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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...
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Airtel Nigeria expands 5G network with 1,000 new sites this year

Airtel Nigeria has expanded its telecommunications infrastructure with more than 1,000 additional 5G sites in 2026, as the company steps up efforts to improve...

LAWMA deploys more workers for Lagos sanitation exercise

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has deployed additional personnel and equipment to support the October monthly environmental sanitation exercise across Lagos State. The exercise...

Airtel Nigeria expands 5G network with 1,000 new sites this year

Airtel Nigeria has expanded its telecommunications infrastructure with more than 1,000 additional 5G sites in 2026, as the company steps up efforts to improve network coverage and meet rising demand for mobile internet services. The Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Dinesh Balsingh, announced the expansion on Friday during the launch of Airtel Open Network, a new feature on the My Airtel Africa app that allows subscribers to monitor network performance and report connectivity problems. Balsingh disclosed that the company installed more than 1,050 network sites during the last financial year,...
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Education

Airtel, UNICEF expand digital learning access in Nigeria schools

Airtel Africa Foundation, working with UNICEF, is extending access to digital learning in schools across Nigeria as the partners seek to connect communities where...
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Science, Technology & Innovations (STI)

Camtel expands fibre connectivity to schools throughout Cameroon

Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) is extending its optical fibre network to educational institutions across the country as part of efforts to strengthen digital inclusion in...
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Education

Aptech awards N701m in scholarships to over 200 young Nigerians

Aptech Nigeria has awarded scholarships worth more than N701 million to over 200 young Nigerians as part of an initiative aimed at addressing the...
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Environment & Energy

Ayrton Fund expands clean energy access to 46 million people

The United Kingdom-backed Ayrton Fund has expanded access to clean energy for 46 million people across emerging economies, while helping to mobilise more than...
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Science, Technology & Innovations (STI)

Ghana opens Girls-In-ICT programme, urges girls to lead with AI

Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has inaugurated the 2025 Girls-In-ICT Open Day, encouraging young girls to embrace technology,...
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Science, Technology & Innovations (STI)

Vodacom raises focus on digital literacy across Africa’s economy

Vodacom has underscored the increasing importance of digital and information literacy as African economies become more interconnected, marking International Literacy Day 2026 under the...
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Science, Technology & Innovations (STI)

CINET and Google Cloud partner to reshape Kuwait’s credit sector

The Kuwait Credit Information Network Company (CINET), Kuwait’s leading and sole provider of credit information and credit scorings, has announced a strategic collaboration with...
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Education

NELFUND debunks viral claim of life imprisonment over loan debts

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has dismissed a social media claim alleging that beneficiaries who fail to repay their education loans after graduation...
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Food and Agriculture

NASENI demonstrates solar irrigation technology for Kano farmers

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has demonstrated its solar irrigation pump system to farmers in Kano State as part of...
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