Financial

Telecoms Operators to Invest $26bn into Cloud Technology with Expenditure Predicted to Hit $65bn by 2028

Telecommunication operators will invest $26 billion in cloud services in 2024, with expenditure growing to $65 billion in 2028. Telecommunications cloud refers to the implementation of cloud technology, services, and architecture into operator core networks, with this centralisation enabling operators to develop automated network management systems. An extract from the new report, Global Telecommunications Cloud Strategies […]

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News

Dangote Cement Assures Ogun Communities of Commitment to Capacity Building 

Dangote Cement Plc., Ibese Plant has assured that it would continue to complement the efforts of the Ogun State Government in the development of its host communities through capacity building for the people, especially the youths. The company in a statement said it’s committed to development for the prosperity of the people and host communities […]

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Cross section of 3MTT participants.
 Business

Tech Masters, Industry Experts Groom Talents to Fill Skills Gap in Nigeria’s Tech Space

Tech masters together with other experts have taken the first step of grooming tech talents that are needed to fill the skill gap in Nigeria’s tech space ahead of a set target of three million talents’ hunt. In  Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital in south-south Nigeria, a flagship program, 3MTT (Three Million Technical Talent) […]

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Business

CBN DIRECTIVE: Opay & Palmpay to Ban Customers Trading in Cryptocurrency

Following a recent stopping of onboarding of new customers handed-over to OPay, Moniepoint, Palmpay, and Kuda Bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the alleged trading on cryptocurrency by users of the fintechs platform, two of them namely: Opay and PalmPay vowed to ban customers involved in the act of cryptocurrency trading on their platforms. […]

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Business

Crisis Hits Internet Service in Northeast Nigeria as Quest for $1.6m to Boosts Connectivity Faces Constraints

The Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) is facing financial constraints in expanding internet access and security communications services for humanitarians responding to Islamist terror in northeast Nigeria. Only 28 percent of the $1.6 million required by the ETS this year has been secured. The World Food Programme (WFP) has contributed $280,000, and the United Nations Office for […]

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Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Temitope Hassan; Group Managing Director/CEO, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Ravindra Singhvi ; Executive Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Mariya Aliko Dangote; and Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote.
 Business

Aliko Dangote Foundation Harps on Social Commitment to Malnutrition and Hunger within Nigeria

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has underscored the pivotal role of religious and traditional institutions in tackling the pressing issues of malnutrition and hunger within Nigeria. Speaking at an event organized by the National Council on Nutrition and the World Bank-Assisted Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria Project, Mrs. Zouera Youssoufou, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer […]

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L-R: Head of Marketing, PZ Wilmar, Chioma Mbanugo; Manager Corporate Communications, Seplat Energy Plc, Stanley Opara; and Head of Digital Marketing (B2C) Olam Grains Nigeria, Oladotun Babatunde.
 Business

Seplat Energy Wins 2023 Sustainable Energy Company Award

Seplat Energy PLC, a Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, has clinched the Daily Independent Newspaper’s Indigenous Oil & Gas Company of the Year Award.  The company was recognised for recording remarkable exploits in the Nigerian oil and gas sector while partnering local communities who are seen and […]

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Business

Collaborative Workspace Trends in Nigeria, kenya & SA, Set to Dominate Africa

Africa’s two providers in the shared workspace industry, KOFISI and Workshop17, have announced a strategic partnership to provide a wider range of services and locations across Africa. The demand for shared workspace continues to grow faster in Africa than the rest of the world – fueled by the growth in the working age population – […]

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L-R: Ahmad Tijani, Local Content Advocate, Nigerian Computer Society, Convener, WATISE, Isaiah Erhiawarien Tinuade Oguntuyi, Head Network and Solutions, ICSL, Representative of the Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Engr Victor Adoga, at the West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition
Telecoms

WATISE 2.0: Experts Explore How Emerging Tech Trends Will Impact Telecoms Infrastructure Deployment

AMA PRESS RELEASE Telecommunications experts across West Africa have exposed trending innovations relying on telecoms infrastructure harping on the strategies that are crucial for the sustainability of telecommunications infrastructure to fast-track the regions digital economy. Speaking at the second edition of the West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibtion (WATISE), with the theme: ‘Shaping the […]

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L-R:L to R: Robinson Irekwa, Co-Founder and Head of Research and Development, EcoRich Solutions, Geofrey Mutabazi, Co-Founder and CEO, Karaa, Elizabeth Migwalla, Vice President International Regulatory Affairs, Qualcomm, Ivan Karubaga, Founder, Microfuse Technologies, John Omo, Secretary General, African Telecommunications Union. Qualcomm/Boniface Onsongo.
 Business

Qualcomm Unveils Startups for 2024 Qualcomm Make in Africa

Qualcomm Incorporated released the list of startups for Qualcomm Make in Africa 2024, as well as the winner of the 2023 Wireless Reach Social Impact Fund. The Qualcomm Africa Innovation Platform, now in its second year, aims to work with and support the development of Africa’s emerging technology ecosystem by providing mentorship, education, and training […]

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