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Lagos awards N100m grant to PricePally, 25 other agri-businesses at Agrinnovation 1.0
Pricepally is a beneficiary of the Lagos agripreneur grant
Nigerian Telcos have 267 different tariff plans, subscribers are confused – NCC
The four major Nigerian telecommunications companies, MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9Mobile have a combined 267 tariff plans. This…
NIN database breach very debatable – Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior
The minister also said 102 million Nigerians have been enrolled for NIN
After 100% SIM card local production, Nigeria’s NODITS seems to have gone to bed
On July 5, 2021, Nigeria launched the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector (NODITS) as a…
POS registration: Has CAC enforced its deadline or was it just another media announcement?
Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) issued a directive to POS operators in the country in May 2024 to…
Nigeria Police’s arrest of POS operator over a ₦4 million deposit shows a regulation gap
A recent incident involving the arrest of a Point of Sale (POS) operator by men of the Nigerian…
How Nnaemeka Ani, Special Adviser to the Governor of Enugu State on ICT (SPA ICT), Designed the E-Governance Platform and Developed the Digital Ecosystem
Nnaemeka Ani’s pivotal role in designing the e-Governance platform has positioned Enugu as a model of digital innovation
Can the NCC sanction Starlink over its “unapproved” 97% price increase?
It was reported that Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, increased its subscription rates in Nigeria by 97%…
How the UN’s new global framework could affect you and Nigeria’s cybersecurity system
At the United Nations Summit of the Future held in New York from September 20-23, world leaders reached…
“I learned about Eyowo’s license revocation from the news, no formal notice was sent” – CEO Yomi Adedeji
The Eyowo CEO said the major lesson learned has been resilience
