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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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Spiro and Yadea partner to scale electric mobility across Africa

Spiro, Africa’s leading electric mobility company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Yadea, the world’s leading manufacturer of electric two-wheelers, to expand accessible...

Salam, Dell Technologies strengthen Saudi digital infrastructure

Etihad Salam Telecom Company (Salam), a leading telecommunications and information technology provider in Saudi Arabia, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...

Spiro and Yadea partner to scale electric mobility across Africa

Spiro, Africa’s leading electric mobility company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Yadea, the world’s leading manufacturer of electric two-wheelers, to expand accessible and sustainable electric transport across the continent. The collaboration brings together Yadea’s global manufacturing and research and development capabilities with Spiro’s operational presence and battery-swapping ecosystem spanning seven African countries. Through the partnership, the companies plan to establish a scalable and commercially sustainable electric vehicle framework targeting millions of commercial fleet operators, delivery services, logistics providers and daily commuters in some of Africa’s fastest-growing mobility markets. Under the...

Spiro and Yadea partner to scale electric mobility across Africa

Spiro, Africa’s leading electric mobility company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Yadea, the world’s leading manufacturer of electric two-wheelers, to expand accessible...

Salam, Dell Technologies strengthen Saudi digital infrastructure

Etihad Salam Telecom Company (Salam), a leading telecommunications and information technology provider in Saudi Arabia, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...

TNM acquires OCL data centre in Lilongwe to boost digital growth

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has acquired the OCL data centre in Kanengo, Lilongwe, in a move aimed at expanding its digital infrastructure and supporting...

Gabon advances national backbone plans through SPIN partnership

Gabon is preparing to strengthen its national digital infrastructure through a proposed public-private partnership between the Société de Patrimoine des Infrastructures Numériques (SPIN) and...

Ghana calls for tailored financing to drive stronger tech growth

Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has urged stakeholders to develop financing models that address the specific needs of...

Kwali council seeks NITDA partnership to advance digital skills

Kwali Area Council is seeking to establish a partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to expand digital literacy, ICT development and...

Gabon strengthens cyber defense skills after nine-month training

Gabon has completed a nine-month cybersecurity training programme designed to strengthen the country’s capacity to detect, analyse and respond to cyber threats. The programme, which...

Lagos set for second IMC conference as innovators pursue funding

The Telecommunication and Technology Sustainability Working Group (TTSWG) has announced the second edition of its flagship Innovators Makers Challenge (IMC) Conference & Innovation Exhibition,...

NITDA urges investors to tap Nigeria’s growing $1bn cloud market

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged global technology companies and Nigerian infrastructure developers to increase investment in the country’s digital infrastructure...