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Lagos State Government Pays N1.2b to 532 Retirees

Governor Babajide Sanwo-administration Olu has paid another set of 532 retirees N1.2 billion in past service benefits prior to the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) in 2007. Mr.…

DMO Issues FGN Savings Bonds, Invites Investors to Participate

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has made two tenors of FGN savings bonds available for the month of March 2023 and is inviting retail investors to subscribe. The first tenor…

Meet 15 Startups Selected for Inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort

...Google announces plans to train women-led SMEs in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa during International Women’s Month

IFS Appoints Vijay Jaswal as CTO for MEA and APJ Regions

IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications provider, announced the appointment of Vijay Jaswal as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific…

Crypto Wallet: Introducing the Keymaster VAULT

Article by Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Encode Limited When FTX collapsed last year, I wrote about how and why people needed to move their digital assists…

National Policy on Artificial Intelligence Ready for Transmission to FEC – Inuwa

Inuwa Commends Volunteer Expert Group Owing to the immense potentials of Artificial Intelligence in revolutionising technology and innovation, the Nigerian Government through National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has completed…

Co-creation is at the Heart of NITDA’s Policy Implementation – Inuwa

Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has again reiterated the Agency’s continued co-creation of ideas and solutions with the private sector. Inuwa was speaking during…

Women in Public Relations: Thoughts for International Women’s Day 2023

Article Written By: Elvis Eromosele  Every day is public relations day. This is because the business of strategy and planning, communications and positioning never sleeps or stops. March 8, International…

We Blocked over 200 Cyberattacks During Elections – FG

On Saturday, February 25, 2023, during the presidential and national assembly elections, the Federal Government stopped nearly 200 cyberattacks. Muhammad Abubakar, the Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone, a Federal Government-owned…

Stanbic named by PenCom for Funding of RSA Backed Mortgage

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has been named as one of the banks to process Retirement Savings Account (RSA) backed mortgages by the Pension Commission (PenCom). …

PowerSchool Announces OneConnect as First Channel Partner in Africa

PowerSchool’s partnership with OneConnect will help grow the company’s customer base in Africa PowerSchool, the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, announced the expansion of…

#IWD23: Ecobank Assures Women of Equal Treatment at Workplace

Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has said its workplace is free of bias and gender-based discriminations. Speaking on the anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD),…

Lagos Releases Impounded Vehicles to Owners Free of Charge

The Lagos State Government has started returning impounded vehicles to their owners without a fee. This was announced on Tuesday in Lagos by the state commissioner for transportation, Dr. Frederic…

VPD Money Hits 2,548% in Transaction Volume, Processes Over $200m

VPD Money, Pan-Africa’s fastest growing fintech, has worked with partners in the industry to process a cumulated volume of over $200 million worth of transaction with volume rising to over 2,548 per cent…

#IWD23: FirstBank Dedicates Month of March to Celebration of Women

In furtherance of its leading role in promoting the socio-economic inclusion of women in society, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced…