Archives Tag: tech
App Of The Week: GetBarter
April 19, 2022
GetBarter is a lifestyle payments solution app that allows users to make online transactions such as paying merchants, purchasing airtime, paying bills and subscriptions, and creating master and virtual cards for online purchases. Read more about App of the week GetBarter is the go-to app for sending money to and from Africa for free. … Continue reading App Of The Week: GetBarter
6 Ways FinTech Can Improve Your Lifestyle
April 19, 2022
Financial technology is impacting our lives in so many ways. The revolution has seized the world so quickly, it’s barely been noticed except by long-term industry analysts. Read more about FinTech It’s also forced many of our traditional institutions to wake up to new responsibilities. From banks to brokers, insurers, and regulators, everyone within … Continue reading 6 Ways FinTech Can Improve Your Lifestyle
Nigeria Launches First Made In Nigeria Cell Phone
April 19, 2022
On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari was presented with the first made in Nigeria cell phone named ‘’ITF Mobile.’’ The president was presented with the device by Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, prior to the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the country’s capital, Abuja. … Continue reading Nigeria Launches First Made In Nigeria Cell Phone
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How To Sync Your Files On Different Devices
April 19, 2022
Those who work with files on a computer device more than they do with physical tools, soon realise the usefulness of synchronising files across multiple devices. Read more about Tech Traditionally, when you create a file on your desktop computer, you can continue working on the file if you copy it to another computer … Continue reading How To Sync Your Files On Different Devices
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Innovation: Heritage Bank Powers Innovation With Sandbox Launch
April 19, 2022
Two years ago, the idea of sandboxes was alien to the innovation space in Nigeria. And after the draft regulation for sandboxes instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Financial Services Innovators (FSI), a community of FinTech enthusiasts, launched the Nigerian Industry Innovation Sandbox in 2019. Read more about FinTech Sandboxes are … Continue reading Innovation: Heritage Bank Powers Innovation With Sandbox Launch
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How To Make Your Website Rank Higher On Google
April 19, 2022
Ranking on the first page of the Google Search Results Page is the Holy Grail for most websites. Being number one on that page for any topic is even more impressive a win. There’s a reason for this. Read more about How-To Recent studies reveal that about 71% of search engine users will only … Continue reading How To Make Your Website Rank Higher On Google
WhatsApp’s New Privacy Update Worries Regulators
April 19, 2022
The announcement by WhatsApp that users who do not agree to share their personal data with Facebook will have their accounts deleted by February 8 generated backlash earlier in the year. After this episode, Facebook decided to extend the deadline to May 15, 2021. And just because of the WhatsApp policy update, many users … Continue reading WhatsApp’s New Privacy Update Worries Regulators
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Brands We Love: Cloudflex
April 19, 2022
Cloudflex is one of a growing number of cloud service providers in Nigeria. Like its counterparts, it helps companies across Nigeria transition to the cloud and manages their cloud infrastructure. Read more about Brands we love There’s been a global mass movement away from on-site hardware and localized storage to the cloud. IT-dependent firms … Continue reading Brands We Love: Cloudflex
How Much Money Is Nigeria Losing To Its Twitter Ban?
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s Twitter is into its third day, and discussions around it have not abated. A lot of the analysis has focused on the government’s stance and the possible infringement on the rights of Nigerians that this situation entails. Read more about Business But there’s more to be said about how the ban will affect … Continue reading How Much Money Is Nigeria Losing To Its Twitter Ban?
Twitter Ban: Government Blocks Free Speech Via Another Back Door
April 19, 2022
Reacting to Twitter deleting the president’s statement from the platform on Friday, the minister said in a statement that the Buhari government has suspended the activities of Twitter in the country. Read more about Politics The statement by the presidency reads further: The Minister said ‘the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting … Continue reading Twitter Ban: Government Blocks Free Speech Via Another Back Door
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How The Twitter Ban Affects Tech And Other Sectors Of Nigerian Existence
April 19, 2022
Everything happened rather fast this time. Just about two days after Twitter deleted inflammatory comments uttered by the president at his meeting in Abuja with the INEC Chairman, the Federal Government announced on Friday night in a Twitter post that it has indefinitely suspended the operations of the microblogging service in Nigeria. Read more … Continue reading How The Twitter Ban Affects Tech And Other Sectors Of Nigerian Existence
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Use A VPN During Internet Shutdown
April 19, 2022
To those who are used to connecting to the internet either for work or for leisure, preventing them from accessing the internet is like an apocalypse. Read more about Tech Enter Virtual Personal Network (VPN). VPNs enable internet users to access website or web services that have been either blocked by Internet Service Providers … Continue reading Use A VPN During Internet Shutdown
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ISN Response To Twitter Ban
April 19, 2022
Innovation Support Network, Nigeria’s largest community of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship support Hubs which is focused on creating linkages with corporates, development partners, academia and government to catalyze Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem, has watched with shock and disappointment the escalation of events that have led to the ban of Twitter in Nigeria. This puts Nigeria … Continue reading ISN Response To Twitter Ban
How Will Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Affect Its Economy?
April 19, 2022
On Friday, June 4, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced that the government was suspending the operations of Twitter in Nigeria ”indefinitely.” The ministry cited “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence” as the reason for its move. Read more about FinTech … Continue reading How Will Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Affect Its Economy?
Broadband Penetration And The Impact Of Tech-Economy In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
There is no denying the impact technology has on Nigeria’s economy, and even globally. It isn’t more about trends now, but an awareness that can be compared to the shifting of communication from landlines to mobile devices. Read more about Tech Broadband Penetration, simply put, is the number of subscriptions to a fixed or … Continue reading Broadband Penetration And The Impact Of Tech-Economy In Nigeria
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