ZuumHost has introduced a new ₦8,000 annual price for .com domain registration, putting affordability at the centre of its latest move in Nigeria’s competitive web hosting and domain market. The Nigerian web hosting company said the offer comes with free DNS management and Whois protection, giving customers access to basic domain management features without paying…

Nigeria’s telecommunications industry has come a remarkably long way from the days when owning a telephone line was almost a luxury. Today, a mobile phone is used for virtually everything, making calls, sending money, running businesses, attending meetings, accessing social media, learning, shopping and staying connected with family and friends. But getting Nigeria to that…

The mobile telecommunications market in Africa could be heading for a major shift as millions more subscribers are expected to use services provided by Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) over the coming years. A new assessment of the African MVNO market found that only nine of the continent’s 54 countries currently have active MVNO operations,…

Artificial intelligence is creating trillions of dollars in value beyond the companies developing chatbots and AI models, with semiconductor and hardware firms now sitting at the centre of the global technology boom. A new analysis of all 503 companies in the S&P 500 has found that 28 businesses directly involved in building the hardware needed…

Nigeria’s technology ambitions are increasingly shifting from simply adopting digital solutions to building and owning the technology behind them. That was one of the key ideas emerging from a recent technology forum, where discussions centred on what Nigeria needs to do to compete more strongly in the global digital economy. For years, the country’s technology…

Talstack has introduced Time Off, a new leave management module designed to make it easier for organisations to handle employee leave requests, approvals and leave balances from one place. The new tool is being added to Talstack’s wider people management platform as the company works towards building a broader AI-enabled Human Resources Management System (HRMS)….

The Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SIBAN) has backed the Federal Government’s move to bring virtual and digital assets into Nigeria’s formal economy, but warned that excessive taxes, registration fees and capital requirements could slow the industry’s growth. The association said clearer regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) represent a major…

Spendin Africa has launched the first version of its business-facing payment infrastructure, giving banks, fintech companies, remittance firms and mobile money operators a way to access its cross-border payment rails through a single API integration. The fintech, which began its consumer journey less than a year ago, said Spendin Alpha API 1.0 is designed to…

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has called for increased domestic funding for health research, warning that Nigeria’s continued dependence on international support could weaken the country’s ability to respond effectively to emerging public health threats. The institute also wants Nigeria to make responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning as researchers…

Nigerian businesses must move beyond relying on local patronage and build the skills, systems and quality standards needed to compete in the global market, MTN Nigeria’s Chief Financial Officer, Modupe Kadri, has said. Kadri made the remarks at a Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) breakfast forum held on Thursday, August 27, at Eko Hotel…