The share price of MTN increased by 5.3 per cent to 83.67 rand on Friday following the announcement of the revocation of its $2bn tax case in Nigeria. The increase in the share price pushed the company’s market value to 158 billion rand ($11.1bn), according to Bloomberg. MTN, in a letter filed at the Nigerian […]
Read MoreNigerian startup HouseAfrica has developed Africa’s first blockchain-based land and property registry, reducing the time it takes banks, lawyers and other stakeholders to query and register land titles. Formed in May 2018 to tackle problems around land ownership that lead to duplicate land titles and illegal sales, as well as low access to mortgages, HouseAfrica […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has held talks with Swedish Government on how the country can enhance Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity development and broadband penetration in Nigeria. At a meeting with Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, the Swedish Ambassador to ECOWAS, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria, Mr. Carl Grans […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Samsung Group, whose leader faces trials over a bribery scandal involving former president Park Geun-hye, has appointed external experts to a new oversight panel to stamp out criminal conduct, the chief of the committee said on Thursday. The move came after a judge overseeing Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee’s bribery case in October […]
Read MoreCanon Europe has release its remote control system for still image shooting. Sports photography and news media use remote photography extensively to capture still images from various viewpoints or angles that cannot be achieved with conventional photography methods. The Robotic Camera System CR-S700R is a release driven by the needs of professional photographers to operate […]
Read MoreGhanaian startup KudiGO, which builds solutions for the consumer retail industry, is opening its Nigerian office this month, while it is also making inroads in East African markets. Launched in November 2018, KudiGO provides an integrated, mobile-based retail, payments, accounting and analytics engine for the consumer retail industry in Ghana and Nigeria, helping over 1,000 […]
Read MoreIyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Andela and Flutterwave, has announced his Future Africa initiative has launched an early-stage investment fund that will back up to 20 founders with up to US$50,000 of capital each year. In Andela and Flutterwave, Aboyeji has helped launch two of Africa’s best known and best funded startups, and having “retired” from […]
Read MoreA Samsung lab on Tuesday unveiled a digital avatar it described as an AI-powered “artificial human,” claiming it is able to “converse and sympathise” like real people. The announcement at the opening of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas touted a new kind of artificial intelligence called NEON, produced by the independent Samsung […]
Read MoreSamsung Electronics said on Sunday that it will introduce new, innovative devices in San Francisco on February 11, with the electronics giant widely expected to unveil its new foldable phone and a new version of its flagship ‘S’ model. The move comes as the world’s top smartphone maker seeks to maintain its lead in the […]
Read MoreThe crucial role women and girls play in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing, has been increasingly recognised. Women account for a substantial proportion of the agricultural labour force, including informal work, and perform the bulk of unpaid care and domestic work within families and households in […]
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