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Starlink ready to test satellite-to-cellphone services in 2023
SpaceX vice President of Starlink enterprise sales, Jonathan Hofeller has disclosed that the company is set to test…
The Oscars lays 18.7 million viewers at ABC’s feet
Viewership for last weekend’s Academy Awards (the Oscars) rose by 12 per cent from last year, bringing the…
Nigeria’s FairMoney acquires PayForce to bring retail banking to merchants
FairMoney, a Nigerian credit-led digital banking platform, has acquired PayForce. a subsidiary of CrowdForce that offers merchant payment…
African countries left out as Google One announces VPN access for users
Google has announced a roll and expansion of its VPN access to all Google One plans in selected…
Nigerians to start paying N1,000 NIN fee for international passports from April 1st
“NIMC and NIS have agreed on a revised applicant journey that will significantly improve the speed of passport issuance /re-issuance and reduce the traffic visiting the NIS office(s). The NIN service, fees, and the new NIS process will go live on 1st April.”
MTN MoMo users increase by 21% as group records N437b in fintech revenue
MTN Group has reported a 32.2% increase in data revenue to R73.7 billion (N1.8trn) and a 14.3% increase…
NCC directs all mobile network providers to complete implementation of harmonised shortcodes by May 17
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instructed mobile network operators (MNOs) to start implementing authorized harmonised shortcodes (HSC)…
CBN declares that old 200, 500, 1000 Naira notes remain legal tender
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes remain legal…
Proforce Galaxies, NASRDA meet with space consultants in preparation for Nigeria’s 1st commercial satellite
Proforce Galaxies, Nigeria’s leading defence manufacturer, together with officials of the National Space Agency (NASRDA), met with space…
UK’s Euler Finance loses $197m in 2023’s biggest hack
UK-based Defi lender Euler Finance became the latest blockchain firm to suffer a hack attack, which succeeded in…
