YouTube today in Lagos, South-West Nigeria, before fans unveiled the YouTube Music and YouTube Premium version to further deepened the entertainment industry the country and thereby offer lovers good music and movies a genre of fun. YouTube Music is a music streaming service that offers official songs, albums, thousands of playlists and artist radio, plus […]
Read MoreRob Shuter is leaving MTN Group at the end of his contract in March 2021. MTN today announced the departure of its group president and CEO as part of its financial. “The board thanks Rob for the contribution he has made, and continues to make, to MTN. The succession process will be concluded during the […]
Read MoreQuona Capital, a venture firm focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets, has announced the final close of the Accion Quona Inclusion Fund at US$203 million in commitments from an array of leading investors. Quona Capital, which has supported more than 20 financial technology companies expanding access for underserved consumers and small businesses in Latin […]
Read MoreMyOffice, the Russian developer of software for collaborative work with documents, has developed a partner network for operation in the countries of Africa. They are planning to create a two-level distribution channel for sales of software to government and major commercial agencies of the region. MyOffice is conducting negotiations on the government level regarding contracts […]
Read MoreUgandan on-demand motorcycle taxi app SafeBoda has made Nigeria its third market with a launch in Ibadan, the country’s third city. Initially launched in Kampala, SafeBoda connects passengers with motorcycle taxi drivers, while also offering additional financial services. The startup expanded to Kenya in 2018, and raised an undisclosed Series B funding round in the […]
Read MoreThis International Women’s Day, Facebook is celebrating the achievements of African women who are using their voice to bring people together, building and making real impact in their communities, and inspiring other women by changing the narrative of African women. Under the banner of this year’s theme #EachforEqual, Facebook is honouring all women from across […]
Read MoreAll improperly-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards across Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria have been completely deactivated. This is development is in line with the one of the key agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen security of lives and property for all Nigerians, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission […]
Read MoreIt’s amazing how quickly the world around us is changing. The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is upon us and how we continue to adapt to this era of rapid technological and societal change is crucial. Why we need to adapt and how fast we are able to adapt to these changes remain a core question […]
Read MoreNokia Bell Labs today launched the Bell Labs Prize 2020, which is a competition for researchers around the world with disruptive innovations that have the potential to form the foundation of the next industrial revolution and manifestly change human productivity. Prize finalists will be given access to Bell Labs resources – software, hardware, systems, platforms […]
Read MoreIn the last 24 hours, SophosLabs has uncovered a new email spam attack targeting Italians with a document containing a macro loaded with Trickbot malware. There are already fears, just as the COVID 19 spread so fast across the world, that such email which takes advantage of COVID-19 fears by offering up a clickable document […]
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