Business

Africa’s Fintech Sector to be Worth $65bn by 2030, Youthful Population Tipped as Drivers

Africa’s fintech sector is expected to be worth approximately $65 billion by 2030, aligning with the United Nations (UN) projection that the continent’s population will double to 2.4 billion by 2050, with half of the population being under the age of 25. The rapid growth of the fintech sector has been driven by its youthful […]

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Business

Global Startup Awards for Africa Opens Portal Entries

The Global Start-up Awards Africa (GSA Africa) 2024 is now open for entries, and urges African innovators, start-ups and ecosystem enablers dedicated to solving critical global challenges to submit their entries. Now in its 11th edition, GSA Africa is billed among the largest independent start-up ecosystem competitions on the continent. It is a vehicle for the Global […]

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Business

MTN Joins Corporate Nigeria to Celebrate Herbert Wigwe

MTN Group senior executives joined other prominent Nigerian business leaders yesterday to pay respect to Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Nigeria’s biggest banking institution Access Bank, his wife Chizoba, and son Chizi. The Nigerian business community paid tribute to Wigwes at a memorial event yesterday, who died in a helicopter crash alongside five others in California, […]

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AI & Computing

SAP Unveils Transformative Data Innovations Design to Support Customers in AI Era

AMA PRESS RELEASE SAP SE today announced transformative data innovations that will help customers harness the full power of their data to drive deeper insights, faster growth and more efficiency in the era of AI. New capabilities in the SAP Datasphere solution, including new generative-AI features, transform enterprise planning through simplified data landscapes and more-intuitive […]

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Business

Africa Home for Virtual Influencers, Say Experts

Influencer marketing is shifting, with computer-generated personalities – virtual influencers – attracting a large following and lucrative brand deals. Amid this shift, Africa, with its young, digital population and rich cultural diversity, is poised to become a major player in this trend. Virtual influencers are computer-generated characters that resemble humans and interact with audiences on […]

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Business

DISC Forum 2024 to Spotlight Data Centres, Investment & Satellite in Nigeria’s Telecoms Space

DISC Forum 2024, a breakfast programme from the staple of CyberAfrica holding in Lagos, is expected to spotlight key elements, such as data centres, digital and core infrastructure, investments, cybersecurity, cloud computing, content, satellite technology and Big Data  A statement from the organisers disclosed that the DISC Forum 2024 has become a pivotal platform for […]

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Business

Why we Need to Safeguard AI’s Future with Dependable Data

AMA PRESS RELEASE Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most significant leaps forward for the power of technology and its impact on every sphere of our lives. As organisations increasingly embrace generative AI to derive insights, automate processes, and drive innovation, the foundation of accurate and well-organised data within their business systems becomes […]

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Business

Owambe Party Returns with Eastervaganza on March

Spotlight by Mmakamba, a foremost and leading experiential marketing agency known for crafting remarkable experiences, has concluded plans to host the second edition of this year’s Owambe Party tagged “Easter Vaganza”. Scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 30 2024 at the prestigious Amore Gardens, Lekki Phase 1 Lagos, the highly anticipated event is designed primarily […]

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Business

Zimbabwean Leader Harps on Innovative, Green Investment Strategies to Foster Africa’s Economic Growth

AMA PRESS RELEASE   For African countries to benefit from the transition to sustainable green economies, which is estimated to generate $3 trillion by 2030, innovative instruments to foster climate action and address the current debt crisis are needed. Government and institutional representatives at the opening of the Ministerial segment of the 56th Session of […]

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Business

Tearful Dangote Leads Tributes for Herbert Wigwe, Lagos Mulls Immortalising

Dressed in a black attire, the Chairman of the Dangote Group broke into tears as he paid tributes to Wigwe whom he described as brother and friend. An emotional Aliko Dangote struggled to hold back the tears when the funeral rites for the late Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Herbert Wigwe began […]

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