Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology companies and free-speech advocates. Starting at midnight (1300 GMT on Tuesday), 10 of the largest platforms including TikTok, […]
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Global music streaming channel, YouTube, has launched a new, personalized experience called YouTube Recap that gives a unique look at a country’s year on YouTube. Every year, YouTube provides a unique window into the heart of culture, reflecting the moments that made us dance, laugh, and think. In Nigeria, 2025 […]
L-R: Chika Reginald Nwosu, Managing Director, PalmPay; Tunde Ogundipe, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, E-Doc Online; Emezino Afigbe, Head, Gender Center for Excellence, Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA); Ronke Kuye, CeBIH Advisory Council; Dr. Badamasi Lawal, CEO National Social Investment Program; Uche Uzoebo, Chief Executive Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion […]
Moniepoint Inc, Africa’s leading business payments and personal banking servicing platform, has launched “M”, Nigeria’s first artificial intelligence-powered chatbot dedicated to demystifying the informal economy, while earning commendations from the Federal Government for its decade-long commitment to driving financial inclusion and business growth across Africa’s most populous nation. Speaking at […]
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has noted that in its bid to unlock inclusive growth for all Nigerians, the country must forge a deeper digital alliance. Speaking during a high-level visit to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat in Abuja, Inuwa called […]
Australia’s underage social media ban has continued to draw attention as Instagram owner Meta and other social media firms on Tuesday said despite opposition to it, they will comply with the ban on users under the age of 16, adding that they will start deactivating accounts once the law takes […]
Nigeria has clinched a double award for Regional Award for Africa and the Middle East, and the Global Thematic Award for Digital Governance at the 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Spain. These back-to-back wins place Nigeria among the world’s leading examples of how technology can drive open, […]
The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has partnered with social media giant, Meta to launch the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, in major Nigerian Languages thereby bringing digital rights closer to millions of Nigerians across linguistic and cultural lines. The launch of the Yoruba and Hausa versions were held […]
QNET’s has said that the direct selling and lifestyle company’s operations in Nigeria are anchored on three key pillars, empowerment, community, and innovation. Speaking during QNET media engagement “Beyond VCON: Media Insights from VCON 2025”, a virtual dialogue held via Zoom on Wednesday, Country Manager for Nigeria, Mr. Ayokunmi Solesi, […]
L-R: Public Relations Officer, PalmPay, Ezeigbo Ugochi Boniface; Managing Director, PalmPay, Chika Reginald Nwosu; BTL/CSR Manager, PalmPay, Akintomide Hassan, at the Nigeria GovTech Gala & Awards Night held recently in Abuja. PalmPay, a leading neobank driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, has been awarded Digital Governance Company of the Year (Fintech […]