Again, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, leading Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed both on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, recently won the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria’s (PETAN) 2019 Local Content Operator Award, the Frontier Energy Independent Player in Africa (Leopard) Award and the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria […]
Read MoreThe research forecasts that operators’ revenue from voice services will fall from $380 billion in 2019 to $210 billion in 2024; owing to increasing usage of OTT (Over-the-Top) apps, including WhatsApp and Viber. A new study from Juniper Research found that the global number of VoLTE (Voice over LTE) users will also approach 5 billion […]
Read MoreThe Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr. Manasseh Daniel Jatau, has said that there are tremendous opportunities for leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in all sectors of the economy. Jatau, who represented the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, at the opening ceremony of the 7th Regular Meeting of the National Council on […]
Read MoreIn five years, the world will have more than 40 billion devices. Locally, IoT specialist, Eseye, said that South African CIOs are recognising IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (Machine to Machine) technologies as strategic imperatives, but the journey is still in its infancy. “As legacy systems start to reach end of life, digital shifts […]
Read Morelease of life – Fatai Ganiyu Abass was more than self-sufficient, practising as an auto-electrician and moonlighting as a Fuji musician. The future looked rosy for him until tragedy struck a couple of years back. He developed problems with his eyes and eventually lost sight in both eyes. His world seemed to fall apart. Without […]
Read MoreICT professionals will have to cultivate ethics, professionalism and a range of new skills to thrive in future, said IITPSA’s Moira de Roche Education and professional development will need to focus on new areas such as creativity and entrepreneurship in order to thrive in future, according to Moira de Roche, non-executive director of the IITPSA […]
Read MoreYouTube today released YouTube Rewind, which celebrates the biggest moments on YouTube from 2019. The top trending videos in Nigeria for 2019 reflect the nation’s love of sport and entertainment. The top three trending videos in Nigeria are Commander by Mark Angel Comedy, Aiyetoro Episode 1 by SCENEONE TV and UEFA Champions League | Liverpool […]
Read MoreMobile Points of Sale (mPOS) transaction values will exceed $1.9 trillion by 2024, up from $850 billion in 2019. This growth will be driven by service adoption from new business users, including pop-up stores and street vendors, for whom the acceptance of card payments was previously inaccessible. The new research from Juniper Research forecasts that, […]
Read MoreMainOne submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service. The project, notable for being the first commercial cable system in service to deploy spectrum sharing capabilities, will offer capabilities to deepen infrastructure sharing and lower the cost of delivering broadband services to the region. According to statement from MainOne, its entry into […]
Read MoreA new window of start-up seed fund have opened for Africans following the kick=off of the first Google Startup Week that was held in Lagos, South-West, Nigeria where Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa graduates, pitch for funding from some of Africa & the UK’s top venture capitalists (VCs), and Launchpad Accelerator Africa class 4 graduating from […]
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