Posted inNEWS The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta Encouraging Kenyans to Use Digital Money After Recording the Second Case of Coronavirus. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 16/03/2020 The President of Keya, Uhuru Kenyatta confirms two extra cases of the deadly coronavirus in…
Posted inNEWS Politics Nigeria Security Exchange Commission Calls For an Emergency Meeting to Maintain the Naira Value at Various Markets Including the Crypto Market. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 11/03/2020 Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ms. Mary Uduk calls for an…
Posted inFintech NEWS Conventional Banks in Nigeria Loses 4.1 Million Bank Customers to Mostly Quick Loan Service Fintech Companies Including Creditcoin. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 08/03/2020 Conventional banks appear to be losing customers to financial technology companies (Fintechs). There is an…
Posted inNEWS Politics Amidst the Growing Number of Cryptocurrency Users in Nigeria, Cashless Policy from the Central Bank of Nigeria Starts From 1st April 2020. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 07/03/2020 According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the cashless policy guidelines will take effect…
Posted inBlockchain NEWS Nigerian Blockchain-based Startup ABiT Network Acquires College Situation Android App for N22 Million Naira. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 06/03/2020 Nigerian blockchain-based startup ABiT Network announced that it has acquired College Situation Android App for…
Posted inBitcoin NEWS Blockfinex Plans to Launch Three New Stablecoins for the African Market, Naira, USD and Gold Stablecoins Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 04/03/2020 Blockfinex Cryptocurrency owned by Dan Holdings plans to launch three new stablecoins for the Nigerian…
Posted inBitcoin NEWS Following the New Case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, the Value of Naira Depreciates to Dollar Affecting the Price of Bitcoin to Naira. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 03/03/2020 The Nigerian Naira price to dollar depreciates, trading past N400 to dollar at the forward…
Posted inNEWS Regulations The Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Sets Out to Clamp Down on Ponzi Schemes or Illegal Fund Managers in Nigeria. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 02/03/2020 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set out to clamp down on organisers of…
Posted inBitcoin NEWS Patricia Technologies Launches its first Working Bitcoin ATM Card Called “Patricia Bitcoin ATM Card” Powered by Verve Cards. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 29/02/2020 Patricia, a gift card market and online mobile recharge platform launches its Patricia Bitcoin ATM,…
Posted inNEWS Top News African Digital Venture Startups Founders Can Now Apply for the eFounders Fellowship Class 9 Organized by Alibaba Business School. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 26/02/2020 Alibaba Business School announces a new call for the application of the eFounders Fellowship Class…
Posted inNEWS Top News Nigeria Calls for a Delay in the Creation of the Eco Currency for the West African Region. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 11/02/2020 Nigeria, the country with the largest economy in Nigeria on Monday called for a delay…
Posted inFundraise NEWS Switzerland Approves the First Blockchain Powered IPO on Ethereum Blockchain. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 30/01/2020 Switzerland Ethereum IPO The use of blockchain technology continues to grow around the world. This…
Posted inNEWS Top News CBN Quarterly Economic Report: Currency-in-circulation (CIC) Increases by 9.9 Percent to N2.2 Trillion. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 30/01/2020 According to the quarterly economic report released by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday,…
Posted inNEWS Technology The Google Launchs the First Google Developer Space in Africa Housing the Google Launchpad Accelerator in Africa. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 30/01/2020 The Google Launchs the First Google Developer Space in Africa Housing the Google Launchpad Accelerator…
Posted inFundraise NEWS Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) Report Says that the Investors’ Confidence in Nigeria Dropped in 2019. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 24/01/2020 According to a survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of…
Posted inNEWS The Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Kiosk, Paxful is Building a third School in Kenya Under it’s #BuiltwithBitcoin Project. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 22/01/2020 Paxful, the peer-to-peer bitcoin kiosk recently announced today that work has commenced on a third…
Posted inFeatures NEWS West African Monetary Zone Including Nigeria Issued a Statement Rejecting the Change of CFA Franc to Eco Currency. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 18/01/2020 Eco Currency Following the meeting on thursday, Members of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)…
Posted inNEWS The Perpetrators of Dunamiscoin Scam to Appear in Court on Jan 22 2020 for Collecting Money from Investors in Pretense. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 15/01/2020 Following the Dunamiscoin scam, State Prosecutors said that they have logged over 4,000 complaints against…
Posted inBlockchain NEWS Blockchain Developers Community of University of Nigeria Jos (UniJos), Conducts University Election Using Ethereum Based Voting Dapp Univote Voting App. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 14/01/2020 Blockchain Developers Community of University of Nigeria Jos (UniJos), Conducts University Election Using Ethereum Based…
Posted inBlockchain NEWS In a Bid to Achieve Digital Economy Goal, NITDA Launched a New ICT Hub in Portharcourt for Tech and Blockchain Startups Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 13/01/2020 The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA builds an Information Technology Innovation and Incubation Park…
Posted inBlockchain NEWS World Bank Announces TechEmerge Program Offering $1 Million for Blockchain and Emerging Healthcare Tech Products in East Africa. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 09/01/2020 Just in, World Bank Announces TechEmerge Program Offering $1 Million for Blockchain and Emerging Healthcare…
Posted inFundraise NEWS Nigeria SmartBag Blockchain Pioneer and Provider, Temie Wins Jack Ma’s $250,000 Funding for African Startups. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 07/01/2020 At the grand-finale of the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) held in Accra, Ghana. The…
Posted inNEWS Carbon, the Fintech Zero-interest Loan App Expands to Kenya Following the Acquisition of Amplifypay. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 04/01/2020 Carbon, the Fintech instant loan app expands to Kenya following acquisition of Amplifypay. Carbon is…
Posted inNEWS Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State Creates New Ministry for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in the State. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 31/12/2019 Governor Ben Ayade announced the new ministry at Cross Rivers when he was swearing in…
Posted inAcademy NEWS Africa Blockchain Institute Opens New Blockchain School for Blockchain Tutorials in Rwanda. Posted by By Tony Chimdiuto 25/12/2019 Blockchain School is now open in Rwanda. Africa Blockchain Institute (ABI) has announced that it…