It is only 100 days since I took up the post of VP for Africa at Oracle, but already it is clear why the continent is such a priority for the company, and why it is considered a land of opportunity in the tech space. Consolidation of Modernisation Africa is seeing huge population growth, and […]
Read MoreLagos base ed-Tech Simbi has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot that uses interactive tools to help students learn and evaluate themselves. The multi-subject SimbiBot aims to make learning fun, personalised and convenient, and does this using an interactive question and answer format. Co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) AbdulAzeez Ogunjobi told Disrupt Africa even […]
Read MoreEcobank has ascended to the number one position as the Most Admired Financial Services Brand in Africa. Brand Africa which released the top 100 brands in Africa recently also listed Dangote conglomerate, MTN Group and Anbessa shoe of Ethiopia as highly admired brands in different categories. Brand Africa 100 is involved in a pan-African survey […]
Read MoreLagos based fintech startup Cowrywise has launched a new feature that allows users to invest in mutual funds with as little as N100. Launched in 2017, Cowrywise is a secure automated service that helps users save money and enjoy high returns from risk-free investments in Nigeria, with zero fees. The startup, which last year raised […]
Read MoreHuawei and the African Union have signed through Amb. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the Deputy Chair Person of the African Union Commission and Philippe Wang, Huawei’s Vice-President for the Northern African region, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to consolidate their collaboration and establish the necessary arrangements to ensure an effective cooperation on ICT matters. The main […]
Read MoreTwo organisations in the private and public sector of Nigeria’s technology industry have advocated for the deployment of technology in the nation’s tourism and travel space as a panacea for boosting businesses in the tourism and travel sector. In two separate keynote address delivered at the Maiden Edition of Tourism and Technology Summit held in […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission would be hosting stakeholders in Nigeria’s telecoms industry with the intent to promote ICT innovation and investment opportunities. In Lagos, South West Nigeria, the Commission said it would meet with stakeholders at its maiden edition of Emerging Telecoms Technologies Research and ICT innovation forum. The Forum’s theme: “Developing Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem; […]
Read MoreFacebook Inc has been ordered by a U. S. to give shareholders emails and other records concerning how the social media company handles data privacy, after data for 87 million users was accessed by the British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. In a 57-page decision on Thursday, which followed a one-day trial in March, Vice […]
Read MoreMainOne, West Africa’s premier connectivity and data centre solutions provider is playing a role in providing support towards the capacity development of Nigerian youths with the successful completion of the second batch of its Bright Minds Graduate Trainee Programme. The 2-month intensive training session was deliberately designed to groom recent Nigerian graduates into highly skilled […]
Read MoreInternational Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments will face another challenging year in 2019 with volumes forecast to decline 1.9% from 2018. This will mark the third consecutive year of market contraction driven by highly saturated markets in developed countries and slower churn in some developing economies. IDC expects shipments […]
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