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Nigerian Government to launch 1.4 petabytes data centre in May
The Federal Government is set to launch a state-of-the-art data centre capable of storing up to 1.4 petabytes…
The top 10 countries where mobile data is least affordable are all in Africa
Zimbabwe has the worst value for data anywhere in the world as 10GB per month of mobile data costs about 356.60% of the average annual income...
Nigerian startups attracted 30% of $15 billion raised by African startups in 5 years
Startup funding has continued to decline in recent times as the continent continues to witness a funding winter.
Notcoin loses 85% value in first week as investors sell airdropped tokens
...the sharp decline was attributed to investors quickly selling off their airdropped tokens to secure profits rather than holding onto them for potential future gains.
Starlink now available in 99 countries, becomes third-largest ISP in Nigeria
Starlink also became the third-largest internet service provider in Nigeria
Mandatory CAC registration: PoS operators union plans to take government to court
Sarafadeen asserted that the directive from the CAC violates a provision of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of the Federation of Nigeria of 2004
0.5% Cybersecurity Levy: CBN directs banks to halt implementation
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed banks, payment service providers and other financial institutions to halt…
Africa-focused OpenseedVC debuts with $10 million fund for early-stage startups
OpenseedVC VC is looking to back at least 60 startups at the earliest stage of their existence over the next five years.
Bolt Nigeria now offers fuel and repair loans to drivers on its app in partnership with Advancly
Bolt hopes that drivers who earn consistently on its platform will have seamless access to Advancly’s credit solutions via an integration
Congo is building a $72m national fibre data centre, the first in Central Africa
The fibre project will cost a total of €66.55 million ($72 million). Of this sum, a total of €52.47 million ($56 million) will be contributed by the African Development Bank...
