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Egypt Deepens Investment Reforms with Data-Driven Strategy, IFC Partnership
MTN MoMo Zambia, Indo Zambia Bank Partner to Expand POS Payments Nationwide
Nokia, Turkcell Boost Broadband Quality for Over 3 Million Users in Türkiye
Rhino.fi Unveils 1:1 Stablecoin Solution to Enable Seamless Cross-Chain Settlements
Vox, Nymbis Partner to Boost Cloud Infrastructure for South African Businesses

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Fintech CEO: With Nigerian foray into CBDC, all eyes still on inflation

This week, Rakiya Mohammed, IT Director for the Central Bank of Nigeria, announced during a webinar that the nation should launch its central bank digital…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Crypto

Top Crypto jobs paying thousands of dollars monthly

From developers to crypto analysts, Bitcoin’s boom has created a significant amount of wealth and jobs that are rooted in a variety of skill sets….

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cybersecurity

Why you should be concerned about Nigeria’s cybersecurity problems

According to the CIA Country Fact Check, Nigeria has nearly 85.5 million internet users. Mobile cellular subscriptions are slightly more than 184 million, an approximate…

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As technology evolves, many devices and tools that once felt essential have gradually faded from daily use. Items we once relied on have been replaced by faster, more advanced alternatives, making them obsolete. When a technology becomes outdated because of newer innovations, it is considered obsolete. Over the past decade, several once-popular gadgets and systems have disappeared, including typewriters, landlines, and VHS tapes. Typewriters First introduced commercially in 1874, typewriters became widely used after the mid-1880s. They were essential for writing tasks in offices, homes, and schools. However, computers eventually replaced typewriters with their faster, more versatile capabilities. By 2011, the last company producing manual typewriters in Mumbai, India, shut down permanently. VHS Tapes From the 1970s until the early 2000s, VHS tapes were the standard for watching and recording home videos. DVDs eventually took over as the preferred format, offering better quality and convenience. By 2008, VHS was largely phased out. Film Cameras Photography began with Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s first photo in the 1820s. Film cameras became widespread years later, requiring physical reels of film that needed to be developed into printed photos. The rise of digital cameras and smartphones has made film cameras unnecessary. In fact, Canon sold its last film camera in 2018, eight years after halting production. Floppy Disks Floppy disks, once a common storage medium, first appeared in the 1970s. The original 8-inch version could hold just 80 kilobytes of data, while the smaller 3.5-inch disks stored up to 1.44 MB. By the mid-2000s, USB drives, memory cards, CDs, and cloud storage made floppy disks obsolete. Interestingly, the floppy disk’s image lives on as the “save” icon in many software programs. Landline Phones Landlines were a staple for over 100 years, ever since Alexander Graham Bell made the first phone call in 1876. Today, mobile phones have largely replaced them, offering the freedom to communicate from virtually anywhere. In short, these technologies—once vital—have gradually been replaced by more efficient and versatile solutions as the digital world keeps advancing.

5 Tech Products you never thought would become obsolete

As technology evolves, many devices and tools that once felt essential have gradually faded from daily use. Items we once relied on have been replaced…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Since 2020, Africa’s tech industry has experienced notable workforce reductions, driven by economic pressures, regulatory challenges, and shifting consumer behavior.

10 biggest tech company layoffs in Africa since 2020 — 3,160 jobs lost

Since 2020, Africa’s tech industry has experienced notable workforce reductions, driven by economic pressures, regulatory challenges, and shifting consumer behavior….

By: Africa Innovation Watch

internet firewall

The Need For Internet Firewall in Nigeria

In the aftermath of the recent Twitter ban in Nigeria, which saw prompt compliance by Nigerian telcos, a report emerged from the Foundation for Investigative…

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name.ng – open, intended for personal Nigerian websites .net.ng – restricted to Nigeria Internet Service Providers (ISPs) .org.ng – open, intended for Nigerian non-profits .sch.ng – restricted to Nigerian schools that do not qualify for .edu.ng Whether you choose to go for a more generic domain name extension or the Nigerian .ng, it is important to make the decision based on which is closest to your use case. Where your budget allows it, you may also register more than one domain name, and redirect one to the other.

Reaching Nigeria with the best web address for your business

One of the most efficient ways to reach a large group of people in today’s high-tech world is via the internet. In other to participate…

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Forex Trading

Forex trading in Nigeria – A beginner’s guide

The foreign exchange market is more commonly known as the forex market. It is the financial market involved with the trading of currencies….

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Konga

Konga: The making of a true African e-Commerce unicorn

The global e-Commerce wave has birthed an aggressive rise of super-structures, led by the likes of renowned international players such as Amazon and Alibaba….

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MainOne Cable: A decade-old journey to bridging the digital divide in West Africa

MainOne Cable Company Nigeria Limited recently celebrated 10 years in the business of bridging the digital divide in West Africa….

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