BrandTech

MTN Nigeria Challenges MDAs on Importance of Digital Marketing to Govt Business

Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, has enlightened some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government on benefits of digital advertising, its numerous possibilities for businesses within the public sector. The company gave the enlightenment at a breakfast meeting with MDAs and Non-profit Organisations on Tuesday in Abuja. The Chief Digital Officer of MTN, Aisha Mumuni, said […]

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Business

Airtel Nigeria, UNICEF Reviews Rolls in Nigeria’s Youth Empowerment, Say Over 1,200 Schools Enjoy Digital Learning

Airtel Nigeria and UNICEF are satisfied that its roll in empowering Nigerian youth is gaining ground and benefitting the target audience. Speaking at the hosting of the 2024 UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU) Steering Committee meeting at the Airtel Nigeria headquarters,  Chief Executive Officer at Airtel Nigeria, Carl Cruz expressed Airtel’s dedication to supporting the youth. […]

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Business

Seplat Harps on Improved Energy Access as Key to Nigeria’s Development

Seplat Energy Plc, indigenous energy company, said Nigeria’s development will require significant improvements in access to energy. According to the Company, lower-cost, more reliable energy will drive job creation, prosperity and social development and achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown, said this […]

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Business

Expert Harp on Digital Public Infrastructure and Unified Data Highways as key to Africa’s Economic Growth

 For the African continent to unlock its vast economic potential, it must look to the example set by other large emerging markets like India which has embraced digitisation and innovation and transformed its economy. For Africa to achieve similar success, it must adopt these strategies, leveraging technology including Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Unified Data […]

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Internet

President Tinubu’s Govt Has Abandon Quest for Reliable, Efficient Telecoms Services, Forced Sector into Distress, Say Operators

The telecommunications operators in Nigeria are worried that the present situation in the telecoms industry gives the impression that the Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have abandoned the sector to go into distress stressing that what the sector needs to service a digital economy is lacking. According to the Association of License Telecommunications […]

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Business

Teraco Begins Construction on 120MW Utility-Scale Solar Power Plant

Teraco, a Digital Realty company and provider of interconnection platforms and vendor-neutral colocation data centres, has started construction of its 120MW utility-scale solar PV power plant in the Free State province of South Africa. In a world first for data centre operators, Teraco will own the 120MW solar PV plant and wheel the renewable energy […]

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Business

New Satellite Data Reveals Urban Green Spaces in Global Decline Using Al Insights

Today, Husqvarna Group unveils the Urban Green Space Report 2024, highlighting a concerning decline in urban green spaces worldwide. Analyzing satellite data and AI insights from 344 cities across 62 countries, the report reveals that 75% of these cities have seen a reduction in green spaces. The trend thus continues in the same direction as […]

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Technology

Experts Reveal Top 10 Future Leaders in Fintech 2025

A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in the fintech and payments market, has selected SteelEye as the leading fintech future leader globally in 2025. The top 10 Fintech Future Leaders ranked by Juniper Research are: SteelEye dLocal Billie Monobank Xapien Zuora Tabby Volt Mercury BeZero Carbon Juniper Research’s ranking of 100 fintech […]

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Business

Afreximbank Approves $200m Facility to Support BUA Expansion Plans

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has approved a US$200 million Corporate Finance Facility in favour of BUA Industries Limited (BIL) to support its expansion plans. BIL is a Nigerian conglomerate with diversified business interest spanning across, sugar and cement manufacturing, flour milling, oil milling, port logistics, real estate development, oil and gas, and shipping. The […]

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Business

Ecobank Partners with Nium to Unlock Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Across 35 African Markets

  Nium (https://apo-opa.co/3Cl0CMy), the global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. (www.Ecobank.com), the independent pan-African financial services group, to enable seamless cross-border payments across 35 African markets for more than 32 million customers. This partnership is set to revolutionise the region’s payments landscape by enabling faster, more efficient international payments […]

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