Boeing has grounded the entire fleet of 737 MAX 8s and 9s following the recent Ethiopian airlines crash which killed all 157 aboard. This decision by Boeing came just moments after President Donald Trump announced an emergency order to ban the airlines in US airspace. In a statement, the company stated that it had temporarily […]
Read MoreThe desalination market in Africa has recovered from the global economic downturn in 2015-2017, which resulting in low desalination investment across the continent with North Africa leading by 79.9 percent. A study from Frost & Sullivan, which revealed that the African desalination market is now stablising and investment in desalination is gaining traction stated that […]
Read MoreThe worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Growth in the market was driven by new wearables launching during the months leading up to the holiday […]
Read MoreThe All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State,Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday held an interactive session with traders in the Computer village, Ikeja, Lagos, South West Nigeria promising to give them loans to enhance thier business. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the interactive session was to offer a hand of […]
Read MoreTenticP Communications, a 21st-century innovative and multi-sectoral media company, has announced plans to hold the maiden edition of the Nigeria Corporate Services Conference. The event with the theme: “Building a Sustainable Economic Growth through Quality Corporate Services Delivery”, is designed to be an annual event targeted at driving best practices and innovations in the delivery […]
Read MoreDiscussion around entrepreneurial talent in the tech space in Africa focuses too much on tech skills, while there is a gap in experienced business people leading startups active in the space, according to Ido Sum, partner at TLcom. Speaking at the inaugural Africa Startup Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, last week, Sum said fast growing startups […]
Read MorePhase3 Telecom, has been listed by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) as one of the companies to look out for in 2019 that will inspire African businesses. The listing, according to LSEG, was based on research into Africa’s most vibrant private and growth-driven companies that are shaping global markets across industries and sectors. The […]
Read MoreAfrican tech startups smashed funding records in 2018 as 210 startups secured US$334.5 million worth of investment, with Nigeria emerging as the premier investment destination on the continent. This is according to the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report 2018 released by Disrupt Africa, which is now in its fourth year. The report, which tracks […]
Read MoreThree of Nigeria’s leading businessmen, Mike Adenuga, Founder of Globacom, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, and Chairman, Dangote Group, Dr. Aliko Dangote have gone into partnership with French companies to drive major investment in Nigeria. The partnership, which was announced at the 2019 Choose France International Business Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, France […]
Read MoreThe ability to keep up with the unprecedented pace of business change, such as implementing the latest best practices and innovations on a regular basis, is something that is fairly new to the back office environment. In the old world of on-premise (licenced) systems, it was unthinkable to update ERP at such pace – years […]
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