9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), the digital payment service bank focused on financial inclusion, has re-affirmed the significance of financial literacy as a solution to closing Nigeria’s financial exclusion gap and ensuring targeted citizens become aware and participate in the formal financial system. At the masterclass session on ‘’Environment, Social, Governance and Risk Management for the Fintech Ecosystem — A Focus …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to fast-tracking the development of infrastructure through investment in the digital talent ecosystem. At the 13th Annual IT Summit and Award of the state chapter of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Sanwo-Olu said that the government would support the application of technology to create opportunities and enhance socio-economic growth …

Cellulant and Mastercard have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global merchants wherever Mastercard is accepted. The Mastercard virtual payment solution, linked to Cellulant’s payment gateway — Tingg, can unlock a host of opportunities for consumers, whether they have a bank account or not. Consumers will be able to shop from …

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) on Thursday announced enhancements to its HP Wolf Security endpoint protection portfolio, with the launch of Sure Access Enterprise (SAE). SAE protects users with rights to access sensitive data, systems, and applications. It prevents attackers from hi-jacking these privileged sessions – even if the users’ endpoint device is compromised, the access to high value data and …

Pioneer 4G LTE broadband service provider Smile Nigeria has introduced FREE eSIM into the Nigeria market with offer of 10 FREE off-net local minutes valid for 30 days. The offer yields unlimited FREE on-net voice and SMS and a competitive out of bundle rate N9.20/min. Also, calls are charged per second with no hidden cost, no hidden charges, no call …

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed Nigeria’s Startups Bills into law, with the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami announcing that the government has earmarked N10 billion start-up funding for startups and innovators to draw from. After the low-key signing ceremony of the Nigeria Startups Act 2022 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of …

The total number of active mobile subscribers reached 210 million in August 2022 from 208.6 million in July, with teledensity of 109.99 per cent. Internet subscribers also exceeded 152.2 million, with broadband penetration standing at 44.65 per cent. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, who was represented by the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, …

Google has announced six new features and developments on search to help people gather and explore information in new ways. The Head of Communication for West Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade on Thursday highlighted the six new features as multisearch, multisearch near me, translation in the blink of an eye, Google for iOS updates, even faster ways to …

The Nigerian Communications Commission‘s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users of video telephony platform – Zoom – to install the latest update of the software from its publisher’s official website following the discovery of vulnerabilities that allow a remote attacker to exploit the app. In its latest advisory, NCC-CSIRT reported that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) …

After a well-attended debut in Lagos, youth-centric telecommunications company, 9mobile is set to take its mentorship programme, The Hack, targeted at young business owners, to the nation’s capital, Abuja. The next edition of this initiative of the leading innovative firm will hold on Friday, 30th September in the Federal Capital Territory. The Hack is a business and networking mentorship programme …