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September 29, 2020

Kenya Bankers,Huawei Signs Partnership to Promote Financial Inclusion,Fintech Capacity Building

The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has signed a collaboration agreement with tech-firm Huawei-Kenya that seeks to deepen financial inclusion in the banking sector through further deployment of technology and building fintech capacity. In the partnership, KBA will work closely with Huawei-Kenya to spearhead industrywide capacity building initiatives aimed at promoting knowledge on financial technology innovation, […]

Telecoms

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September 28, 2020

NCC Pledges to Promote Robust ICT Infrastructure

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said it will continue to promote and facilitate expansion of robust broadband/Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure across the country for the rapid development of the nation’s digital economy. DExecutive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta gave the assurance in a presentation titled “Communication Technology for Service […]

StartUps

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September 25, 2020

GatePass Nigeria’s Visitor Management Solution Startup Expands to Residential Communities

Nigerian startup GatePass started life as a visitor management solution for residential communities, but has since widened its scope to help with all aspects of their management. Founded in 2017, GatePass is a mobile platform that connects estate managers with their residents on community-related issues. It all started after two brothers, Muyideen and Matin Dosumu […]

StartUps

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September 25, 2020

Founders of Nigerian, Kenyan Startups Join Endeavor Network

The founders of Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture and Nigeria’s 54gene have been accepted into the global Endeavor network, gaining access to various support services to help their companies scale. The Endeavor initiative works to catalyse long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs worldwide, and has accepted a host of African entrepreneurs […]

Telecoms

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September 24, 2020

Danbatta, NCC Boss, Bags Prestigious Zik Prize

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has emerged the winner of the 2019 Zik Prize, in the professional leadership category. Announcing the winners in a webinar, Prof. Pat Utomi, a member of the Advisory Board of the prestigious award, said Danbatta and Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, […]

Technology

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September 24, 2020

ipNX & US Govt Sign Agreement to Expand Fibre-Optic Network to Lagos, Abuja & Other States

ipNX, an information, communications and technology (ICT) company and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have signed a partnership agreement that will further support the development of Nigeria’s ICT and broadband infrastructure and help ipNX expand its fibre-optic network to more than 200,000 residences in Lagos and other locations, including Abuja and Port […]

E-Commerce

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September 24, 2020

Ogun State Offers 50% Discount for Online Payment of Land Use & Amenity Charges

As a way of encouraging residents to embrace online payment, the Ogun State government is offering 50 per cent discount to property owners and residents on amenity charges. The Ogun State Governor, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, who announced government’s intention to promote online payment in the country, said government has made payment of the Land Use […]

Telecoms

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September 24, 2020

Glo Simplifies Customers’ Access to Company’s Information

Globacom has demystified what used to be a cumbersome task of getting company’s information from its website, a situation that had in the past, frustrated several customers from getting relevant information from company’s website. It is now easy for companies and organisations to give their stakeholders free access to their websites through a service called […]

Telecoms

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September 24, 2020

9Mobile Commends Pantami’s Visionary Leadership, Pledges Commitment to Govt’s Telecoms Policies

The role played by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in ensuring Telecom Infrastructures were declared as Critical National Infrastructure; addressing the Right of Way (RoW) challenges that have been lingering for over a decade and securing the Transfer of the National Identity Management Commission has been commended by 9Mobile, of the telecoms operator. […]

Business

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September 23, 2020

Ecobank Advocates for Trade Facilitation Between African Nation as Means of Wealth Creation

African countries must adopt a continent wide approach to business and also focus on wealth creation to be relevant in the global value chain. The Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Mr. Ade Ayeyemi who made the call in a keynote address at the Ecobank virtual Regional Trade Conference 2020, said that for the […]