An AI-powered investment platform dedicated to creating financial freedom for individuals, ST Team, has launched its Tech Academy program. This initiative offers free training in tech-related fields to the children of its members. Regional Head of Smart Treasures in Lagos, Trust Otorudo, announced the program during a press conference. He emphasized the academy’s mission to…
MTN Nigeria reaffirmed its commitment to supporting local communities and driving education with the donation of 4,600 digital tablets to Government Science Secondary School, Pyakasa, Maitama. These tablets will serve as key learning devices for students and school administrators. The devices were presented to Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, by the Chairman of the…
QNET, a wellness and lifestyle company, has restated its commitment to empowering entrepreneurs in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Its Chief Marketing Officer, Trevor Kuna, gave the commitment in Ghana when the country took center stage as the host of QNET’s V-Africa 2025, a regional edition of the company’s flagship convention. Speaking on the…
Accra, Ghana, witnessed a remarkable gathering of tech industry leaders, visionaries, and policy-makers as TD Africa hosted the Accra Synergy Summit on February 20th. The prestigious event, held at the Kempinski Hotel Accra, brought together some of the most influential minds in the technology ecosystem, further cementing TD Africa’s role as a transformative force in…
Last year, Nigeria’s telecom sector suffered over 50,000 fiber cuts across the country with ripple effects on service quality and huge financial losses to the mobile network operators (MNOs) via remediation and restoration. Of these cuts, 30,000 were blamed on federal and state road construction activities, telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has…
Pay Tv subscribers have kicked aagainst MultiChoice Nigeria’s hike in the cost of subscriptions for its DStv and GOtv packages. The subscribers, acting under the aegis of Association of Telephone, Cable TV, and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS), said the hike is a reflection of the insensitivity of the pay tv service provider to the…
Smartcash Payment Service Bank (PSB), a subsidiary of Airtel Nigeria, has won the Outstanding Payment Service Bank of the Year 2024 (Fintech) at the New Telegraph Awards, reaffirming its continued growth and reach of the PSB within the last year. The award ceremony, which took place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, celebrated Smartcash PSB’s commitment…
Global big tech, Microsoft on Wednesday said with the right skills and access to digital technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) could add an estimated $15 billion to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030. Managing Director, Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana, Ms Ola Williams, who spoke at a Microsoft AI Tour media briefing in Lagos, also announced…
Angry subscribers yesterday took to Airtel Nigeria’s X (formerly Twitter) page to express their displeasure over the operator’s decision to implement a significant adjustment to its data pricing structure. The revised data plans, published on the telco’s website, include daily plans: N50 for 40MB (valid for one day), N100 for 100MB (valid for one day),…
