StartUps

Logistics Startup Dellyman Set for Same-day Deliveries in Nigeria

The Nigerian logistics space is a busy and increasingly well-funded one, but Lagos-based Dellyman believes it has the capacity to stand out from the crowd in spite of its relatively late entrance and smaller amounts of investment. Launched in March 2019 but available to the public from January this year, Dellyman is a web and […]

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Technology

COVID-19:Asset Tracking Usage to Increase by 90 Million in 2020

The number of businesses using asset tracking solutions will reach 90 million this year, and exceed 114 million by 2025. This represents a growth of 27% over the next five years. Asset tracking solutions enable enterprises to track cargo from dispatch to final destination; allowing increased transparency and more accurate delivery date estimations. The Juniper […]

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Internet

NITDA Raises the Alarm on Fake Websites Pledging Federal Government Lockdown Funds

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has rasied the alarm over the existence of fake websites in circulation, trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. The Agency said its Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) identified a number of websites using various phishing tricks to attract Internet users. One […]

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StartUps

Zoho Launches Bigin, a CRM Solution to Support Small Businesses

Zoho, a global technology company that offers the most comprehensive suite of business software applications in the industry, has launched Bigin, a pipeline-centric CRM software designed specifically for small and micro business owners. ‘Bigin by Zoho CRM’ has been designed to provide a simple solution for small businesses to keep track of their customers and […]

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Digital Leadership Series

Assessing Nigeria’s President Digital Boost Next Level Agenda

On June 12, Nigeria will be celebrating “Democracy Day” and Twenty-one (21) years of uninterrupted democratic rule. And the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) riding on its mandate to connect Nigeria and create an information rich society, remains on the driver’s seat. Provision of the necessary digital impetus to the actualization of the economic diversification of […]

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Social Media

Facebook Launches Messenger Kids Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Facebook has rolled out Messenger Kids, a video chat and messaging app that helps children connect with friends and family in a fun, parent-controlled space. The app which can be downloaded from the Apple App and Google Play Stores, was been designed for children between the ages of 6 to 12 years,and comes with two […]

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Software

Peponi Gruppe, Ghana’s Property Startup Diversifies into Mobile App Maintenance

Ghanaian property development and maintenance company Peponi Gruppe has successfully morphed into a tech company by developing an on-demand mobile application for maintenance services that is seeing strong monthly growth. Founded in 2017, Peponi Gruppe began life providing infrastructure and property management services, but has diversified with the launch of PEPs. An Android and iOS […]

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Business

NCC Signs MoU with FIRS to Verify VAT Amount Payable by MNOs in Every Transaction

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to ensure the tax agency ascertain accuracy and completeness of value added tax (VAT) elements and other taxes payable in the transactions of telecoms operators. With the MoU, the FIRS will be able to integrate an […]

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StartUps

COVID-19: UK-Nigeria Tech to Launch Intervention Programmes for Startups

Following a recent survey conducted on start-ups and investors in Nigeria, the UK- Nigeria Tech Hub plans to launch intervention programmes to support Nigeria’s Tech eco-system. According to a statement from the British High Commission in Nigeria, the objective of the survey was to understand how COVID-19 has affected early-stage start-up revenue, growth, fundraising, and […]

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Technology

Pantami Applauds Kwara, Anambra State for Embracing Govts Digital Economy Mandate

The Nigeria Government has expressed excitement that Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Chief Willie Obiano have positioned their States to embrace the Digital Economy. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami in a statement issued on Sunday said that the governors did this by crashing the Right of Way Charges from N5,500 per linear […]

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