Indian-based software firm Zoho plans to double its local workforce within a matter of months, says Hyther Nizam, president for Middle East and Africa (MEA). This comes as the company says it has grown its staff complement by 35% this year. “We just opened our Joburg office and we are on a hiring spree,” said […]
Read MoreAbout 5,000 women and girls in the Kaduna State Government are set to acquire skills in data science, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurial application of digital technologies through a partnership initiative with Google. The initiative, which is part of a broader skills development program supported by Google.org, aims to empower 20,000 more women and young people […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023). The event which is coordinated by the Commission’s Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector (NODITS), and has […]
Read MoreMTN Group is on the lookout for additional potential investors interested in acquiring a minority stake in its fintech business. This is according to MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, speaking at an investor conference call yesterday afternoon, following the release of the firm’s interim financial results for the six-month period that ended in June. The […]
Read MoreThe hunger crisis is heading to the ocean of calamity as the July 2023 rate showed an increase of 1.29% points when compared to the previous month’s which was 22.79%. The figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as revealed in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Today calls for concern. The […]
Read MoreAlthough the social media landscape is constantly changing and evolving, with new players fighting for attention from audiences and marketers, no platform stands close to Facebook when it comes to social media advertising. The social media giant, which has an active user base of close to 2.9 billion, remains the most important platform among marketers […]
Read MoreBitcoin, previously known for its ‘wild price swings’, is now trading sideways which is both a blessing and a curse for investors, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The analysis from deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as volatility for major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and […]
Read MoreMy product management philosophy was shaped by dissecting human cadavers. This is not the typical origin story for a fintech product leader. Most of my peers come from computer science or business backgrounds. I come from anatomy labs at the University of Ilorin, where I spent years studying how biological systems interconnect. The transition seemed […]
Read MoreResidents of Ibeju Lekki, Lagos have showered encomium on the Management of Dangote Refinery concerning its social responsibility initiatives. The residents, which included a committee of traditional leaders also expressed appreciation to the company for providing vital infrastructure for their communities, repairing all the entrance roads of the 15 host communities by grading, sand filling, […]
Read MoreSophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has released new findings on the connections between the most prominent ransomware groups this past year, including Royal, in its report, “Clustering Attacker Behavior Reveals Hidden Patterns.” Over the course of three months beginning in January 2023, Sophos X-Ops investigated four different ransomware […]
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