Telecoms

ICT Innovations Will Lift Millions Out of Poverty – Danbatta

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its belief that its efforts at promoting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovation and leveraging on emerging technologies will accelerate Federal Government’s agenda to create jobs that will lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this in keynote […]

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Business

Again, Seplat wins PETAN, Frontier, CAMCAN awards

Again, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, leading Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed both on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, recently won the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria’s (PETAN) 2019 Local Content Operator Award, the Frontier Energy Independent Player in Africa (Leopard) Award and the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria […]

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Social Media

WhatApp to Crash Operators’ Voice Revenue Deeper by 2024

The research forecasts that operators’ revenue from voice services will fall from $380 billion in 2019 to $210 billion in 2024; owing to increasing usage of OTT (Over-the-Top) apps, including WhatsApp and Viber. A new study from Juniper Research found that the global number of VoLTE (Voice over LTE) users will also approach 5 billion […]

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Telecoms

Minister, Danbatta Harp on Essence of Broadband Penetration for Digital Economy

The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr. Manasseh Daniel Jatau, has said that there are tremendous opportunities for leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in all sectors of the economy. Jatau, who represented the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, at the opening ceremony of the 7th Regular Meeting of the National Council on […]

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Internet

South Africa Sets Target for IoT

In five years, the world will have more than 40 billion devices. Locally, IoT specialist, Eseye, said that South African CIOs are recognising IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (Machine to Machine) technologies as strategic imperatives, but the journey is still in its infancy. “As legacy systems start to reach end of life, digital shifts […]

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Telecoms

Visually-impaired Glo Promo Winner Shocker Audience with Inspiring Life Story

lease of life – Fatai Ganiyu Abass was more than self-sufficient, practising as an auto-electrician and moonlighting as a Fuji musician. The future looked rosy for him until tragedy struck a couple of years back. He developed problems with his eyes and eventually lost sight in both eyes. His world seemed to fall apart. Without […]

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Technology

ICT Professionals Advocate for New Skills in the 4IR

ICT professionals will have to cultivate ethics, professionalism and a range of new skills to thrive in future, said IITPSA’s Moira de Roche Education and professional development will need to focus on new areas such as creativity and entrepreneurship in order to thrive in future, according to Moira de Roche, non-executive director of the IITPSA […]

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Internet

Emmanuella,Aiyetoro & UEFA Tops YouTube View in Nigeria for 2019

YouTube today released YouTube Rewind, which celebrates the biggest moments on YouTube from 2019. The top trending videos in Nigeria for 2019 reflect the nation’s love of sport and entertainment. The top three trending videos in Nigeria are Commander by Mark Angel Comedy, Aiyetoro Episode 1 by SCENEONE TV and UEFA Champions League | Liverpool […]

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FinTech

mPOS Transaction Values to Exceed $1.9tr by 2024, Fuelled by New Use Cases

Mobile Points of Sale (mPOS) transaction values will exceed $1.9 trillion by 2024, up from $850 billion in 2019. This growth will be driven by service adoption from new business users, including pop-up stores and street vendors, for whom the acceptance of card payments was previously inaccessible. The new research from Juniper Research forecasts that, […]

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Telecoms

MainOne’s Submarine Cable Ready for Service in Cote d’Ivoire

MainOne submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service. The project, notable for being the first commercial cable system in service to deploy spectrum sharing capabilities, will offer capabilities to deepen infrastructure sharing and lower the cost of delivering broadband services to the region. According to statement from MainOne, its entry into […]

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