Business

NCC’s Director Public Affairs Wins ‘Distinguished Spokesperson in Technology Award’

Another honour well deserved as the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Dr. Reuben Muoka, has added the prestigious NIPR ‘Distinguished Spokesperson in Technology Award’ to his many caps. The NIPR National Spokesperson Summit served as a pivotal platform for fostering dialogue, innovation, and collaboration towards advancing the practice of public […]

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Business

Yango Delivery Launches Cargo Express to Improve Large Item Shipping Efficiency in Africa

AMA PRESS RELEASE Yango Delivery, a technology company providing a platform for placing and receiving in-city delivery orders has introduced Cargo Express, its latest offering designed to streamline the delivery of large and bulky items across Africa. This service targets a critical need in the rapidly growing e-commerce sector for reliable and efficient shipment of […]

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Business

Tecno Unveils Plans to Redefine Mobile Content Creation with New CAMON Device 

TECNO is gearing up to launch the next CAMON series device, which promises to be the next evolution in mobile photography. The CAMON lineup has always been known for its innovation in capturing and sharing cherished moments. Now, TECNO is taking it to the next level with a groundbreaking camera innovation that aims to redefine […]

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Business

NDPC Set to Tackle NIMC Over Data Protection Regulation Breaches by Licensees 

Following the reported incident of unauthorized NIN verification by expressverify.com, investigation reveals that a third-party who, among others, was originally authorized to provide verification services to citizens and genuine businesses might have allowed expressverify.com to use its NIN verification credentials to conduct verification. The circumstances surrounding this permission is still under investigation. To remedy this […]

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News

Behold South African Billionaire Patrice Motsepe Bidding for Purchase of MultiChoice Group

Multiple reports suggest South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is in talks with Vivendi SE’s Canal+ to join its multibillion-dollar bid for South Africa’s leading pay-TV provider MultiChoice Group, according to people familiar with the matter. Canal+ is expected to make a formal offer for MultiChoice at 125 rand a share, valuing the company at about $2.9 billion, before April 8 for consideration […]

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Financial

Nigerian Business Leaders Push for Customer Privacy as Third-party Cookies Seeks Google Partnership for Strategic Advantage Seek Competitive Edge in Privacy-First Era, Partner with Some companies from Nigeria joined Google West Africa at a roundtable to discuss the shift towards privacy-first marketing as third-party cookies are phased out. The forum brought together leaders from FairMoney, […]

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Business

Dangote Donates 80,000 Bags of Rice to Lagos Residents

The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged-off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vulnerable in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group and Chairman of the foundation, Aliko Dangote, noted that the gesture is part of the over one million 10kg bags of rice that would be distributed to reach one million […]

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BrandTech

MTN Media Innovation Programme (MTN MIP-3) Opens for Applications

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and the School of Media & Communications, Pan-Atlantic University have announced call for applications from qualified media practitioners to participate in the 3rd edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MTN MIP-3), which will commence on May 20, 2024, at the Main Campus of the Pan-Atlantic University, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.  MTN Nigeria in […]

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AI & Computing

AI Companies Lead Unicorn Club as 20 Joins with Combined Valuation of $35bn

Last year, less than 100 companies joined the global unicorn club, the lowest number since 2017 and a steep drop compared to 2022 and 2023, which saw hundreds of private startups valued at $1 billion or more. Still, in a year that showed becoming a unicorn is much harder than before, AI companies turned out […]

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Financial

JUST IN: CBN Hike Interest Rate to 24.75 %

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75 percent. This is according to a Tuesday communique by the CBN governor Yemi Cardoso after the second MPC meeting of his tenure in Abuja. The new interest rate is a jump […]

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