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Nigeria and India Mulls Plans on Skill Development, Technology Transfer & Biz Partnership

That was the decision taken by the Nigerian and Indian teams during the visit of a delegation led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which include Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa. At the meeting, Inuwa who represented the Minister […]

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Business

Metazoa Launches Intelligent Assistant to Manage Salesforce Orgs with AI

Metazoa, a provider of administrative tools for Salesforce, announces the launch of Intelligent Assistant on the Salesforce AppExchange. This innovative product includes Metadata Studio, a prompt engineering platform, and Intelligent Search, an administrative thinking partner. These new tools give Metazoa customers the ability to virtually expand their administrative headcount using artificial intelligence. This one-two punch […]

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Business

Swedish-Nigerian Ties on ICT Gets NCC’s Kudos as Danbatta Applauds Ericsson for Sustained, Remarkable Partnership

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has commended the Swedish Government and Ericsson for their commitment and consistency in a strategic partnership with NCC on capacity building which has strengthened the Commission’s regulatory activities. Speaking at a workshop jointly organised by NCC […]

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Business

Nigeria Targets 50% Broadband Penetration Yearly as Telecoms GDP Contribution Hits 16%

The telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, […]

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Business

Aliko Dangote celebrates African Young Global Leaders

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 in Davos, Switzerland, Aliko Dangote, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, learned about the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs) and the tremendous potential of this unique World Economic Forum community to develop the next generation of African leaders from all parts of society. […]

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Business

Dangote Steps up Efforts to Mitigate Green House Gas Emission  

In line with global best practice, the pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Group has deployed cutting-edge technology and other measures to mitigate emission of Green House Gas (GHG), and its impacts, in all its subsidiaries. The Group, as part of its contribution to the campaign for reduction of GHG, has embarked on enlightenment to sensitize workers and […]

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Business

Dangote Cement Remits N412.9bn Tax to Govt in Three Years

Dangote Cement Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, (DIL), paid a total of N412.9 billion into the coffers of the Federal Government as tax for 3 consecutive years. A total of N97.24 billion was paid by Dangote Cement in 2020, N173.93 billion in 2021 and N141.69 billion in 2022. This huge tax payment from […]

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Business

Ecobank Remodels Branches as Eleven Branches Wear New Looks Ahead of Promised Customer Experience

Ecobank Nigeria has started the remodeling of its branches across the country. This effort will see the bank turn its existing banking halls into modern smart banking arenas designed to offer a cozy experience to customers and other stakeholders of the bank who visit the branches. Speaking on the branch transformation exercise, Titi Olarinde , […]

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Business

JUST IN: Dangote Cement Exit Benin Republic Market But Remains Transit Point

The allegation that went viral on social media last week that Dangote Cement Plc was selling a bag of 50kg cement to Nigerians at an exploitative rate of N5,200 while it sells the same quantity of cement at N1,500 in the Republic of Benin was not true. THISDAY’s investigation in Cotonou at the weekend revealed […]

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Technology

Nigerian Tech Expert Secures Patent for Blockchain-driven Authentication System

Hyperspace Technologies Limited has secured a patent for Blockchain technology-driven Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Developed within the Hyperspace Technologies’ research and development (R&D) division, cipherKEY tap2sign™ MFA is a next-generation security system designed to leverage the decentralized nature of blockchain, the robustness of public/ private key cryptography, and the convenience of NFC (Near Field Communication) technology […]

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