MTN Group president and CEO, Ralph Mupita, has urged Africa’s governments to harmonise regulations, especially in the tech sector, to encourage increased investment in digital infrastructure. Speaking at the opening of the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, he said “I would argue that the thing we do need to think about is harmonising regulatory […]
Read MoreThe Head of Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Omoniyi Ibietan, has won the seat of the Secretary-General of the African Public Relations Association (APRA). Ibietan who is also a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) was elected at the ongoing 35th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting taking […]
Read MoreUniversal API for meeting bots Recall.ai has announced a $10 million funding round to allow engineers to integrate with any meeting platform, including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles, and even platforms with no API. This funding round comes hot on the heels of 10x growth over the past 12 months. The Series A […]
Read MoreExecutive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, on Wednesday disclosed that the service generated a total of N3.94 trillion in tax revenue in the first quarter of the year (Q1 2024). The performance however, fell short of its quarterly revenue target of N4.8 trillion. Adedeji gave the figures while receiving the leadership […]
Read MoreChief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), Armstrong Takang, also said ₦101bn have been declared as dividends by some Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, has said ₦318.5bn was recorded as the revenue inflow to the Federal Government between January and March 2024. Madein spoke on Wednesday when she appeared before an […]
Read MoreWith the suppor from Tecno, Nigeria’ s music icon, Tiwa Savage made a memorable night of the unveiing of first movie, “Water and Garri”. The event drew A-list celebrities, industry insiders, and eager fans, all eager to witness the cinematic spectacle unfold. A memorable aspects of the evening was the TECNO booth, where celebrities had […]
Read MoreThe Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has secured the hosting right for the 10th edition of the Network of African Data Protection Authorities’ (NADPA-RADPA) Conference and Annual General Meeting. According to a statement from the Commission, Nigeria secured the hosting right at the 9th NADPA Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, duringa bidding process. The […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government is to incorporate digital literacy in the Education Curriculum to accelerate and achieve a 70 percent digital literacy drive by 2027. This was disclosed by the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa at a media party on Wednesday in Abuja, Nigeria. Kashifu while highlighting NITDA’s, Strategic […]
Read MoreTelecommunications and technology enabler, MTN Nigeria has gone into a strategic partnership with Microsoft to provide advanced data hosting solutions and Microsoft Business Licenses to small and medium enterprises. This development is in line with the company’s commitment to accelerate the digitalisation of businesses, leveraging robust and reliable connectivity, in Nigeria. This collaboration leverages Microsoft’s […]
Read MoreThe Nigeria Government on Tuesday approved two critical projects for the digital economy and technology startup ecosystem in the country. The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, who made this known on Tuesday stated that the first project has to do with the setting up of a special purpose vehicle, a […]
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