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Gadgets and Device

Apple Joins 5G Smartphone Race with New iPhones

Apple has finally joined the mobile 5G market with four 5G-enabled smartphones: its flagship iPhone 12 range and the premier iPhone 12 Pro range. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini are the American multinational phone maker’s mainstream flagship iPhones for 2020. They were announced at the iPhone 12 virtual launch last night, hosted by […]

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StartUps

Nigeria’s Marketing Startup Dochase Launches WhatsApp Chatbot

Nigerian marketing technology company Dochase has unveiled its WhatsApp chatbot product, which allows businesses to interact with customers, gain leads, and automate sales processes. Founded in 2014 and launched in 2015, Dochase developed programmatic technology that helps advertisers reach the right customers by breaking down marketing reach to GEO locations, user demographics and behaviour. The […]

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Gadgets and Device

Glo Delights Customers with Another Season of Smartphone Festival

After a highly successful Glo Smartphone Festival held in July, national telecommunications company, Globacom has unveiled another season of the customer reward programme, in response to calls by millions of its customers. The Smartphone Festival enables subscribers of Globacom network to enjoy free data all through the duration of the programme. In a press statement […]

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Telecoms

NCC Sets Up Reviewing Committee for InfraCo Framework, Funding Options

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has constituted a committee to review the framework for the licensing of Infrastructure Companies (InfraCo) and recommend sustainable funding options for effective implementation of the proposed national fibre project. The constitution of the committee was sequel to the requirements of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020-2025) and reports […]

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Digital Leadership Series

Organisations Still Lack Clear Path to Digital Transformation

Digital transformation, with all its benefits and promise, is a challenging project to implement, according to a new report from PFU Limited. The report claims that more than a third of businesses “don’t have a clear plan” for navigating the digitaltransformation journey. As a result, these firms are at risk of being left behind by […]

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Business

MTN Group Name Africa’s Most Valuable Brand, Worth $3.3m

MTN Group is pleased to announce that it has been named the most valuable African brand in the Brand Finance Africa 150 2020 ranking, which ascribes a brand value of US$3.3 billion to MTN. Brand value is the net economic benefit that a brand owner would achieve by licensing the brand in the open market. […]

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Gadgets and Device

itel Unveils New Brand Slogan, ‘Enjoy Better Life’, Unveils S16 Series

itel Mobile, a customer-centric brand on Monday presented her new brand direction and slogan, Enjoy Better Life at a grand virtual launch event in Lagos. The event also heralded the introduction of the S16 series, the brand’s latest selfie series and a batch of new products – itel TVs and smart accessories. Enjoy Better Life […]

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Gadgets and Device

Tecno Unveils new Operating System with Local Nigerian Fabric Visuals

TECNO has announced the release of the latest version of its operating system, HiOS 7. A statement by the company on Tuesday said the latest version of the Operating System comes with a lot of upgrades and fresh visual looks. The company said the HiOS 7 could be found on the recently launched Camon 16, […]

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Technology

Pantami Directs NIMC to Switch from Plastic ID Card to Digital ID

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to shift its focus from producing plastic identity cards for Nigerians to the provision of “Digital ID” for all Nigerians. He told the Director General of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Abubakar that Digital ID is key to promoting […]

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Technology

Nigeria’s MDaaS Global Tech-Enabled Diagnostic Center to Future in 2020 ABH $1.5m Prize Competition

Nigeria’s MDaaS Global builds and operates modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centers in clinically-underserved communities would future in the Meet the Africa’s Business Heroes 2020 Top 10 Finalists Online Media Roundtable. The start-up, which goes by the slogan, Unlocking diagnostics for Africa’s next billion” started in Nigeria to provide a world-class patient experience at highly-affordable prices. The […]

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