With a global pandemic, devastating wildfires, racial tension, and political divide, it is not surprising that 2020 was named the most challenging year in the past decades. The year has been grim for data privacy as well, with leaked personal data records reaching numbers the world has never seen before. Atlas VPN analysis based on […]
Read MorePan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom has appointed Wole Abu as Chief Executive Officer for Liquid Telecom Nigeria and its new Africa Data Centre (ADC) in Nigeria, effective January 2021. The organisation had recently acquired a premium piece of land in Lagos to build the data centre, which will be the single largest data centre in […]
Read MoreNigerian startup Indicina, which has developed a data-driven lending platform that digitises the credit value chain, has raised a six-figure US dollar funding round as it looks to further build out its product. Founded in 2018, Indicina helps both bank and non-bank lenders apply a data-driven approach to credit underwriting at scale, providing new insights […]
Read MoreA Kenyan smart addressing startup OkHi has launched in Nigeria alongside strategic partner and new investor Interswitch Group, aiming to tackle a problem that costs Nigerian businesses an estimated $2 billion a year-the lack of postal addressing infrastructure. Co-founded in 2014 by Timbo Drayson, who while at Google led the launch of Google Maps across […]
Read MoreIn line with its ongoing initiative to ensure a sustainable telecommunications industry that is responsive to global technological changes as well as national consumer preferences, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instituted and endowed Professorial Chairs to the tune of N40 million in two more Nigerian universities. The two universities include the premier University of […]
Read MoreAmid the slow recovery of COVID-19, it may be tempting for companies to stick with what is comfortable and delay ambitious digital transformation projects until more stable times. However, leading data and analytics company GlobalData notes that this would be a mistake. History shows that companies that tech-enable their businesses during a recession tend to […]
Read MoreStakeholders at the Ecobank-Vanguard Digital Financial Inclusion virtual summit say collaborations and well thought out partnerships are needed to drive the financial inclusion strategy of operators and regulators in 2021. They noted that though great strides were made in the course of the year, especially during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, more concerted efforts are needed to […]
Read MoreDating startup Trueflutter, which has built a matchmaking app designed specifically for Africans across the world, has raised funding from three local angel networks. Built for African singles who are searching for long-term relationships and life partners, Trueflutter has been designed to be compatible with African culture and value systems, and uses an advanced matching […]
Read MoreOnline publication, the ITREALMS Media is to host its 2020 Electronic Waste (e-Waste) dialogue to discuss growing menace of electronics waste being generated in the country. The Editor-in-chief of ITREALMS Media inc, publishers of ITREALMS Online, Mr. Remmy Nweke, announced the event in statement, said the dialogue with the theme: ‘e-Waste in Nigeria: Challenges and […]
Read MoreMost cybersecurity landscape data is focused on outsider attacks; however, recent findings reveal that insider threats are becoming more common. Attacks originating from within the company are much more elusive since standard security practices do not work. According to data analyzed by Atlas VPN, 65% of organizations suffered from one or more insider attacks in […]
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