An e-learning platform, ‘SabiMONI’, designed to promote financial literacy and to deepen financial inclusion has been introduced by the Nigerian Government. The e-learning platform, an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, was a fully digital national e-learning platform that provides knowledge for financial literacy. He […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government has launched a Virtual Healthcare Platform “NigComHealth’ to provide quality service delivery in the healthcare sector across the country. The platform is an initiative of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT in partnership with with Ethnomet Technology in Canada. NigComHealth is a telehealth service which provides a platform for Nigerians to have […]
Read MoreReports from Juniper Research experts in the payments market, found that the total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets will reach $2 trillion by 2027, an increase of over $500 billion from 2023. Growing at 33%, the market is being driven by the transition to PaaP (Payments-as-a-Platform), a model which allows third parties […]
Read MoreSalary earners, individuals, self-employed and small businesses have been advised to make deliberate efforts to save and diversify their income stream in the light of the current state of the nation’s economy. This was the submission of panelists at the webinar titled: Maximising your income: the power of diversification, organized by Ecobank Nigeria as part […]
Read MoreMTN GlobalConnect has rebranded to Bayobab. In a statement, the company says the brand reveal took place at International Telecommunications Week Conference in Washington DC, attended by over 6 000 delegates from across the digital wholesale telecoms community. It notes that the new identity, Bayobab, represents the company’s strategic transformation journey to connect Africa with […]
Read MoreFor the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023) the share of users attacked with spyware in Nigeria South Africa and Kenya increased steadily. Kaspersky recorded an increase of 18,8% in South Africa, 12,9% in Kenya, and 14,6% in Nigeria from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. Spyware continues to be a threat to users of different […]
Read MoreSome people follow a straight path in their careers, while others take unexpected turns. Such is the case of Obianuju Okafor, of Brand and Corporate Communications, AFEX. Obianuju studied Home Science, Nutrition, and Dietetics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, however, fate had other plans for her. Today, she is the creative force behind AFEX’s […]
Read MoreThe Eko Innovation Centre said it has introduced MarkHack 2.0, a platform for marketing, media professionals and students to explore new and innovative ways to disrupt the creative industry. Victor Afolabi, the founder of Eko Innovation Centre, said this during the launch of the second edition of Mark Hackathon on Saturday in Lagos. He said […]
Read MoreMTN GlobalConnect (MTN GC) rolled out over 2,000 km of new fibre in the first quarter of this year, bringing its total inventory of proprietary fibre to over 107,000km. This, as the company is scaling MTN Group’s fibre ambitions to meet the growing demand for international connectivity. MTN GC, an MTN Group operating company, is […]
Read MoreSubsea cable operator Seacom has been hit by a cyber attack, impacting a small number of its customers. In a statement, the company says on Wednesday it experienced a cyber security incident, which was “contained timeously and limited” to its hosting environment. In addition, the company reveals that its initial investigation has found that no […]
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