The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State,Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday held an interactive session with traders in the Computer village, Ikeja, Lagos, South West Nigeria promising to give them loans to enhance thier business. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the interactive session was to offer a hand of […]
Read MoreNigerian adults and children in South Africa now have the opportunity to the captured in the National Identity Database (NIDB) for the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN). A statement from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has flag off the diaspora enrolment in South Africa in collaboration with a licensed partner, […]
Read MoreThe Nigeria Rugby Football Federation has introduced ScrumIT, an online player registration and rugby administration software developed in South Africa by ENS Software as a service application. The software is internet based, and users can access it from any internet browser. General Manager, Mike Archer while announcing the development said that other users of scrumIT […]
Read MoreNigerian ed-tech startup WinApay is gamifying the learning process for its users and allowing them to win cash prizes for answering questions correctly. Founded in December 2017, WinApay allows users to try out its platform for free before they take up a paid subscription to play games and answer questions in categories such as sport, […]
Read MoreEseye,a global provider of IoT services has gone into partnership with MTN, the leading Africa Mobile Network Operator(MNO) as well as the AnyNet Federation, a new association of MNOs established specifically to meet the complex management and enhanced resilience requirements of the rapidly expanding global M2M IoT customer base. The AnyNet Federation will initially focus […]
Read MoreThe Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BFA has released the Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa, new research that shows 80 million young people will benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa by 2030. These findings indicate that the digital commerce sector has the potential of disrupting the future of work on […]
Read MoreFinancial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa, the Banque Centrale du Congo and Elan RDC have opened applications for a $130,000 fintech challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Aimed at local startups, DRC – Innovation for Financial Services 2019 is looking to develop the financial services and payment solutions space in the DRC, with six […]
Read MoreEricsson has been selected by Etisalat to deploy a 5G radio network in UAE. The network will become operational in Q1 2019, enabling Etisalat to continue the expansion of the 5G Network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and position UAE at the fore front of 5G network deployment globally. The deal is part of […]
Read MoreWhile the telco industry may have seen its traditional revenue streams decline further in 2018, thanks in part to the popularity of over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp that offer low-cost alternatives to messaging and voice calling, the industry is still set for growth. According to the Africa Digital Outlook 2019 report by Ovum, mobile […]
Read MoreStandard Chartered has completed a simultaneous multi-market launch of its digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana, with Kenya’s roll out scheduled to occur shortly. This follows the launches of the Bank’s digital offering in Uganda in January this year and Côte d’Ivoire in 2018. The expansion is part of the Bank’s overarching digital transformation […]
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