The South African Government has given telecoms operators a marching order on the effective rollout of 5G and ^G technology. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni gave South African telecommunications companies five years to deploy 4G and 5G networks across the country. Ntshavheni was speaking during the State of the Nation Address debate in […]
Read MoreNigeria’s insurtech startup Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has secured US$3 million in seed funding to roll out new solutions and support its expansion into North Africa. Formed in 2017, Curacel automates the insurance claims process, allowing staff to process claims volumes quickly and efficiently, and automatically vets […]
Read MoreSummit University, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, is considering partnering with Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Limited (MEMMCOL), a pre-paid electricity meter manufacturer in Nigeria on industry-based ventures like organising training, workshops, and conferences for both staff and students, and engaging in research. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Abiodun Aibinu who dropped the hint during […]
Read MoreEuropean multinational e-hailing firm Bolt is on a hiring spree, with plans to increase its team of employees across Africa, as part of its global expansion. Despite the current wave of retrenchments in the global tech sector, the e-hailing firm says it is investing €500 million (almost R1 billion) in Africa over the next two […]
Read MoreNigerian HR tech startup, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company with a mission to build the simplest and most efficient people operations platform, has closed a $500,000 pre-seed funding round to expand its operations. Founded in December 2020 by Seye Bandele and Lekan Omotosho, Pade HCM automates and simplifies HR processes. The startup has so far helped […]
Read MoreWest African businesses are adopting cloud technologies at an unprecedented rate to unlock a range of competitive capabilities through digital transformation. According to the Managing Director for West Africa at SAP, Titilayo Adewumi, the past few years have seen a sharp increase in the adoption of cloud technologies among West African enterprises. “The digital transformation […]
Read MoreResearchers at WithSecure (formerly known as F-Secure Business) have published a new report detailing their discovery of a network encouraging participation in fraudulent web-based apps posing as USDT (also known as Tether) crypto-currency investment schemes. The network consists of thousands of videos, some of which received inauthentic engagement from hundreds of YouTube channels managed by […]
Read MoreThe commercial banks and traders across the country have started rejecting the old Naira notes following the decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that there is no going back on the February 10, 2023 deadline for the swapping of the old N1,000, N500, and N200 notes. While there has been controversy over the […]
Read MoreHave you tried ChatGPT yet? Go on and give it a try if you haven’t! “ChatGPT is at capacity right now. Get notified when we’re back.” That’s because the chatbot, trained by OpenAI, has taken the world by storm since launching in November of 2022. Whether using ChatGPT to ask for advice on how to […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT), has warned of the ravaging effects of Microsoft OneNote attachments in phishing emails that infect victims with remote access malware, which may allow hackers to remotely access vital information on victims’ devices. The warning is one of advisories in the first few weeks of the […]
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