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1 Larry Uwajeh Larry Uwajeh Wins Rising Star in Digital: Public Sector- … A Recognition Four Years in the Making

2 Palmpay BrandCom Awards PalmPay Wins Most Innovative Fintech Brand at 2026 BrandCom Awards

3 AfriTECH 6.0 Digital Encode Leads AfriTECH 6.0 Sponsorship as Rudman, Uzoebo and Obioha Join Speakers

4 IMG 20261022 WA0023 PalmPay Supports NPF-NCCC Cybersecurity Awareness Walk, Emphasizes Customer Education in Fraud Prevention

5 Ademola Osindero Ademola Osindero Wins Award for Building Globally Competitive Technology From Africa

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Palmpay BrandCom Awards

PalmPay Wins Most Innovative Fintech Brand at 2026 BrandCom Awards

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AfriTECH 6.0

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No-Code and Low-Code Tools

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PalmPay Supports NPF-NCCC Cybersecurity Awareness Walk, Emphasizes Customer Education in Fraud Prevention

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TECH AND INNOVATION

Green Fintech

Green Fintech in Africa: How Finance Apps Are Tracking Carbon Footprints

Digital Economy

Beyond Technology: Why People Remain the Most Valuable Asset in the Digital Economy

Larry Uwajeh

Larry Uwajeh Wins Rising Star in Digital: Public Sector- … A Recognition Four Years in the Making

Palmpay BrandCom Awards

PalmPay Wins Most Innovative Fintech Brand at 2026 BrandCom Awards

smart grids

Smart Grids in Africa: Technology for More Reliable and Sustainable Electricity

The new report underscores a widening gap between banks’ use of AI and the governance needed to deploy it responsibly.

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

News and Articles

Larry Uwajeh

Larry Uwajeh Wins Rising Star in Digital: Public Sector- … A Recognition Four Years in the Making

Palmpay BrandCom Awards

PalmPay Wins Most Innovative Fintech Brand at 2026 BrandCom Awards

AfriTECH 6.0

Digital Encode Leads AfriTECH 6.0 Sponsorship as Rudman, Uzoebo and Obioha Join Speakers

PalmPay Supports NPF-NCCC Cybersecurity Awareness Walk, Emphasizes Customer Education in Fraud Prevention

PalmPay Supports NPF-NCCC Cybersecurity Awareness Walk, Emphasizes Customer Education in Fraud Prevention

Ademola Osindero

Ademola Osindero Wins Award for Building Globally Competitive Technology From Africa

Digital innovation

Reimagining MSME Financing in Africa: How Digital Innovation Can Bridge the $5.7 Trillion Funding Gap

AfriTECH

AfriTECH 6.0 Confirms Maida, Adebayo, Nnamani and Agada as Speakers

Galaxy Tab S12 series

Samsung Introduces Galaxy Tab S12 Series for Enhanced Productivity and Business Growth

Business

AI business

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pr - public relation

How PR Executes Expectation Setting Without Stakeholders’ Knowledge

funding announcement

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Sell the Destination in Marketing

Nobody Buys the Bus: Sell the Destination

Luxury retail

Protecting the luxury experience: How physical security is evolving in high-end retail

Clarity

Clarity is Priceless… Who Buys What They Don’t Understand?

influencer marketing

Community is King in the Land of Influencer Marketing

Marketing

Marketing Makes Awareness as Recall Requires Branding

Features/Spotlight

Joshua Adewolu

Joshua Adewolu: “Nothing Can Take the Place of Human Interaction”

Obinna Osuji, Co-founder and CEO of Medismarts

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Ali Sagiru

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FractionalFair

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AI Assistant - Thally logo

Your Docs Are Lying to Your AI Assistant. This Dubai-Based Startup Wants to Fix That.

fuel naija

At 17, He’s Helping Lagos Motorists Find Fuel Before They Waste a Trip

Bisola Fasanya

“The Technology Is Not the Implementation”: Bisola Fasanya on Building Voice AI That Actually Works

Magnus Emenuga and MEmbedded TechLab

From a Muddy Street in Aba to Building Nigeria’s First Homegrown Phone: The Magnus Emenuga Story

Cybersecurity

Lazarus APT Campaign

Kaspersky Uncovers Lazarus APT Campaign Leveraging AI and Post-Quantum Encryption

Authentication Security

Authentication Security: How Evolving Methods Bring New Risks

Phishing Attempt

Microsoft Accounts for One-Third of Brand Phishing Attempts in Q3 2026

Deepfake Threats

Deepfake Threats in Africa: How Disinformation Is Going Multimedia

Digital Defense Report

Microsoft’s 2026 Digital Defense Report: Attackers Are Walking In Through Trusted Doors, and AI Agents Are the Next One

Cyber Immunity

Kaspersky Unveils Guidelines for Securing AI Agents with Cyber Immunity

cyber Eniola Lisoyi

Are South Africa’s cyber defenders ready for AI?

Kaspersky

Nearly One in Five Retailers Suffer Permanent Data Loss From Cyberattacks, Kaspersky Finds

Gadgets and Apps

Galaxy Tab S12 series

Samsung Introduces Galaxy Tab S12 Series for Enhanced Productivity and Business Growth

WhatsApp

WhatsApp Introduces New Parental Controls to Help Parents Guide Teens

Samsung Galaxy Z

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold8 Now Available

WhatsApp

WhatsApp Begins Testing On-Device Scam Alert Feature, Starting With Android Beta Users

WhatsApp

New Account Security Features for WhatsApp

Meta AI

Meta AI Just Got a To-Do List — And It’s Ticking Off Your Tasks

Meta AI

Meta Introduces AI Alerts to Notify Parents of Teens Showing Signs of Distress

Meta Muse Image

Meta Launches Muse Image, Its First In-House AI Image Generator, as Competition in Visual AI Intensifies

Artificial Intelligence

The new report underscores a widening gap between banks’ use of AI and the governance needed to deploy it responsibly.

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

AI business

How to Integrate AI in Your Business and Get Real Results

Lazarus APT Campaign

Kaspersky Uncovers Lazarus APT Campaign Leveraging AI and Post-Quantum Encryption

Phishing Attempt

Microsoft Accounts for One-Third of Brand Phishing Attempts in Q3 2026

AI Data

Who Owns Your AI Data? What African Users and Businesses Need to Know

Deepfake Threats

Deepfake Threats in Africa: How Disinformation Is Going Multimedia

Green Economy

Green Fintech

Green Fintech in Africa: How Finance Apps Are Tracking Carbon Footprints

smart grids

Smart Grids in Africa: Technology for More Reliable and Sustainable Electricity

CleanTech Funding

CleanTech Funding in Africa: Who Is Actually Writing the Cheques

solar africa

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