GENERAL NEWS (NIGERIA)

Touch and Pay processes microtransactions across Africa, such as paying for bus journeys Touch and Pay, a Nigeria-based fintech,  Friday won the 2022 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge organised by the Ecobank Group as it took home a $50,000 cash prize, the largest no-strings attached fintech cash prize in ...

In what has been described as the largest ever European Investment Bank (EIB)  financing for high-speed telecom in Africa, the bank has agreed to  support MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) ‘s network expansion programme with EUR 100 million financing. The investment will aid the acceleration of 4G coverage in Nigeria ...

The recent deadly flooding in Nigeria has underscored the need for adaptation finance for developing nations to build resilience against climate impacts. An international environmental non-governmental organisation, 350Africa.org, stated this in its reaction to the worst flooding witnessed in Nigeria in a decade in which  over 600 people  lost their lives, ...

Kia Nigeria, the leading Korean automotive brand in Nigeria, has played host to  teenagers from the Korean-Nigeria youth camp at its state-of-the-art multi-billion Naira assembly plant in Isolo, Lagos. The teenage Nigerian students from Hendon College in Abuja had an exclusive tour of the assembly plant and the opportunity to ...

(By Toluwalagbara Olusina) Fresh from her successful outing in the United Kingdom, Nigerian disc jockey and producer, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, is heading to the Middle East as the Primary Driver of her team, PinkArmy, at this year’s edition of Gumball 3000 Rally, which runs from 12-20 ...

The Lagos State Government on Thursday unveiled its plan to construct a new airport on the Lekki-Epe axis of the State, saying it had already secured approval from the Nigerian Federal Government.   Special Adviser to the State Governor on Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Ope George, who made the disclosure at ...

The fourth annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) reports that Nigeria ranks 86th in the world regarding digital wellbeing. That is out of 117 countries, or 92% of the global population. Out of the five fundamental digital life pillars, Nigeria’s worst score is for internet affordability ...

The new Kia K8 is no doubt the ultimate high-tech, modern and innovative sedan as it combines cutting-edge innovation and dynamic performance to establish new benchmarks for premium quality in the sedan segment. Further demonstrating the recent rejuvenation of the brand, the K8 offers progressive and refined driving performance, a ...