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Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms recently lost its petition not to disclose potentially senisitive business information to the Competition Authority of Kenya. Said rejection may be for good reason.
The Bauchi State Ministry of Education has joined the list of public agencies already adopting automation in the country by introducing a digital attendance system. We consider their success chances
Nigeria may be joining other African countries in installing CCTV cameras nationwide if a bill being considered by the House of Reps is taken into law
With 79.8% market share on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) to attract foreign investors, Kenya’s biggest telecom provider and its banks ensured that the NSE close 2019 ahead of other African stock exchanges.
A recent decision by Lagos and 13 other state governments to increase Right of Way (RoW) charges on telecoms may signal a possible increase in voice call and Internet charges going forward in the year
Highlighting the provisions of the finance bill, Nigeria’s minister of finance has revealed that firms making less than $68,500 annually, do not have to pay taxes while medium-sized business will have lower tax rates
Techpoint Awards 2020 will focus on startups, tech communities and tech companies, operating in Nigeria, and active between January 2015 and January 2020. Nominations are now open to the public. But there is a deadline.
Battery capacity is a specification people consider when getting smart devices. Soon, phones would have lithium-sulfur batteries that can last much longer than lithium-ion batteries. Here is what else to expect.
This week on social media; how Davido proved that Nigerian men are always faithful, Kenyans are dragging their Navy on Twitter and other stories.
Following a dispute with a family-tied investor, Abdulhamid Hassan shut down OyaPay earlier in the year and joined Paystack. But he is now making the journey back into entrepreneurship with Voyance. What changed?
Almost two years after raising $3.5 million in bridge financing, renewable energy startup, Rensource Energy, has raised $20 million in series A to expand and offer more services.
Tanzanians abroad can now send money directly to recipients’ M-Pesa wallets as Vodacom Tanzania partners with WorldRemit in a mobile money transfer deal
After raising a seed round of $2.4 million back in May, Chipper Cash has raised an extended seed round of $6 million to expand into southern African markets.
Issues with misappropriated public funds notwithstanding, the Kenyan government has finally approved the merger between Airtel Kenya and mostly state-owned Telkom Kenya.
Google top search trends 2019: From ASUU strike to Naira Marley to Xenophobia to Big Brother Nigeria
Google released the trending searches in Nigeria for 2019. The publication shows what has caught the interest of Nigerians for the last 12 months: the most searched artiste, lyrics, people, songs, and TV shows
This week on social media; Cardi B in Ghana, blackout in Nigeria and other stories.
Makueni county in Kenya recently launched its online open contract portal to allow stakeholders to bid to execute government contracts, though every contract currently expired since May 2019.
About 66% of PCs shipped to Africa every year come with pirated software. Considering the risks to business and data privacy, Microsoft has lauched the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative, in a bid to make genuine alternatives more accesible
You might not be able to use WhatsApp from February 1 2020 without upgrading your Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone operating systems.
Babatunde Fowler has been replaced by Muhammad Nami as FIRS Chairman. What will be the fate of the agency’s plan to begin charging VAT on online purchases in 2020?