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Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has partnered with Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) to equip more than 600 young Nigerians with practical digital skills through a 10-day bootcamp. The initiative is designed to improve participants’ employability, entrepreneurship prospects and readiness for an increasingly digital economy. The programme comes at a time when digital skills are becoming…

OPay has spent years building a reputation as one of Nigeria’s most visible fintech companies. From its green Point-of-Sale terminals in neighbourhood shops to its mobile payments platform, the company has become deeply embedded in everyday financial transactions. Now, as OPay expands its ambitions, it is also attracting recognition from outside its customer base. The…

Kuda built its reputation around a simple promise: banking should be easier, cheaper and more accessible. Branded the “Bank of the Free,” the Nigerian digital bank attracted millions of customers by removing many of the fees and barriers associated with traditional banking. But Kuda is now moving beyond that original identity, expanding into a broader…

Nigeria is taking a more strategic approach to cloud computing, with the Federal Government positioning itself at the centre of the country’s emerging cloud market. The shift is being driven by the National Sovereignty Cloud Initiative (NSCI), alongside new cloud computing and technical guidelines introduced by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in August…

Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro are becoming increasingly useful for Nigerian students, professionals, developers, business owners and content creators. However, paying for international digital subscriptions can sometimes be challenging because many services charge in foreign currencies and require payment methods that support international transactions. The good news is that both…

Food delivery in Nigeria is becoming more than a way to move meals from restaurants to customers. A recent collaboration between fintech platform Ridima and food-delivery company Chowdeck shows how companies in different industries can combine their products to create new everyday experiences for consumers. The partnership allows Ridima users to access Chowdeck food discounts…