Business

Mobile Phones Lead Internet Traffic by 58% Drops 4% Less than in 2022

Although more than 97% of all internet users owned a smartphone last year, almost 2% more than the year before, mobile’s share of total web traffic actually dropped. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, mobile phones made 57.9% of total web traffic in 2023, or nearly 4% less than the year before. The Second-Largest Web Traffic […]

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Internet

Massive Internet Disruption Hits African West Coast Following Undersea Cable Cuts

A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others.  The cuts occurred somewhere in Cote de’Ivoire and Senegal, with an […]

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Business

Visuals Solution Demands on Increase as Businesses Turn to AI

As businesses increasingly turn to AI for process automation and optimization, the demand for personalized visual solutions is on the rise. In 2024, 34% of companies have integrated AI into their operations, with an additional 42% actively considering implementation, and of those utilizing AI, 53% are used for production. While generative visual AI models like Midjourney or Stable […]

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Business

ZTE Partners Moratelindo on Commercialisation of PayTV Powered by Android TV

ZTE Corporation, a  provider of information and communication technology solutions, and Moratelindo, one of the largest public companies in telecommunications infrastructure and network providers in Indonesia, proudly announced a strategic partnership for the commercialization of the Set-Top Box (STB) B866V2FA powered by Android TV. Since 2016, Moratelindo has been developing its internet service retail business […]

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Business

Interswitch Set to Fill Gaps of Underserved Rural Nigeria with Mobile Virtual Network Operator License

The Visa-backed Nigerian payments company Interswitch will enter Nigeria’s telecommunications sector after acquiring a Tier 5 MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) license. Interswitch acquired the Tier 5 MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) licence for ₦500 million ($1.08 million) from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in May 2023. Interswitch’s Tier 5 (unified virtual operator) license allows it to negotiate with one of Nigeria’s four telcos […]

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Business

Dangote Cement Gets Ogun Govt Kudos for Empowering 305 Youths with Skills

No fewer than 305 youths from the Dangote Cement Ibese plant’s 17 host communities have so far been trained and empowered with multi-million Naira start-up packs in different vocations since the commencement of operations by the Cement Company in Ibese, the Company management has disclosed. This is just as the Ogun State government lauded the […]

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Business

US House Passes Bill to Ban TikTok Over Parent Sells Ownership Stake

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers voted 352 in favour of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington. The legislation threatens […]

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News

Nigerian Women in Public Relations Unveils Speakers for Experiencing PR Conference

AMA PRESS RELEASE Nigerian Women in Public Relations has revealed its confirmed speakers for the 2024 edition of its flagship event, the Experiencing PR Conference, set to take place  in Lagos. Themed “Quiet Wars: Leveraging Public Relations for Conflict Management,” the conference will feature a lineup of distinguished speakers, including renowned thought leaders and business professionals from both the […]

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Business

Meta Unveils ‘Creators of Tomorrow’ Campaign in Nigeria Featuring Some Best in Content Creation

Meta has launched ‘Creators of Tomorrow,’ a first-of-its-kind campaign that spotlights five emerging creators in Nigeria who are turning what they love into what they do and sparking a new wave of creativity/community on Instagram.  The spotlighted creators represent various creative industries, including lifestyle, comedy, dance and art. Their inspirational journeys will be amplified through […]

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Business

NCC, Swedish Government Mulls Partnership on Capacity Building & Skills Development

The Swedish Government have hold talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission on areas of mutual benefit to both the NCC and the Swedish people. The talks took place when the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida played host to the Swedish Ambassador, H. E. Annika Hahn-Englund who was on a courtesy visit […]

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