Opinion HP counters counterfeit product supply, without addressing the demand HP’s Anti Counterfeiting and Fraud (ACF) programme might be focusing too much on the supply of fake products while doing little to address the demand.
Google How tech giants—Google and Microsoft are driving a digital inclusion future for all #IDPD "We hope more technology companies would think accessibility-first the way they think mobile-first when building digital products".
Google GIC: Google does not believe the winner should take all The maxim, everyone is a winner, has never been more true with the first Google Impact Challenge in Africa - Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria. 12 Nigerian social impact startups will share up to $1.75 million.
Financial Services Unifying the Unifier: CBN's move to extend NUBAN to 16 digits Eight months ago, I wrote an article about the flaws of the NUBAN account system implementation in Nigeria. Two weeks ago, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a draft proposal to review NUBAN implementation in line with the recommendations from my article, taking it a bit further.
Opinion How to get out of the Banking Industry in Nigeria Do you feel stuck working for a commercial bank in Nigeria? Would you like to switch careers but the prospects are looking bleak? I wrote this with you in mind.
Opinion Commentary on the 3 winning solutions from FirstBank Nigeria's Hackathon In a two-day hackathon, FirstBank Nigeria through her Digital Innovation Lab hosted a competition to find intelligent solutions to the challenges of the financial services industry. The hackathon was organised to coincide with
Opinion From Nigerian prince scam to Nigerian startup funding Nigeria has been designated as the hub of Internet fraud and scam. But, the exploits of some netpreneurs are obnubilating the "Nigerian Prince Scam" narrative. These startup founders and developers have caught investors’ interest.
Opinion Affordable housing in Lagos; the battle is not for startups like Fibre Hunting for suitable accommodation in Nigeria can be likened to an extreme sport. In the process, there's the risk of getting scammed, the reality of spending numerous hours on futile attempts, and the
Opinion Blockchain; a dark Horse in Nigeria's Economy Addressing the age-long problems of elections, healthcare and identity management with traditional instruments have proven ineffective. How about we try something fairly new - the Blockchain technology
Opinion EdTech in Nigeria is not sexy, but it is necessary The pieces Nigerian EdTech startups are yet to fixThe number of educational technology (EdTech) solutions leveraging the internet are on the rise.EdTech startups spring up every now and then; each one of
Learning to code Why we should all learn to code. "Brilliance is evenly distributed; opportunity is not". This is a saying made popular by global technology company – Andela. The quote is not only inscribed on the walls of the hearts of Andelans, but
Opinion NOI, Twitter's board member and Nigeria's policy titan, a future president? This week, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI) was announced as a Twitter board member. We took a look at her antecedents and wondered if she could be Nigeria's future President.
Opinion Why would PiggyBank introduce a Flex On Monday, June 25, Piggybank.ng, an impressive Nigerian fintech startup focused on savings released new updates to their service. The updates included; introduction of PiggyFlex, higher interest rates, and PiggyPoints conversion to cash.
Opinion Nigerian Developers lament their Visa ordeals "The only crime I remember committing is being a Nigerian", laments Developer Christian. Nigeria's bad reputation for internet fraud is harming the career prospects of her Youth invested in the world of IT and Software Development.
