Nigerian startup Regfyl has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding, to enhance its platform aimed at simplifying compliance for businesses. This funding round, led by Rally Cap alongside contributions from Techstars, DCG, Musha Ventures, Africa Fintech Collective, and angel investors, will allow the company to expand its workforce, particularly in sales, engineering, and customer support. Additionally, …read more →
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Nigeria Criminalizes Willful Damage of Critical Infrastructure
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, announced on Wednesday the release of an official gazette titled “Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024,” aimed at safeguarding the country’s key technological assets. Tijani, in a statement on his X platform, expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving …read more →
Google Unveils AI Smartphones with New Features to Beat Competition
Alphabet’s Google has unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel smartphones, showcasing deeper integrations of its artificial intelligence (AI) technology as the company accelerates its push to embed AI into consumer hardware. The event, held at Alphabet’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, deviates from Google’s tradition of announcing new Pixel versions in the fall. This earlier timing marks Google’s …read more →
NCC’s Forward-Thinking Initiatives Pave Way for Nigeria’s Digital Advancement – Maida
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Aminu Maida shared insightful remarks at the GSMA Launch of the Nigeria Digital Economy Report, highlighting the commission’s strategic initiatives aimed at empowering Nigeria’s digital future. Addressing long-term challenges in the sector, Maida outlined the NCC’s advocacy efforts, including the push for the designation of …read more →
Lagos Governor Announces 6,000km Metro-fibre Project
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos state, Nigeria, has announced a 6,000km Metro-Fibre Duct Project to accelerate digital transformation. He remarked this recently during the opening ceremony of the Art of Technology Lagos 5.0 conference, while delivering a lecture on the theme “The Creative Economy and a Digital Lagos.” The governor stated that one of …read more →
DG NITDA says Blockchain Technology will Revolutionize Governance, Enhance Transparency
Mallam Inuwa Abdullahi Keshifu, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, says Blockchain technology, with its inherent principles of transparency, security, and decentralization can streamline governance and enthrone accountability. He said NITDA is fully committed to supporting and nurturing the growth of the blockchain and digital assets ecosystem in Nigeria as …read more →
ATC to Manage MTN’s N390Bn Towers Business in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has selected American Tower Corp. (ATC) to take over its Nigerian tower operations from IHS Holding Ltd beginning from the year 2025. The company said it was pro-actively re-negotiating its tower contracts in Nigeria as the lease of approximately 2,500 of its network sites in its largest market, for which IHS …read more →
Digital Sector: FG Gets $500m for Local Funding – Minister
Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that the Federal Government has secured a $500 billion loan for a local funding programme. This initiative, he said, is aimed at boosting innovation and entrepreneurship within the country’s digital sector. The minister, who stated this at a dinner Friday organised in his honour in …read more →
Tinubu Meets Oracle Chief, Hints at Partnership with Big Techs for Efficiency
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, expressed his support for new partnerships with global technology companies to ensure that data from public institutions are accurate and transparent in providing templates on which proper public sector planning and accounting can occur across sectors. Speaking at a meeting in the State House with the Global Vice President of …read more →
NCC Showcases Indigenous Telecom Achievements at NTICE 2023 Expo
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), which holds in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed: “Harnessing Indigenous Content for …read more →