The latest cohort of candidates for the SAP Young Professionals Program (as part of Skills for Africa) has graduated, providing a welcome boost to the digital transformation efforts of organisations in East and West Africa. A total of 26 candidates graduated, hailing from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana. Amin Meqdadi, Head of Mid-Market for […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom consumers in Nigeria. The Commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the harmonised […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uniccon Group of Companies to foster the development and growth of local contents in the Nigerian technology industry. Under the terms of the MoU, NITDA and UNICCON, a company that unveiled Africa’s First Humanoid Robot, Omeife, will collaborate to […]
Read MoreThe Total Number of national SMS both sent and received in Nigeria has continued to increase despite the wide embrace and use of messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegraph by the telecoms subscribers. According to the 2021 Subscriber/network data Annual Report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), as at December 2021 there was […]
Read MoreNigeria’s Flutterwave has been unveiled as the Lead Fintech Sponsor for Africa Fintech Summit in 2023 holding in Washington DC and in one African city, to be announced soon. The sponsorship comes at the heels of Flutterwave’s latest licenses issued in Egypt making it possible for Flutterwave to be an official payment service provider that […]
Read MoreMobile internet traffic has almost doubled in the last eight years, with close to two-thirds of web traffic coming from mobile devices. According to data presented by CasinosEnLigne.com, mobile phones made 59% of total web traffic last year, or nearly 10% more than in 2021. Mobile`s Share of Web Traffic Continued Growing while Laptops, PCs, […]
Read MoreNational Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) towards improving national security. Speaking during a visit to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta at the NCC’s Head Office in Abuja recently, […]
Read MoreAs many industries go online or adapt to new technology, the race is on to become the world’s new tech hub. Could Africa win this race and, if so, what are the key industries where the continent could stand out against the competition? Online casinos are growing in popularity The casino industry has undergone one […]
Read MoreMicrosoft 365 servers contain extremely sensitive information and most organisations simply cannot do without them for an extended period of time. Zero-day attacks, those attacks that take advantage of a vulnerability in software or firmware found by cyber criminals before a vendor can issue a fix, are one of the cyber criminal’s greatest advantages. Often […]
Read MorePan-African Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has expressed commitment to maintaining its partnership with host communities and relevant stakeholders to create enabling environment for sustainable peace and mutual growth of communities within its areas of operations. Plant Director, Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, Mr. Hazard Nawabuddin who gave the assurance, said the company would continue to […]
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