Telecoms

Nokia Completes First Single-Carrier Terabit-per-Second Field Trial

Nokia and Etisalat, one of the world’s telecom groups in emerging markets, have set a capacity record during the world’s first field trial of single-carrier terabit-per-second data transmission on a deployed fibre network. A terabit-per-second is enough bandwidth to download the entire Game of Thrones video series in HD in under two seconds. This comes […]

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Financial

Anambra Community Goes Online, Launches N100m Civic Centre

The Lagos branch of Awba-Ofemili Development Union (ADU) of Anambra State, South East Nigeria has launched a N100m fund for a multi-purpose civic centre, revealing it obtained ADULagos.org.ng to bolster information and communicate base of the town. The Chairman of ADU Lagos, Mr. Remmy Chuks Nweke, disclosed this in his address to the branch’s maiden […]

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World

Rwandans Signs Strategic Partnership with MasterCard Empowering Youths on Tourism & Hospitality Jobs

Rwanda Development Board today announced a strategic partnership with the Mastercard Foundation under the Hanga Ahazaza initiative at a World Tourism Day event. The partnership will build critical links between young job seekers and employers, work with employers to develop skills training programs for young employees, and identify skills gaps in Rwanda’s tourism and hospitality […]

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Media OutReach

NCC Pledges Commitment to Telecom Subscribers’ Interest

The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the protection and empowerment of the over 174.9 million active telecom subscribers in Nigeria remains a priority to the Commission. He said this is in line with the Commission’s belief that the consumer remains the king always and particularly so […]

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Computing

UBA Brings ‘Leo’ to Customers on Apple Business Chat

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Thursday announced that the services of its Chatbot, Leo, is now available for customers on Apple Business Chat, where its users can communicate directly with businesses using the Messages app on iPhone and iPad. The Group Managing Director, UBA, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, while speaking at a ceremony held […]

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Business

Wema Bank Opens Bootcamp to Support Fintechs

Wema Bank Plc has disclosed plan to host a bootcamp focused on engaging fintech startups. The initiative is to develop solutions that would optimise service delivery in banking and finance. According to a statement, the Hackaholics Bootcamp is a ten-week intensive program designed to engage outstanding startups who participated at the hackathon to develop their […]

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Computing

More Africans Acquire Coding Skills, 1100 Kenyan Teachers Join List

More than 1100 Kenyan teachers has completed their digital skills training in August ahead of this year’s Africa Code Week (ACW), which will take place across the continent in October. During the second half of August, teachers attended ACW Train-the-Trainer workshops in Mombasa, Kisumu, Kilifi and Nairobi and gained valuable knowledge and teaching tools to […]

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StartUps

Crowdyvest Unveils new Initiative, ‘Plentywaka’ Bus

Crowdyvest a platform that connects investors to impact-driven opportunities with higher returns has launched what it described as ‘Plentywaka’ bus. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony and handing over of keys to bus drivers in Lagos, recently, the Founder and CEO, Farmcrowdy, Onyeka Akumah, said the initiative was all about using technology to affect lives. Akumah, […]

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FinTech

Accion Venture Lab Secures $33m to Boost Africa’s Fintech Startups

Seed-stage investment initiative Accion Venture Lab has added US$33 million to its initial capital pool, with the team estimating up to 30 per cent of this will go to fintech startups in emerging markets in Africa. Launched in 2012 with $10 million in capital, Accion Venture Lab is a leader in fintech impact investing at […]

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FinTech

Fintech Startup GladePay Launches Multiple Payment Channels for Merchants

Nigerian fintech startup GladePay has launched to help facilitate payment collections by merchants by allowing them to receive funds from multiple channels. Rolled out in beta in October of last year and formally launched this February, GladePay allows businesses to easily accept cross border payments with simple integration and high-end security, and also offers a […]

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