Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed how the over 114 million Internet users in the country can be properly protected while online. Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, at the Commission, Mrs. Felicia Onwuegbuchulam while speaking at the the 47th edition of the NCC’s Consumer Town Hall Meeting (CTM), a monthly regulator, operators […]
Read MoreTerragon Group said it is ready to solve Africa’s data problems, provide robust customer software and rich data analytics capabilities with innovations that have the African mobile user in mind. The Chief Executive Officer of Terragon Group, Elo Umeh in a statement said: “Terragon is committed to achieving its strategic objectives of using data to […]
Read MoreRack Centre, a data centre, has made the final list for the third year in a row in the United Kingdom(UK) Data Centre Solutions Award. Rack Centre is shortlisted in three categories for Excellence in Data Centre Services Award; Data Centre Hosting/Colocation Supplier of the Year and Sunday Opadijo, Rack Centre Senior Manager as the […]
Read MoreThe Upperlink Limited, an electronic payment service provider, has reiterated its readiness to provide state governments with an improved Treasury Single Account (TSA) solutions. This is just as the company recently won the 2019 edition of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) Efficiency Awards. A statement signed by the Managing Director/CEO […]
Read MoreGoogle has opened applications for the 2019 edition of the Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. The programme, according to Google, is part of its continued effort to provide digital skills training, education, economic opportunity and support to African start-ups and developers. In line with its commitment to provide mobile developer training to 100 000 Africans, the […]
Read MoreRapid urbanisation, vehicle density, aging infrastructure, and transportation related emissions are increasingly stressing the urban mobility ecosystem. One in twelve people in the world lives in the cities, and they account for nearly 15 percent of the total global vehicle population of 1.3 billion. This results in a cost burden of more than $300 billion […]
Read MoreLagos-based tech training and innovation hub Semicolon has accepted the first cohort of individuals into its intensive one-year programme, which looks to develop software developers and get them building innovative solutions. Semicolon aims to provide Nigerian software engineers with unique learning and hands-on project experience, with its course curriculum focusing on developing skills in entrepreneurship, […]
Read MoreCcHUB Design Lab Kigali, Rwanda will today launch the CcHUB Design Fellowship, a 6-month paid immersive programme for recent graduates looking to further improve the economic prosperity in Africa through design-inspired innovations. The Fellowship which is expected to span 6 months from July 2019 to December 2019 will feature Courses and Projects aimed at incorporating […]
Read MoreThe Malian government has drafted a document to allow relevant stakeholders to review the frameworks and policies that will make up the country’s first Startup Act. Speaking at the inaugural Francophone Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (FAIS) in Bamako recently, Mali’s minister of digital economy Arouna Modibo Toure said the country was planning to bring […]
Read MoreMedia coverage of issues confronting digital rights and online freedom has significantly improved over the last year as more media platform and practitioners dedicate more attention to developments in the digital space. This is according to Paradigm Initiative, the pan-African digital rights and inclusion social enterprise. Paradigm Initiative made this known in a press statement […]
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