With the Nigerian government’s plan to introduce a forum for people to feel safe while using IT products and services, we examine possible success in comparison with how the existing consumer pr…
Four years after shutting down M-Pesa in South Africa, telco giant, Vodacom will be launching a suite of fintech services in the form of a super app. This will be done in partnership with China-based …
Since launching last year, Oluwafemi Alofe and his team at Corpreneur have helped Nigerians save over $115,000. Here’s how the fintech startup hopes to thrive in a space dominated by the likes of Cowr…
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Conflux Ecosystem Grants Program! About the Conflux Ecosystem Grants Program The Conflux Ecosystem Grants Program aims to fund entrepreneurs, engineers, an…
Nigeria’s telecom regulator is set to implement a new framework that will mandate telcos to present yearly financial statements. Though it says it wants to boost competition, the framework might have …
Hackers are apparently not only concerned with users’ data, they have now devised means to simply destroy the devices through a defect in fast-charging chargers. Here’s how to protect your…
Two months after a presidential appointment, the Upper House of Nigeria’s legislature has confirmed the re-appointment of Prof Umar Danbatta as head of the Nigerian communications commission…
The digital profile of Nigerians is currently in a bad state for obvious reasons. Since the effect has become widespread – ‘Nigerian’ is now an email spam trigger – an expert shares what c…
Social investment fund manager Tshikululu, has initiated a project to map the interventions of social investors throughout South Africa. The project aims to develop an integrated picture of interventi…
Two years after signing an MOU with China, the Nigerian government has approved a new project to extend Internet fibre infrastructure to the hinterlands of Northern Nigeria.…
A steering committee has been appointed to drive the digital identification of Nigerians, but unresolved issues raise several questions about its relevance.…
VALR, one of South Africa’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it has raised R57 million (US$3.4 million) to advance the adoption of cryptocurrencies.…
Based on a proposed change to its laws, Kenya wants to give its Apex bank the right to supervise digital lending apps. The aim is to limit the emerging predatory practices by several of these digital …
According to Google’s Community Mobility Reports, Nigerians actively went to work at their workplaces as soon as the lockdown was eased. But since late June, they seem to have reverted to working from…
Nigeria’s proposed logistics regulations have been met with various reactions, though licencing fees seem to be suspended, other details behind this r…
