Tech
CBN Clears Air on Validity of Old N500, N1000 Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks to start giving and accepting old notes in order to comply with the Supreme Court’s...
CBN Issues Operational Guidelines for Open Banking Across the Country
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued operational guidelines for open banking in the country.
The guidelines establish principles for data sharing across banking...
Ecobank Nigeria rewards four customers with millions
Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has rewarded four customers with N1m each for using the electronic payment channels of...
Fire outbreak at GTB branch in Abuja
A branch of the Guaranty Trust Bank branch in the Mararaba area of the Federal Capital Territory was reportedly on fire in the early...
CBN Deadline: Churches, Schools ban Old Naira Note Payment, Offering
Ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200...
FG Promises Allocation of 0.5% GDP to Research and Development
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the Federal Government would henceforth allocate 0.5 percent of the Nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to research and...
VP Osinbajo declares support for technology
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that investment in technology is the way of the future.
Osinbajo, according to a press release signed by his...
Airtel pays FG $316.7m for 4G, 5G spectrums
Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel Nigeria) has purchased 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band and 2x5MHz of 2600MHz from the Nigerian Communications Commission...
Police Apprehend Robbery Gang in Adamawa, Recover 14 Laptops
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested six members of a notorious gang known as Shilla Boys.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, in...
2023 Elections: Tinubu Reveals Plans For Yahoo Boys
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, has pledged to transform internet fraudsters, otherwise known as “Yahoo boys,” into technological experts if...
Telcos to partner INEC for successful transmission of election results
Telecommunications Service Providers in Nigeria have pledged to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the successful transmission of 2023 elections results.
Chairman Association...
TCN Set to Install Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System to Address Grid Collapse
The Electricity Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has stated that plans are underway for the installation of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)...
Youtube Announces $50,000 Grants For Nigerian Creators, Other Countries
YouTube has announced its expansion plans to support creators and the creative economy in Africa with $20,000 and $50,000, respectively, through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack...
Kim Kardashian Fined $1.26 Million For Secretly promoting Crypto
Kim Kardashian has paid the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $1.26 million in resolution of charges stemming from her social media advertising of EthereumMax.
According...
