…Small businesses are using AI tools for bookkeeping, operations, and customer service, while freelancers are learning how to deliver higher-quality work at a faster pace. The impact is becoming especially visible among young professionals entering competitive labour markets. AI is increasingly becoming a gateway to eco…

…tool, M-KOPA is increasingly making money from lending, insurance, and other financial services built on the repayment data generated by those devices, and serving customers underserved by traditional lenders. “So, when we are selling to our customer, we are not selling them a phone,” Faraimose Kutadzaushe, M-KOPA's ch…

…that investment has not kept pace. While founders are building AI-powered products and services, the continent still faces gaps in cloud infrastructure, data centre capacity and funding. Those constraints, he said, risk limiting Africa’s ability to capture the economic value created by the technology. AI could add as m…

…and transit countries, meaning that enhanced cooperation with the Nigeria Immigration Service, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and other security agencies to identify smugglers, freeze assets, and prosecute traffickers, would be prioritised. The declaration also reaffirms the obli…

…Tinubu has granted six months extension to the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi. The six months extension was made public via a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, as Comptroller General of Custo…

…at the box office, but looks likely to still get a sequel.Courtesy of Amazon Content ServicesMasters of the Universe seems set to get a sequel despite only grossing $89.9 million at the worldwide box office as its ingenious business model gives it a second chance to reach fans of the beloved 1980s action figure franchi…

…III capital reform, the Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Financial Services Forum, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Consumer Bankers Association have jointly asked federal regulators to cut the capital requirements that backstop the American banking system. Their request is large, the justifications ar…

…by Ollie Upton/HBOThere are almost no news stories these days about subscription services cutting their prices, but in this case, HBO Max really, really wants you to watch its new shows, starting with House of the Dragon season 3, arriving this weekend, and its upcoming Harry Potter show, coming this Christmas. HBO Max…

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…risky""identity verification processes because trust is not portable across services. This creates friction, wastes time, and increases exposure to identity fraud, despite the existing technology for digital credentials. The article advocates for a "gig passport" "" a reusable, portable digital credential that would a…

…stage, where Demis Hassabis and Eddy Cue are expected to tackle the next frontier of AI, services and digital behaviour, discussions likely to shape far more than Cannes alone.Particular attention is expected around sessions exploring:AI and consumer trustthe future of creator-led commercesports as cultural media power…

Hallmark Health Services Limited (Hallmark HMO), a subsidiary of Consolidated Hallmark Holdings Plc, hosted its 5th Stakeholders Engagement Forum on Thursday in Lagos, where the urgent need to make quality healthcare accessible, affordable and sustainable for all Nigerians took centre stage.The forum brought together h…

…added that the NADF is also promoting modern farming practices through digital extension services, harmonised fertiliser application guidelines and targeted support for strategic crops such as rice, maize, cassava and soybean. Tinubu further disclosed that strategic contracting arrangements for fertiliser inputs genera…

…terminate on local networks, with the aim of determining appropriate charges for such services. More Insights The telecom operators noted that any future tariff review would be tied to improved service delivery, network expansion, and deeper coverage across the country. Adebayo said the government had previously linked…

…enable the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc and PAC Registrars & Investors Services Limited, the Registrars to the Company, to finalize the reconstruction of the shares and produce a new Register for the Company," it added. Under the approved reconstruction arrangement, shareholders will receive one new or…

…livestock population and production, markets and trade intelligence, infrastructure and services, institutional actors, planning and reporting, conflict management, and integrated animal identification and traceability systems. According to the developers, NLIMS will provide real-time access to critical information nee…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has recorded a major institutional breakthrough following the approval of its first-ever Scheme of

…on Thursday at the Los Angeles Stadium suggests there could be more competition for his services this summer. It could have been even better had he been allowed to take his side's 97th-minute penalty, with captain Granit Xhaka stepping up to convert instead,If Manzambi had taken it and scored, he would have become the…

…the vision and support of the Mayor of London, the councils on the route, the emergency services, and all the stakeholders involved who have given their support to enable this world first event to be held for London and the UK."Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said: "London is the sporting capital of the world and I am…

…their iOS apps through alternative app stores and process payments for digital goods and services outside the App Store. The changes, which are part of Apple's agreement with Brazil's competition regulator Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, or CADE, loosen Apple's rules in yet another market, following simila…

If Amazon Web Services has its way, the cloud giant is going to push even deeper into Nvidia's market, in what might be one of the biggest challenges to Nvidia's AI chip dominance we've seen so far. Amazon's AI chief Peter DeSantis told Bloomberg that AWS is in talks to sell its AI chip Trainium to other companies for…

…while ExpressVPN downloads on Google Play rose 31%. The surge also pushed several VPN services up India's app store charts. Proton VPN climbed from 18th to 5th in Apple's Utilities rankings between June 16 and June 18, while its Google Play ranking rose from 8th to 2nd in the Tools category, according to Appfigures. Th…

…companies in this space - Hewlett Packard offers a single-tenant managed AI compute service, as does Equinix, the data center giant. It's a real business model, but it's not clear if it has the same growth potential as the cloud services, where expansion is the be-all and end-all. Carlsten said she expects to have comp…

Reliance is weaving AI into telecom services used by more than 500 million people.

…enable the expansion of its cold-chain solutions and improve access to reliable cooling services for households, small businesses, and institutions operating in off-grid and weak-grid environments. Access to dependable cold storage remains a significant constraint across Nigeria, particularly in coastal and rural commu…