IT/Telecom

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has been conferred with a rare Lifetime Achievement Award by the GSMA. The recognition is on his role in reshaping the global telecommunications landscape and expanding connectivity across operators, governments, businesses and billions of consumers worldwide. Bestowed on only a handful…

Digital disruptor and Chairman of Zinox Group Leo Stan Ekeh, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President and African statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and, the global tech community for their goodwill messages and prayers on his birthday. Ekeh, who turned 70 on Sunday, February 22, also extended…

Two technology giants, Zinox Technologies, the continent’s leading manufacturer of trusted technology solutions, and TD Africa, Africa’s largest technology and lifestyle distribution powerhouse have formalized a strategic partnership, in a landmark development set to reshape Africa’s technology landscape. In an exclusive press conference held on Friday and attended by industry…

  President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Leo Stan Ekeh, Founder and Chairman of Zinox Group, on his 70th birthday, describing him as “one of Nigeria’s pioneering innovators in the information technology sector.” Eke turns 70 on February 22, 2025. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President…

A N10bn computer science scholarship fund granted by Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group, to 1,000 indigent Nigerian “wiz-kids” has received the applaud of Ideas Nigeria Movement (INM), a pro-innovation advocacy group. The group described the move as boldest tech education intervention in Nigeria. To mark his 70th birthday, Ekeh,…

By Eunice Omokaro Africa’s foremost tech icon and Chairman of Zinox Group,  Leo Stan Ekeh, who turns 70 on February 22, this year, has explained why he is not celebrating his 70th birthday with a mega party, preferring to offer University scholarships to additional 1000 Nigerian indigent wiz-kids to study…

  Africa’s foremost serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, has explained why he has stayed away from politics even when he had the opportunity to make a success out of it. He also expressed overflowing gratitude to Nigeria, a country he said has “boosted and blessed me.” On whether he…

  TD Africa has once again reaffirmed its leadership position in Africa’s technology ecosystem after emerging as “Distributor of the Year” at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) operated by Selectium, held recently at The George Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos. The award, which marked the highlight of the evening, recognised TD Africa’s…

Airtel Nigeria has unveiled a robust update on a range of network, infrastructure and technology advancements that position the company at the forefront of quality of service leadership in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry. Announced at its first media roundtable of 2026, the updates reflect sustained investments made over the past 12…

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, is broadening this year’s Valentine’s season with bold and insightful launch of its Valentine campaign, “Black Valentine: Special Love Series”. The company says, it is a strategic and empathetic shift designed to redefine how Nigerians celebrate the season of love. The campaign, which runs…