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November 17, 2020

Consistent Policy Direction, Standardisation Top Industry Quest on eGovernment for Post COVID-19 Adoption

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 on the global economy and indeed Nigeria not exempted, has created the impetus for the adoption of eGovernment to tackle critical national development issues. However, experts and stakeholders at the 2020 Nigeria eGovernment Summit with the theme: COVID-19: Impetus for Accelerated eGovernment Adoption are worried that consistent policy direction […]

Telecoms

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November 17, 2020

Emir of Kano Extols NCC’s Leadership Quality

The ground-breaking success of the nation’s telecom regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been atttributee to the quality of leadership the regulatory body enjoys. Speaking while receiving the Board of Commissioners of NCC, led by its Chairman, Prof Adeolu Akande, a monarch, the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado- Bayero also commended President Muhammadu […]

StartUps

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November 16, 2020

Five Young Nigerian Startups Make Final List of AfDB AgricPitch Competition

Five Nigerian startups are among the twenty-five young African agripreneurs that have advanced to the final round of the African Development Bank’s AgriPitch competition of $120,000 in seed funding prizes. The Nigerian startups are Farmspeak Technology, One Kiosk, Releaf, Grubz and Farmz2U. AgriPitch organisers received more than 2,500 applications and evaluated 605 proposals from 30 […]

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November 16, 2020

Nigerian Financing Startup, Xend Launches $1.5m Investment Fund for Credit Societies

Xend Finance has publicly launched its decentralised finance (DeFi) platform for credit unions and cooperatives following a $1.5 million strategic investment round. Xend Finance, which last year took part in the Google Launchpad Africa accelerator and the Binance Incubation Programme, has developed a platform that gives everyone access to the global money market so members […]

Digital Leadership Series

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November 13, 2020

What Happens When Free Google Photos Storage is No Longer Free?

Just this Wednesday, Google Photos announced it will stop offering free unlimited storage for high-quality photos on June 1, 2021. Photos uploaded after the date will be counted towards the 15GB Drive cap. If the account is inactive or exceeds the 15GB limitation for two years, Google may delete the photos after warning. Users will […]

Telecoms

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November 13, 2020

President-Elect of ATCON, Ike Nnamani Pledges to Pursue Telecoms Financing for Members

The President-Elect of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, (ATCON), Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, has pledged that ATCON in its advocacy role in the Nigeria’s telecommunications industry add value to the businesses of its members. Nnamani also promised to ensure that telecoms services’ consumers get value for their money promising an effective industry-government engagement that […]

Telecoms

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November 12, 2020

Galaxy Backbone Wins Public Sector Connectivity Services Provider of the Year Award

Galaxy Backbone (GBB), a shared services infrastructure and network connectivity organisation, has received the Public Sector Connectivity Services Provider of the Year award Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTITA 2020), At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, GBB provided the platform and personnel that enabled the smooth operations of government and by […]

Telecoms

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November 12, 2020

Airtel Nigeria Kicks-off N200m refurbishment Project of LUTH Infectious Disease Center

Airtel Nigeria said it is investing N200 million in refurbishing and equipping the infectious disease center at LUTH; N50 million to Lagos State Government to procure personal protective equipment (PPEs) for Lagos State health workers and N50 million for the procurement of a molecular laboratory to be provided by 54 Gene with the capacity for […]

FinTech

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November 11, 2020

Fintech Startup, Kuda Secures $10m Seed Funding

fintech startup Kuda, which is building a pan-African digital challenger bank, has closed a $10 million seed funding round in order to accelerate its growth and keep up with customer demand. Launched in 2016 as lending platform Kudimoney, Kuda rebranded in June of last year and received a banking licence from the Central Bank of […]

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November 10, 2020

Stakeholders’ Consultation on 5G Technology Deployment Unconcluded, Says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that the stakeholders’ consultation on the deployment of the 5G technology across Nigeria was yet to be concluded. The NCC in a statement issued by the Director,Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde said that the Commission has already published the Draft Consultation Document on the Deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) […]