PowerLabs aims to expand its platform into Nigeria’s most energy-intensive sectors with the new funding. Providing hospitals and industrial hubs with the intelligent, automated control required to ensure continuous power and operational resilience. PowerLabs, a Nigerian energy and climate-tech startup, announced the successful close of its pre-seed funding round led by Bre...

Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, has issued a decisive mandate for African nations to establish domestic cloud infrastructure and data sovereignty or risk permanent digital subservience. Speaking during a high-level strategic session at the GITEX Africa 2026 summit in Morocco, Inuwa argued that the continent must move...

Digital Encode Limited has emerged the lead sponsor of the upcoming third edition of the forum (PAFON 3.0), the organisers have announced. PAFON 3.0 is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Themed “Fair Digital Payments as a Catalyst for […]

As conversations around money become more complex in a fast-evolving digital world, the need to Building Financially Smart Future and equip young people with the right financial knowledge, has never been more urgent. From spending habits to saving culture, digital transactions, and entrepreneurial thinking, financial literacy is increasingly becoming a life skill, not just a [&#...

A growing number of Nigerians are struggling to build sustainable savings habits, leaving many without a financial safety net in times of need. Insights from the PiggyVest Savings Report 2025 reveal a concerning trend of declining savings culture among Nigerians. A significant segment of the population either does not prioritise saving or lacks the discipline […]