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 …
With new financial policy, Nigeria wants to break the dominance of its major telcos
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 …
This is what the Internet really thinks of you as a Nigerian
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…
With $328 million funding, Nigeria approves Internet fibre extension to Northern Nigeria
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.…
Inside Nigeria’s 13-year-old quest for widespread digital identification
A steering committee has been appointed to drive the digital identification of Nigerians, but unresolved issues raise several questions about its relevance.…
Kenya to regulate loan rates of digital lenders with proposed law change
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 …
Nigerians briefly abandoned remote work post-lockdown, but seem to have embraced it again
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…
Nigerian telecom giant requests approval to lay 160km Internet fibre cable in Ekiti
Following the drastic reduction in right of way charges, Ekiti has received a request from a Nigerian telecom giant to lay 160km of Internet fibre across the state. A move that could be a big boost fo…