News

FCCPC Threatens Discos: The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Wednesday threatened to penalize Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) if they flout its directive to immediately halt the replacement of Unistar prepaid…

NNPC Management Changes: The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has appointed Adedapo Segun as its chief financial officer (CFO). NNPC Management Changes The national oil company in a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye also…

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has reportedly fathered twins with Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his artificial intelligence start-up Neuralink. The court documents filed in April and obtained by Business Insider revealed that the twins were born in…

Samsung Smart TV is an extraordinary gadget that speaks of luxury and comfort. It is no surprise there are hacking threats to such advanced technology. However, the Head of the Department of Consumer Electronics, Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd, Sam…

Intron Health, a health tech company, has raised $1.6m in pre-seed to improve African speech recognition.  This will help the company develop its clinical speech recognition platform further, designed for the African linguistic landscape with over 200 accents.  The round…

SMFest is proud to announce MTN Nigeria’s sponsorship of its largest social media event in Africa, SMFest 2024.  This partnership underscores MTN’s commitment to empowering businesses and individuals through digital innovation and social media engagement.  Scheduled to take place in…

Malawi has announced an ambitious plan to launch a Smart Village Initiative in collaboration with Huawei, a leading global telecom services provider, aimed at enhancing Internet access in rural and isolated communities.  This initiative, unveiled by President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera…

In a move that has stunned the tech industry, Google has reportedly offered a 300% salary hike to retain one of its employees. The news was first reported by Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The Tech…

Exciting news for progressive tech start-ups in Africa! Google has declared the application commencement for the eight cohorts of the Google Startups Accelerator Africa program. The program provides eligible African start-ups with the relevant resources, investments, and technical support needed…

Ghana Telecoms: Data Pricing and MTN Status: Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) is addressing rising public concerns regarding high internet data pricing and the classification of MTN Ghana as a Significant Market Power (SMP).  These issues have sparked significant discussions…