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How softbridge Digital Solutions improves business operations through cloud and DevOps Cloud infrastructure mismanagement is costing African businesses more than they realise, and for organisations operating in Nigeria's fast-moving fintech and BFSI sectors, the margin for that kind of loss is shrinking fast.   Softbridge Digital Solutions Limited  is the technology consultancy stepping into that gap, delivering the cloud, DevOps-as-a-Service, managed IT, AI automation, and secure VPS setup capabilities that allow organisations to stop absorbing the cost of poor systems and start compounding the returns of excellent infrastructure. Across Nigeria and the wider African continent, cloud adoption is accelerating at a pace the available technical talent has struggled to match. Fintech companies are scaling production workloads on architectures that were never properly designed. BFSI institutions are attempting digital transformation without the engineering discipline to sustain it...

A first-of-its-kind musical experience where listeners don’t just hear the album—they play it. Following the release and growing momentum of his debut album, Memories With Nostalgic Flaws, JuneSometimes officially unveils the next phase of the project: an immersive web-based game built from the album’s tracklist, lyrics, and hidden sonic clues. Originally introduced as a nostalgic folk coming-of-age story capturing what it felt like growing up in Nigeria in the early 2000s, Memories With Nostalgic Flaws has steadily evolved beyond a listening experience. Since its rollout—preceded by standout singles like P.A.L.M, U.F.O, Halt A Jam, and Paying Lords Now—the album has sparked organic engagement across streaming platforms and social media, with fans already dissecting lyrics, sharing interpretations, and reconnecting over shared childhood memories. Now, curiosity becomes interaction. At the core of the game is a layered puzzle system where anagrams from the album tracklist, lyrical callb...

By Emma Okoye The Chief Executive Officer of DK Homes, Engr. Nnamdi Ngonadi, has described Lagos as “one big construction site,” citing the city’s growing population and persistent housing deficit as key drivers of demand in the real estate sector. “Lagos is one big construction site,” Ngonadi said. “Demand has always been higher than supply here, and that’s not changing anytime soon.” According to him, the opportunity in Lagos real estate is unlike anything else in Nigeria, noting that the market continues to expand despite its challenges. Lagos, with over 20 million people spread across about 3,500 square kilometers, currently faces a housing deficit of 3.4 million units, a gap that continues to widen yearly. Ngonadi, who is from Nnewi, Anambra State, studied Electrical Electronics Engineering, a background he said shaped his approach to development with a focus on structure and method. Before founding DK Homes, he was established in the mobile phone trade and also had involvement in...

It’s not the jewelry. It’s how you choose it. Most people don’t really choose jewelry—they settle for it. Quick decisions. Familiar shapes. Safe finishes. Pieces that fit into what has already been decided. It works, it looks right, it disappears. For a while, that is enough. Until it isn’t. Because eventually, it begins to show—the hesitation, the second-guessing, the quiet reliance on what everyone else is already wearing. It stops being about taste and becomes habit. And that is where the shift happens. The moment the choice is no longer about what completes a look, but what defines it. Where jewelry stops following the logic of the outfit and starts moving with its own sense of direction. Not louder. Not excessive. Just exact. A piece that does not wait to be styled into relevance, but arrives already decided. It doesn’t explain itself. It doesn’t adjust. It lands—and everything else falls into place around it. That difference is not in the jewelry. It never was. It is in the one c...

By Theresa Aisha A new publication focused on the business side of event management is set to be launched in Lagos this June, adding to ongoing conversations about structure and sustainability within Nigeria’s event industry. Titled The Business of Events, the book is written by architect and business strategist Theresa Aisha Mebitaghan, widely known as Tessie. It brings together over a decade of experience drawn from building and managing event businesses across the UK and Nigeria, with a focus on the systems that support long-term success. The release comes at a time when the industry continues to expand, yet many professionals face recurring challenges around pricing, operations, and business growth. While creative standards have improved significantly, the underlying business frameworks required to sustain that growth remain underdeveloped. According to Tessie, the book is designed to address this gap directly. “A lot of people know how to execute events,” she says. “What is missin...

   What Is an eSIM and How Can You Buy One on Nosh? (2026 Guide)   Staying connected while traveling or working remotely across multiple countries has always come with a cost: expensive roaming charges, the inconvenience of swapping physical SIM cards, and the frustration of searching for local providers in unfamiliar places. eSIM technology has changed that, and Nosh has made accessing it simpler than ever. Whether you are traveling for business, working remotely, or managing cross-border obligations,  Nosh  gives you flexible, affordable eSIM plans activated instantly from your phone. What Is an eSIM?   An eSIM—short for embedded SIM—is a digital version of the traditional SIM card built directly into your device. Unlike a physical SIM card that you insert and swap manually, an eSIM is activated digitally, which means you can switch between network providers and add new data plans without ever touching a physical card.   The benefits are straightforw...

    By Ayodele Oyeniyi Africoin, a blockchain-powered real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, has been admitted into the Virtual Asset Regulatory Sandbox under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a key milestone in the expansion of regulated asset-backed digital investment infrastructure across Africa. Africoin operates as a compliant digital marketplace that enables the tokenization, fractional ownership, and trading of verified real-world assets, including commodities, agricultural products, renewable energy projects, and carbon credits. By leveraging blockchain technology, the platform connects asset issuers, investors, and regulators within a transparent ecosystem designed to improve access to capital and enhance market efficiency. Admission into the SEC Ghana Virtual Asset Regulatory Sandbox places Africoin among a select group of digital asset platforms operating under regulatory supervision. Africoin is one of only 11 approved virtual asset parti...