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The Demand for Crypto in Africa Is Driving Exponential Growth for Luno The company has grown exponentially in 2021, with January 2021 seeing a 60% rise in app installs compared to December 2020 and a more than 3000% year-on-year increase compared to January 2020. Luno's user base in Africa increased by 2.3 million to 4.7 million in 2020. Between January 2020 and January 2021, the company's app installs increased by 271% across the continent, outpacing its trading volume in Africa, which more t.

Why NCC Resumed Registration of SIM After suspending SIM sales and registration for four months, the Federal Government declared yesterday that the exercise would resume April 19, 2021. The ban was lifted following the final approval of the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration, according to a statement from the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. According to the new regulation, all SIM registrations must now include the National Identity Number (NIN)..

The Volume of USSD Transactions in Nigeria The volume of USSD transactions in Nigeria was 390 billion naira ($1 billion) in June 2020. Banks accounted for most of those transactions, with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) announcing 3.89 trillion in transaction volume for 2020. Though USSD is critical for banks to offer their customers various banking services, it is driven by telcos. USSD is a text-messaging protocol that enables your SIM to communicate with the bank's computers. As such, consider it.

The Wide Spread Of Technology The rapid wide spread of technology has led to positive cultural changes and advancement in many developed and developing countries. Here, we highlight why technologically advanced countries are richer in terms of development, economic strength and quality of life.    Why Tech Advanced Countries Are Richer 1. Ease of Access to Information: In Tech advanced countries, there would be several research efforts already carried out for the access of inf.

How To Add Music and Lyrics to Stories on Instagram  Adding music to an Instagram story is a very good way to create a more entertaining story for your followers. You can share the audio and also play it along with the lyrics that will scroll with your story so that followers can sing along too.  This is all possible thanks to the agreements that was made between Facebook (Instagram’s owner) and major record labels. You can find music to add to your stories by category or name .

How To Make Use of Your iPhone or iPad as an Apple TV Remote Are you having trouble with your Apple TV remote or you misplaced it? Don’t worry, you can easily make use of your iPhone or iPad as an Apple TV remote instead right from Control Center. Here is how it can be set up.   Control Center Magic Some years ago, you had to download a separate Apple TV Remote app on your iPhone and iPad to use with your Apple TV. But since the iOS 12 and iPadOS 13 came out, Apple has included th.

How To Generate The Two-Factor Authentication Codes in 1Password 1Password has been one of the favorite password managers for a good reason. It has excellent features, such as the ability to generate a one-time passwords that you can quickly access when logging in to your online accounts.   1Password can store your passwords and also be your default authenticator app, too. Before taking you through how to set up two-factor authentication codes for various websites in 1Password, let&rsquo.

What is PopRev PopRev is a product created through a collaboration between PiggyVest, a Nigerian savings & investment startup, and uduX, a Nigerian music streaming platform. It enables fans that are active members on this streaming platform to earn while they invest in their favourite artists.  Other contributors include Bugwu Aneto-Insane Okeke's Solutions, a digital music distributor and aggregator; King Smade, CEO of SMADE Group and co-founder of Afronation and YAM Carnival; Dougla.

GIG Logistics Expansion GIG Logistics (GIGL), a giant Nigerian logistics, recently announced its expansion into the United Kingdom's Colchester, Essex. The business has now been officially integrated in the United Kingdom but plans to operate its logistics operation entirely online.  According to Ariyo Oluboye, GIGL's Director of Overseas Operations, the company intends to reduce Nigeria's trade barriers by facilitating cross-continental deliveries. “Establishing a presence in the .

Introducing Eye-Mark Eye-Mark, a well-known web-based application will soon be introduced to Nigerians. According to Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, this platform is being established to allow people to report poorly implemented and abandoned projects. The web application enables a typical Nigerian to assume the role of a monitoring and evaluation official. Uploading a photo of a project allows quick identification of its site, helping the government determine ho.