Eight pilots have successfully passed their drone flight training in Tunisia following a two-week intensive training period organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of Tunisia, the African Development Bank and Busan Techno Park. The training which focused on handling, maintenance and the security aspects of flying drones, took place in Tunis from 19-30 November 2018. […]
Read MoreNigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms regulatory agency in nation said the 3G or 4G coverage in the country is still low and a section with little or no coverage. According to the Commission, the most pervasive networks are on 2G coverage and reaches about 90% of the population adding that there is still a […]
Read MoreGlobal smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 3% in 2018 before returning to low single-digit growth in 2019 and through 2022. While the on-going U.S.-China trade war has the industry on edge, the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker still believes that continued developments from emerging markets, mixed with potential around […]
Read MoreAirtel Nigeria has kicked-off its 2018 Christmas programme tagged: ‘Airtel Five Days of Love’ to identify with and empower less privileged persons in communities where the telco operates. Since the commencement of the initiative four years ago, Airtel has held different outreach programmes, especially its feeding programme, which over 10,000 Nigerians have benefited from. According […]
Read MoreSouth African startup Pineapple has been accepted into the Hartford Insurtech Hub accelerator programme as it prepares to launch its product in the United States (US). Pineapple, which raised funding last year and took part in Google’s Launchpad Africa accelerator earlier this year, is the world’s first insurance network, allowing members to insure things with […]
Read MoreA Canadian provincial court weighing whether to grant bail to a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, who is facing possible extradition to the United States, adjourned on Monday without deciding her fate. U.S. prosecutors want Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to be extradited to face accusations she misled multinational banks about Huawei’s […]
Read MoreThe Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year during the 2018 edition at the Royal Lancaster, London. The Business Leader of the Year Award recognises a company or individual who has done the most over the past 12 months to build […]
Read MoreiSON Xperiences, formerly iSON BPO, the leading Business Process Outsourcing firm, with a strong focus in sub-saharan Africa with presence in 14 countries was has been awarded ‘Best Work Place Practice” under the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs) 2018. iSON Xperiences competed and defeated 55 companies in Africa to clinch the award in Lagos, […]
Read MoreThe CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing her longstanding ties to Canada, properties she owns in Vancouver and fears for her health while incarcerated, court documents showed on Sunday. Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is fighting to be released […]
Read MoreIn line with its commitment to skills development and the empowerment of entrepreneurs in Nigeria, GE, the digital industrial company, has launched an e-learning portal for its Lagos Garage advanced manufacturing training program with the objective of extending the training program’s reach to thousands of Nigerians across the country. The portal was launched during GE’s […]
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