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Naspers records 8% revenue growth with classifieds and food delivery businesses
South African technology investor Naspers announced on Monday, June 24, a significant surge in its full-year earnings, driven…
David Lanre Messan appointed to the board of Lagos Business School’s Tech-Leap Initiative
David Lanre Messan wants to democratise tech entrepreneurship in Nigeria and help founders build businesses with strong corporate governance
NIMC denounces NIN, BVN data breach allegations, warns Nigerians against phishing sites
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has firmly denied allegations that the NIN and BVN data of Nigerian…
Eyowo secures full licence reinstatement from CBN amid past challenges
In a significant turn of events, Nigerian fintech company, Eyowo, has announced the reinstatement of its full and…
Lagos has existing cab-hailing regulations but they do not favour all stakeholders- Uber/Bolt drivers say
Lagos put together e-hailing regulations back in 2020 but those guidelines might be due for a review
US members of Congress visit detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan in detention, call for release
Two members of the United States Congress, Representative French Hill (Republican) and Representative Chrissy Houlahan (Democrat) visited detained…
Data breach: Implications of websites selling citizen’s NIN, BVN details for ₦100
In a troubling revelation, Paradigm Initiative (PI) has uncovered a data breach and several unauthorised websites are selling…
Data breach: NIN, BVN of Nigerians sold online for just 100 naira- Paradigm Initiative
AnyVerify is accused of data breach involving the commercial sale of personal information of Nigerians
Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan sues for compensation, wife asks for US intervention
Gambaryan claims his detention violated his rights and was used to pressure Binance, causing hardship to his family....
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin to resume iris scanning in Kenya following discontinuation of probe
Kenyan authorities suspended the activities of Worldcoin almost a year ago for privacy and security concerns
