Top ten learners of the cohort 2 NITDA-COURSERA Training Programme who were the first to successfully complete their professional certification have been rewarded with digital skills-tool to boost the skills they have acquired from the training. Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa who presented the tools to the startups […]
Read MoreMoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB), a financial institution, and Kwik Delivery, a logistics and warehousing company in Africa, have their strategic partnership to facilitate seamless payments using MoMo for deliveries by Kwik. The partnership represents a significant milestone in the logistics and payment services sector. MoMo PSB users can now initiate payments through the […]
Read MoreRack Centre, West Africa’s Best-connected Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre, has announced the sponsorship of Africa Tech Festival 2023. During the three-day festival, there will be a series of activities aimed at uniting Africa’s tech ecosystem and industry verticals. Africa Tech Festival, home to AfricaCom and AfricaTech, is a flagship event for technology and […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is poised towards ensuring that connectivity is not a luxury but it a necessity promising to ensure that every business, from the small startups to the multinational corporations, has equal access to the digital highway, regardless of their size or location. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, who […]
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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have commenced discussions on how to deploy existing technical competencies and other resources by the two institutions to improve agro allied-industries development targets, climate change mitigations and smart solar irrigation aimed at dry-season farming. The trio of […]
Read MoreThe Next Fintech Forum (NFF), the largest event in French-speaking Africa dedicated to Fintech, which is the 2023 edition, and promises to be even greater, bringing together players from the Francophone African Fintech ecosystem around the central theme “Fintech and Commerce: How Fintech will shape commerce in Francophone Africa”. NFF has established itself as a […]
Read MoreThe worldwide smartphone market continues to face decline, as shipments slowed in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23). This is based on a preliminary smartphone shipment report conducted by research group Omdia, which reveals shipments totalled 301.6 million units in 3Q23 − a 0.7% decrease compared to 3Q22. The data is in line with that […]
Read MoreMore than three-quarters of under 40s would rather Bitcoin than gold in their investment mix, reveals a new survey by one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The deVere Group poll shows that 77% of clients aged under 40 would opt for the cryptocurrency over the precious metal in […]
Read More“What is our strategy to incorporate AI and generative AI into our business?” – said everyone’s management team this year. The reality is that organisations across the world are all asking remarkably similar questions. Unfortunately, the answers remain elusive and overwhelming for most. Over the past year, conversations about AI have evolved from theoretical use-cases […]
Read MoreMTN Nigeria MoMo active users increased to by to 63.5 million impacted by a strategic focus shift from agent banking to wallet in Nigeria. And in the MTN Group,Ghana toppled Nigeria in service revenue increasing its revenue by 36.6% as against MTN Nigeria’s 21.4 %. In its third quarter ended 30 September report, the Africa’s […]
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