Elon Musk’s Starlink has suspended fresh orders for its residential kits across Nigeria, saying the suspension would be lifted after securing approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for price hike. The company, however, allows orders for its high-end Business Plan, in which it is allowed to charge N159,000 for a monthly subscription compared with…
A self-custody wallet built by Block Inc., Bitkey, has announced the launch of an inheritance feature for customers around the world that will start to roll out next month, and will be available to all Bitkey customers in January next year. While people who hold the keys to their bitcoin have full control of their…
SeerBit, Africa’s trusted payment solutions provider, has reaffirmed its pivotal role in shaping the future of the technology industry by impacting one billion lives at DevFest Lagos 2024 hosted on 15th and 16th November 2024 at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. An annual conference organised by the Google Developer Groups Lagos (GDG Lagos), the highly…
Lagos Ministry of Agriculture & Food Systems Department in collaboration with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and EkoInnovation Centre, supported by the Lagos State Government has awarded N100 million in grants to 26 young agripreneurs at the maiden edition of the Lagos Agrinnovation Summit. The platform is designed to foster meaningful conversations, collaboration,…
TD Africa officially launched the TecHERdemy program yesterday, an initiative aimed at equipping 400 young Nigerian women with essential digital skills to succeed in today’s technology-driven world marking a significant milestone for women empowerment in the tech space. The launch event, held in the Yudala Height Building of the company and co-sponsored by global brands…
Glovo, Lagos State government and She Code Africa have partnered to empower women with digital skills to promote gender inclusivity in the tech ecosystem. The partnership saw Glovo hosting its Women in Tech Bootcamp Program, a ground-breaking initiative, aimed at fostering tech inclusion, providing skills training, and empowering women to build successful careers in technology…
Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is the power infrastructure provider for East Africa’s first Hyperscale, AI-ready, carrier-neutral data centre, NBOX1. Operated by iXAfrica Data Centres, NBOX1’s power infrastructure is built around among others Schneider Electric’s medium voltage (Mv) and low voltage (Lv)…
The United Nations’ leading development agency (UNDP) and the G7 Italian Presidency, along with a delegation of private sector leaders from the African continent, is meeting with G7 AI leaders in San Francisco, hosted by the Italy Consul-General in San Francisco with Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MMIT), InnoVit and CDP. With the…
African pay-TV operator, MultiChoice Group, said its Nigerian subsidiary lost 243,000 subscribers across its DStv and GOtv services between April and September this year. According to its financial result for the year ended September 30, 2024, published yesterday, MultiChoice said the high cost of food, electricity and petrol forced many of its customers to abandon…
