No fewer than N70 million cash reward would be doled out to winners of the 5th edition of Wema Bank’s Hackaholics. Hackaholics is an annual tech and innovation competition birthed by Wema Bank in 2019. This groundbreaking annual Hackathon provides a platform for young Nigerians with tech-driven ideas to bring their game-changing ideas to life, scale their ventures and access …

Fallen cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his federal conviction and 25-year jail sentence in a sweeping fraud case, according to a legal filing made public Thursday. News of the appeal comes two weeks after US District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan set the prison term and ordered Bankman-Fried, known as “SBF”, to pay $11 billion in forfeiture. Sam Bankman-Fried had …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with a technology company, Meta Platform Inc. (formerly Facebook) to deepen the digital space in the state. The areas of mutual interest between Lagos State and Meta Platform will include digital marketing scholarships for Lagosians, open source technology for training of young innovators in Artificial Intelligence, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday indicated interest in a mutually beneficial partnership between the Lagos State Government and Mastercard for technology, digitalization and innovation. The governor said the development of backend infrastructure by the Lagos State Government will help Mastercard’s investment drive in the State. Receiving the Management of Mastercard, led by its President for Eastern Europe, …

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration is sustaining investments in digital technology to enhance the sustainability of small businesses, expand opportunities across sectors, and propel Nigeria to become the lodestar of information and communications technology in Africa. Receiving a delegation from Meta Platforms Incorporated, led by Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Sir Nick Clegg, at the State House …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to release to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a comprehensive detail of all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform. “Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that lists more than 350 digital currencies, which serve as alternative form of payment, using encryption algorithms. The government had …

A major internet provider for most of Nigeria commercial banks and internet service providers (ISPs), MainOne, which suffered a major submarine cut that knocked major banks offline, said it has started the process of restoring services to some of its customers. The cable company, in a note shared with The Nation, said: “We have restored services to some customers and …

Alpha Technologies Limited, a leading provider of telecommunication services, has announced the launch of the revolutionary Alpha Caller app. This innovative app empowers Nigerians living abroad to stay connected with loved ones and conduct business in Nigeria at incredibly affordable rates. Alpha Caller offers users special Nigerian phone numbers (smart numbers) that can be called from anywhere in the world …

Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu has said the agency would double the number of female engineers in Nigeria over the next five years. This was disclosed in a statement at the weekend by the director of information, Olusegun Ayeoyenikan. He said Halilu made the pledge …

Bigshipment Global Limited, a frontline shipping and logistics company, is poised to launch its mobile app this March, a move the company is making to increase its customer base and also to render seamless services to its existing customers. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Kelvin Jacob Ajuzie, the app is developed to be user-friendly as well …