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Lockdown is Driving the Use of Mobile and Electronic Banking as NIBSS Report Shows Increase in Transactions
More Nigerians are opting to use Mobile Money and Electronic Banking for transactions following the lockdown imposed by…
Global PC Shipment Dropped 12.3% in Q1 of 2020 Due to Supply Disruption Caused by COVID-19
The worldwide PC shipment declined 12.3% in the first quarter of 2020 due to the disruption of the…
Breaking: Nigerian Genomics Startup 54gene Raises $15m Series A Funding
54gene, a Nigerian biotech startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. This round brings 54gene to…
Can Nigeria Afford Another 14 Days Lockdown or Are There Better Models That Can be Adopted?
President Muhammadu Buhari, in an address to Nigerians, announced an extension of lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and…
Bitcoin Could Still Benefit From the Global Crisis as its Price Surged to N2.82M at the Close of Week
Despite the recent fall in price caused by the present crisis, Bitcoin is showing signs of bouncing back…
‘We Haven’t Participated in Any Talks to Bring Bike-Hailing Back to Lagos’- Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh
Following recent reports that suggested bike-hailing companies are in talks with the Lagos State government to return bike-hailing…
Virtual Tech Events in Africa: Building in Tough Times, AfricaVsVirus Hackathon, Merging Tech and Healthcare
As physical events around the world are canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of…
FG May Subsidize Data Cost for Nigerians, But Some Think It May not be a Totally Good Move
It seems deliberations are ongoing in the inner recesses of the Nigerian Federal Government on how to subsidize…
Nigeria’s Sensitive National Data is Reportedly in Wrong Hands and the Government Seems Indifferent About it
Nigeria’s sensitive data and other information are in the untrusted hands of a fugitive. This is according to…
Social Media Roundup: Pastor Chris Sets Social Media Ablaze Over Claims that 5G Enhances the Spread of Covid-19
Hi everyone. Trust you are keeping yourselves safe and obeying the authorities and health agencies? This week we…
