Nigeria’s NITDA partners Cisco to boost to AI, agritech
The agreement covers multiple areas of digitisation, including cybersecurity, AI and smart agriculture.
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Challenges impact investment in Nigeria’s broadband ambitions
Economist lists changes in policy, licensing requirements and taxation as among several issues thwarting investment.
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PalmPay backs Lagos Food Initiative
The Ounje Eko food discount initiative is designed to counter surging inflation in Nigeria and uses PalmPay’s QRcode-based payment systems.
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Nigeria to establish start-up hub in San Francisco
With the aim to improve relations between Nigerian start-ups and US-based venture capitalists, the Nigeria Start-up House will also receive support and funding from Nigerian tech firms.
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AfriLabs inks partnership agreement with Vault Hill Labs
Alliance to fulfill shared technological advancement and community empowerment objectives
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Nigeria to deploy new 90,000km terrestrial fibre optic backbone
The new fibre backbone will increase Internet penetration in Nigeria to over 70% and reduce the cost of Internet access by over 60%, according to the country’s comms minister.
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Airtel reports losses of $89 million due to inflation
Airtel expressed concern about the Nigerian naira devaluation in June 2023 and earlier this year, as well as the Malawian kwacha devaluation in November 2023.
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Nigeria scoffs at Binance's bribery allegations
The Nigerian Ministry of Information and National Orientation dismissed bribery allegations as Binance's well-coordinated public relations operation to repair its tarnished reputation.
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NGO threatens to sue Nigeria over cyber security levy
The Central Bank of Nigeria instructed banks and other financial institutions this week to apply a 0.5 percent cyber security fee on all electronic transfers.
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Nigeria plans new measures to regulate crypto platforms
The government has since declared measures to crack down on cryptocurrency activity by delisting the naira from all peer-to-peer platforms.
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Funds sought to keep Nigeria's aid workers connected
Out of the US$1,6 million required this year, only 28 percent of the funds have been secured.
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Nigeria seeks alliance with Sweden to strengthen digital economy
Nigerian minister held meetings in Stockholm with the Swedish minister of international development cooperation and foreign trade, as well as executives from the private sector.
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Kaduna, Google partner to launch AI learning series in Hausa language
The series explains artificial intelligence concepts in Hausa, making certain complicated technological concepts more accessible and culturally relevant to the region.