Payments company Paga has been selected for the Ping A Cloud Accelerator programme in Shenzhen, China, gaining the chance to pilot products with the global firm. Founded in 2009, Paga provides Nigerians with safe and convenient ways of making payments, allowing money to be sent to any phone number for the beneficiary to redeem at […]
Read MoreFollowing the further extension of the lockdown across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organisers of the Tourism and Technology Summit and Exhibition 2020 has postponed the event to a yet to be announced date. A statement from the Convener of the Summit, Clara Chinwe Okoro said it regrets the decision to postpone […]
Read MoreMTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile operator by subscribers, today announced details of its $1.3 million relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mobile operator also said this morning that the chairman, group CEO, group CFO and a number of group directors have pledged 30% of their board fees and salaries for the next […]
Read MoreLong before the global Coronavirus pandemic disrupted life as we know it, digital health was on the ascent, enabled by innovations in IoT-connected medical devices. In 2019, one in four physicians utilised remote care tools – nearly twice the share who were doing so in 2016, according to the American Medical Association. With coronavirus straining […]
Read MoreEcobank Nigeria has commended those contributing to keeping the country safe as the world battles the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic. According to him, this group of people have continued to put the needs of others first and show sacrificial love to support the country’s effort at containing the scourge, stressing that, the Bank remains grateful for […]
Read MoreThe revenue generated by the use of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) platforms, which integrate different transport services (including buses, taxis, rail and metro) into a single app, will exceed $52 billion by 2027, up from $405 million in 2020. The new research, Mobility-as-a-Service: Business Models, Vendor Strategies & Market Forecasts 2020-2027, new study from Juniper Research found […]
Read MoreZoom Video Communications Inc has hired former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser and formed an advisory board to improve the video conferencing app’s privacy and security issues amid a global backlash against the platform. Zoom is facing widespread criticism from users worried about the lack of end-to-end encryption of meeting sessions and […]
Read MoreAmid the alarming increase of claims linking the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) to fifth-generation (5G) technology, some social media platforms are stepping up to deal with the baseless claims. This comes as many of the stories based on the perceived links have been doing the rounds and going viral on social media platforms such as […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there is fake website currently promising internet subscribers of free data bundle. The fake website (https://covid-19-fg-grant.blogspot.com/?=1) is asking Nigerian citizens to apply for a free Internet bundle ostensibly being given by the Nigerian government in collaboration with NCC. In a disclaimer message from the NCC issued by […]
Read MoreJust days after Mike Bloomberg launched a program to help American mayors improve their coronavirus response, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced additional actions and funding to combat the pandemic on a global scale. The new $40 million global initiative will support immediate action to prevent or slow the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable low- and middle-income […]
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