Business

Ecobank Celebrates Customers, Reiterates Excellent Service Delivery

Ecobank Nigeria has felicitated its customers in commemoration of this year’s Customer Service Week (CSW). The Customer Service Week is an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and support customers daily. It is celebrated annually during the first full week of October. This year’s celebration with the […]

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Business

MTN Foundation Awards Scholarships to 1,011 Nigerian Students

MTN Foundation through its annual scholarship initiative has awarded scholarships to 360 undergraduate Nigerian students in addition to 651 current scholars, totaling 1,011 scholars. The awardees were celebrated at award ceremonies held in Port Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Taxation and Revenue, Abdulkabir Ogungbo, Vice Chancellor, Rivers State […]

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Technology

NITDA to Host Hackathon on Social-Economic on Sideline of Digital Nigeria 2023

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), in partnership with the Innovation Support Network (ISN), is hosting the NITDA Digital Nigeria Hackathon 2023. The Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibition is the flagship awareness programme in the Digital Economy sector. This year’s event with the […]

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Technology

Nigerian ICT Teacher Beats 50 Others to Win $1m Global Teacher Prize for 2023

Peace Sule, an ICT teacher at Akoka Junior High School in Lagos, and Stephanie Akinwoya, a physics teacher at Iju Senior Grammar School in Lagos, have been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2023 organised in collaboration with UNESCO and in strategic partnership with Dubai Cares, a UAE-based […]

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News

NITDA Harps on Essence of Cybersecurity Education for Youth as Innovation Fuels Internet Growth

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said understanding online security is not just important for young people but essential. Speaking at the Nigeria Teen Cyber Festival 2023 organised by the Child Cyber Protection Initiative in collaboration with NITDA, the Director General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said there’s an increasing level of dependence […]

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Media OutReach

X-PITCH 2023 Announces Global TOP100 Startups

Accelerating Deeptech SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 October 2023 – X-PITCH is delighted to introduce 2023 TOP100 startups. Chosen from a pool of over 3,000 startups around the world, this year’s selection showcases a diverse and vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurial talent. X-PITCH 2023 is driven by a shared commitment to accelerate deeptech innovation across […]

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Business

Ecobank Raises Alarm Over Scammers New Tricks Using SIM Swap

Ecobank has once again, raised alarm on the dangers of SIM swap fraud, stressing that that fraudsters could use it to impersonate them. In a message to customers via email, the bank explained that SIM swap fraud occurs when scammers use your phone number to access your accounts. According to the bank, scammers impersonate you […]

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Opinion

How Multinationals and Skills Transfer in African Data Centre Market

The outlook for data centre growth on the African continent looks bullish. With a population of almost 1.5 billion people, the African marketplace possesses a significant advantage in terms of market size and potential. Importantly, whilst the continent might lag behind countries like China and India when it comes to sheer population size, what sets […]

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Technology

NCC Research Backed Sponsorship Breaks New Ground in AgricTech as Scholars at UI Develop Cybertronic Data Harvester

Through the efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission into sponsorship of reaaserch in various areas of human endeavour, the Faculty of Technology Building University of Ibadan, has developed a cybertronic data harvester and aggregation scheme for efficient precision farming. The result of the study, which was published on the website of the NCC with the […]

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Technology

ChatGPT Rival Contest Reinforces as Amazon Throws in $4bn Investment

Amazon’s $4bn investment into a ChatGPT rival reinforces why almost all investors should have some artificial intelligence (AI) exposure in their investment mix, says the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organizations. The comments from Nigel Green of deVere Group comes as e-commerce giant Amazon said on […]

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