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The founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Afiatv, Emeka Mba, has said that beyond trends, policy, infrastructure, and business models play a fundamental role in shaping audience behaviour. Speaking on the topic, ‘The New Viewers: Trends in Taste and Psychology,’ while addressing participants of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP-4) at Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, […]
A global technology company, Zoho, has launched Zia LLM—the company’s proprietary large language model, a no-code agent builder, Zip Agents Studio, with over 25 deployable Zip agents and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) to open up Zoho’s vast library of actions to third-party agents. “Today’s announcement emphasises Zoho’s longstanding aim to build foundational technology focused […]
A Nigerian digital bank, Bankit Microfinance Bank (MFB) has successfully showcased its innovations and growth journey at the just concluded GITEX Africa, one of the continent’s largest platforms for technology and innovation. At the event, Bankit MFB highlighted its strides in fintech in Nigeria, reinforcing its role as a CBN-licensed and NDIC-insured digital bank committed […]
Nigeria’s external reserves have continued to accumulate, pushing the value of the naira to appreciate at both the official and parallel ends of the market. The Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) recorded an inflow of $2.8 billion in August. According to data by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), gross reserves rose for the ninth […]
Nigeria’s business activities maintained an upward trajectory in July 2025 as the composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) strengthened to 52.7 index points, marking the eighth consecutive month of expansion across key sectors of the economy. According to the latest PMI report released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), out of the 36 subsectors surveyed, […]
A technology and innovation company, Elite Logistics and Development Services Limited, has announced plans to embark on a training programme for at least 40,000 youths in the North Central region of the country on the fabrication and use of its solar-powered kiosk, called Elite Smart Kiosk. The training programme, which commences in the last quarter […]
The Bauchi state government has said that it has significantly improved its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from less than N300 million at inception to over N2 billion, with a target of N3 billion before the end of 2025. The State Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Yakubu Adamu, disclosed this while presenting the government’s tenure report during […]
Egbin Power Plc, has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to education and sustainable community development as it celebrated the 10th edition of the Egbin Power Scholarship Awards. The milestone ceremony, held at the Egbin Power Clubhouse, brought together community leaders, parents, teachers, the management team of Egbin Power, and beneficiaries to recognise and reward academic excellence […]
Nigeria’s first lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has called for a redefinition of literacy in the 21st Century to include digital skills, stressing that a literate population must be equipped to thrive in the digital age. In a message to mark the 2025 International Literacy Day on September 8, themed “Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era,” […]
The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has commended the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for rebuilding and developing the North East region. In a press statement signed by the national president of the association, Hon Khalid Mohammed Bello, he said NEDC had exceeded expectations by rebuilding destroyed structures and implementing a strategy […]