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UBA Contactless Card Issuance Hits Three Million

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has disclosed that it had issued over three million Near Field Communication (NFC) technology enabled contactless cards to its teeming customers. The bank disclosed this in a statement yesterday, saying its introduction of the contactless payment cards which enable customers pay with ease by leveraging the NFC technology […]

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Business

Facebook Buys ID Authentication Software Firm

Facebook is buying a software firm that specialises in authenticating government-issued identification cards, the companies said, a step that may help the social media company learn more about the people who buy ads on its network. US lawmakers have expressed alarm at Facebook’s limited ability to know who is buying advertisements, including election-related ads, on […]

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BrandTech

Jumia Black Friday Order Hits 320,000 in Two Weeks

Jumia Nigeria 2017 Black Friday Festival has secured an order of 320,000 in less than three weeks of its commencement and attracted more than 14 million visits. At an assessment sales meeting with select journalist in Lagos, South west Nigeria, info-graphic presentation by the Juliet Anammah, CEO of Jumia Nigeria showed that more than 60,000 […]

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Intelligent

Digital Content Revenues may exceed $200b by 2018

A new study from Juniper Research has found that global consumer spend on digital content will reach $202bn in 2018, up by 10% on this year’s total of $184bn. The research found that SVoD (Subscription Video on Demand) services will be a key driver of growth, with major OTT (Over The Top) players such as […]

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Business

Former MTN Nigeria CFO joins Terragon Group

Former Chief Financial Officer of MTN Nigeria, Andrew Bing has been appointed as an independent non-executive director (NED) on the board of Directors of Terragon Group. This appointment, a result of the last board meeting which was held in London comes against the backdrop of the company’s recent transition into a data and marketing technology […]

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Business

GSMA, DFID in Alliance to Push Ghana into Mobile-enabled Digital Transformation

The GSMA, DFID, and are in an alliance with the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ghanaian Government and UNDP to help Ghana harness the power of mobile to deliver life-enhancing services and support the SDGs in Ghana Details about the initiative were unveiled at at a high-level roundtable between the Government of Ghana and mobile industry […]

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Technology

Nigerian Lawmakers Promise Tax Holiday for Tech Start-ups

NIGERIAN lawmakers who are taking part at this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition going on at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arabs Emirates (UAE) has promised to ensure tax holiday for tech start-ups in the country. And also in the spirit of ensuring patronage for ICT products and services, the Director-General of the National […]

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Telecoms

MTN Gets Ericsson, Qualcomm into IOT Deal

South Africa’s second biggest mobile operator, MTN, is stepping up its Internet of things (IOT) game. This after the telco roped in Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson and US-based Qualcomm Technologies to complete a lab trial for a Cat-M1 solution with MTN South Africa, in support of MTN’s IOT ambitions. The parties said this is the […]

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Media OutReach

Nigerian Cyber Attacker on-the-run Over Malware Spread

A Nigerian allegedly working alone around Abuja has stirred a global hunt as he orchestrated numerous malware infection campaigns targeting more than 4,000 organisations globally over the past four months, a cyber-security company claimed. www.Securityweek.com quoting Check Point security researchers said the attacks targeted various companies in industries such as oil & gas, manufacturing, banking, […]

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Business

Media, Business Women, Community Leaders Clinch Wise Woman Awards

WINNERS have emerged at the annual Wise Women Award, (WWA), meant to reward and recognise Christian women in Nigeria that have impacted their community, with the award going to women in the media, business women and those who passionately affected their community through humanitarian services. The WWA, which was founded by Pastor Mrs. Marjorie Esomowei, […]

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