st August 2026, that conversation stopped. Chief Daniel Osikheme Orbih, died at the age of sixty-four. For a man who had […]
ABUJA — The road to the 2026 Abuja Tech & Digital Economy Week (ATDEW) gained momentum on 1 October 2026 as hundreds of young people and stakeholders across the technology, energy and transportation sectors participated in the Abuja Tech Rally, an awareness and public mobilisation initiative ahead of the […]
ABUJA — The 2026 Abuja Tech & Digital Economy Week (ATDEW) is set to feature the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) more prominently following a strategic working visit by the ATDEW Programme Steering Committee to the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office in Abuja. The visit formed part of ongoing stakeholder […]