Emma Okonji

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Emma Okonji

Global financial experts have described Nigeria as a cash-dependent nation, where people largely depend on physical cash despite efforts by government to transform Nigeria into a cashless economy.

3 weeks ago | arise.tv | Emma Okonji

There is growing concern among some Nigerians over the inability of the House of Representatives to make good its threat to arrest Director-General of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mrs. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, for failure to appear before it to answer questions bordering on alleged breach of contract. The House had summoned Coker-Odusote over the commission’s refusal to pay for a state-of-the-art software development project executed by a private company, Truid Limited.

4 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Emma Okonji

A recent Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics has stated that the digital payments economy in Africa would continue to grow, with a projection that is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. As a longstanding technology partner to Africa, Mastercard continues to strengthen its commitment to the continent's digital growth through strategic investments, public-private partnerships, and innovation initiatives that drive financial health and economic growth.

4 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Chuks Okocha |Adedayo Akinwale |Sunday Aborisade |Emma Okonji |Agnes Ekebuike |Ibrahim Oyewale

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the current leadership of the National Assembly of corruption. Atiku spoke in an interview with ARISE News Channels. The former vice president's comments came as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had written the suspended senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, of the petition submitted by her constituents to recall her.

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Emma Okonji

Having exhausted its initial 1.5mw data centre capacity, Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has commenced the construction of another data centre facility in Lekki, Lagos, which it said will have 24mw capacity when completed in the next 18 months. The firm said the additional data centre facility, which is AI-powered, is part of it's expansion plan in a bid to accommodate more customers, whose demands for data centre space are on the increase.