Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc, has launched an upgraded version of its mobile banking platform, Unifi, as part of ongoing efforts to improve customer experience on the Bank’s digital Banking platform and reinforce its proposition in ebusiness. The latest update, Unifi version 2.3, introduces a suite of improved features designed to enhance usability, security,…
Digital financial services provider, Moniepoint Inc, has restated its commitment to help in building the tech talent pipeline in Nigeria and other parts of the continent. Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Moniepoint Inc., Felix Ike, who gave the commitment when the company announced the opening of applications for the second cohort of its flagship…
TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Vaaris for the divestment of its 10 per cent non-operated interest in the Renaissance Joint Venture (JV) licences in Nigeria. The Renaissance JV, formerly known as the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) JV, is an unincorporated partnership made up of the…
By Elijah Daniel Today, just over 60per cent of Nigerians have access to grid-connected electricity, and even those who do often endure erratic service, with the average daily supply standing at less than seven hours according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Yet, like Albert Einstein famously said: “In the middle of difficulty…
Nigeria’s government has hired a U.S. lobbying firm to nurture ties with the Trump administration and counter what it says is misinformation from Christian Evangelical groups and others that minimises its efforts to protect the country’s Christians. U.S. President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria “a country of particular concern” in November, promising military action if it…
Premier Cool, Nigeria’s leading antibacterial cooling bar soap, has announced the launch of its nationwide consumer promotion, “10K for 10K”, in partnership with Palmpay, Nigeria’s leading digital bank. This promo is designed to reward 10,000 Nigerians with ₦10,000, amounting to a total of ₦100 million in cash rewards paid instantly via PalmPay wallets. Running from…
About 13 years after the last study, telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has hired a consulting firm, PricewaterHouseCoopers (PwC), to conduct an independent, data-driven study on the level of competition in the nation’s telecom sector. Head, Competition and Tariff at the NCC, Mrs Omotayo Mohammed, in her opening remarks at…
Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the metaverse, and orbital infrastructure are fundamentally reshaping statehood, governance, and citizenship, The Digital State Project, a new report has said. The report which was released yesterday during an online media interaction by Multipolitan, a platform for borderless living, noted that as nations confront rapid technological change…
One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s loudest and richest supporters, Joe Lonsdale, has led investors to raise $11.7 million for Terrahaptix, a Nigerian startup that builds defence drones to bolster security systems across Africa. Lonsdale is also the founder of Palantir Technologies. Terrahaptix was co-founded by 22-year-old Nathan Nwachukwu and 24-year-old Maxwell Maduka in 2024…
