By Kehinde Ogundare Business growth should feel energising, not like a daily struggle. When operations begin to scale, the software systems need to scale as well, and adapt to the new processes and needs of the growing organisation. For many Nigerian startups, with rising costs, lean teams, and limited time, staying organised becomes a challenge. Growth demands structure, not just ambition. The good news? A wide range of affordable and accessible tech tools can help businesses reduce costs, streamline operations, and unlock capacity. Whether it’s managing finances, people, or customers, small teams now have the means to operate at enterprise-level…
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to work more closely with its supervising Ministry and newly appointed Board members to deliver on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for Nigeria’s digital economy. In a statement signed by Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Commission expressed “profound appreciation” to the President for appointing Mr. Idris Olorunnimbe as Chairman-designate of its Board, alongside other distinguished designate-Board members and designate-members of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) Board. Maida described the leadership team, as constituted by the President, as “highly esteemed individuals…
Meta’s Threads app has soared past 400 million monthly active users, marking a major milestone in its two-year bid to rival Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter. Instagram head, Adam Mosseri announced the figure in a post on August 12, 2025, revealing a sharp climb from 350 million users in April. The growth, he said, underscores Threads’ rapid expansion as Meta leans on Instagram’s massive ecosystem to drive adoption through seamless cross-posting and built-in user discovery tools. Since its July 2023 launch, Threads has capitalized on discontent with X following Musk’s acquisition, attracting millions seeking an alternative to the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, has commended the transformational strides of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) under the leadership of Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu. The minister made the commendation after inspecting NASENI facilities, including the NASENI Innovation Hub, NASENI technology site at the Abuja Technology Village, the NASENI Troment facility, and another facility at Abuja Technology Park, Idu Industrial Area, respectively, on Monday, August 11, 2025. The visit was part of a broader effort by the ministry to assess local industrial capacity and see high-impact projects that are accelerating the Federal…
Rubrik, a leading cybersecurity firm, has teamed up with Sophos, a global innovator in advanced security solutions, to launch Sophos M365 Backup and Recovery Powered by Rubrik. The collaboration delivers the first Managed Detection and Response (MDR)-optimized Microsoft 365 backup and recovery solution fully integrated into Sophos Central, the company’s security operations platform. Tailored for IT and cybersecurity teams, the new solution offers a unified global platform that strengthens cyber resilience. It is designed to protect against ransomware, account compromises, insider threats, and data loss across SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, and Teams. “We are reshaping what it means to stay operational…
First Securities Brokers Limited, the stockbroking subsidiary of First Holdco Plc, recently announced its impressive performance in the latest Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Broker Performance Report. The firm secured first place in terms of trading volume and value of transactions for the month of July, 2025. According to the report, First Securities Brokers Limited displayed strong trading activity and strategic market positioning, further solidifying its reputation as a significant player in the capital and equities market. Fiona Ahimie, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of First Securities Brokers Limited expressed her pleasure at the firm’s achievement of a trading value of…
Barely two weeks after its national rollout, Nigeria’s newly launched Electronic Fiscal System (EFS) is already gaining traction among large corporations, with at least 1,000 companies (about 20 per cent of the more than 5,000 eligible firms), now live on the platform. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) confirmed that the EFS, anchored on an electronic invoicing framework known as the Merchant-Buyer Model, went live on August 1, 2025, following a pilot phase that began in November 2024. The first phase targets companies with an annual turnover of ₦5 billion and above, allowing the tax authority real-time access to commercial…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the immediate resignation of Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, citing “highly conflicted” ties to Chinese firms, including some linked to the Chinese military. Tan has reportedly invested over $200 million in Chinese chip and manufacturing companies, according to an earlier Reuters investigation. Trump’s comments followed a letter from Republican Senator Tom Cotton questioning Tan’s connections and his past leadership at Cadence Design, which recently pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $140 million over unauthorized sales to a Chinese military university. “The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign immediately,” Trump…
New ‘Storybook’ feature turns simple prompts and personal images into unique, narrated stories Your phone’s snapshots and your child’s fridge drawings can now be transformed into personalized storybooks. Google has launched “Storybook,” a new feature in its Gemini app that creates short, narrated stories from user-submitted images and prompts. This launch provides a powerful new creative tool in Nigeria, a country with a rich and deep-rooted tradition of storytelling. With a young population that includes approximately 39 million children aged six and under, the need for engaging and accessible educational content is more critical than ever. Storybook is designed to…
In a significant step to reshape the development and refinement of fashion, Meta has announced its collaboration with I.N OFFICIAL to unveil the first-ever AI-powered fashion collection at Africa Fashion Week London on Saturday, 9th August. The Fall/Winter 2025 collection titled ‘Transcendence’ has been created by using Meta AI’s creative technologies at all stages of the design process. From the earliest stages of colour and fabric selection to storytelling and visualisation strategy, Meta AI played a central role in bringing this collection to life. Through this collaboration, Nigerian designer Ifeanyi Nwune demonstrates how Meta AI—the world’s most accessible AI assistant,…