Business

Interswitch Set to Fill Gaps of Underserved Rural Nigeria with Mobile Virtual Network Operator License

The Visa-backed Nigerian payments company Interswitch will enter Nigeria’s telecommunications sector after acquiring a Tier 5 MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) license. Interswitch acquired the Tier 5 MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) licence for ₦500 million ($1.08 million) from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in May 2023. Interswitch’s Tier 5 (unified virtual operator) license allows it to negotiate with one of Nigeria’s four telcos […]

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Dangote Cement Gets Ogun Govt Kudos for Empowering 305 Youths with Skills

No fewer than 305 youths from the Dangote Cement Ibese plant’s 17 host communities have so far been trained and empowered with multi-million Naira start-up packs in different vocations since the commencement of operations by the Cement Company in Ibese, the Company management has disclosed. This is just as the Ogun State government lauded the […]

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Business

US House Passes Bill to Ban TikTok Over Parent Sells Ownership Stake

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers voted 352 in favour of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington. The legislation threatens […]

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Nigerian Women in Public Relations Unveils Speakers for Experiencing PR Conference

AMA PRESS RELEASE Nigerian Women in Public Relations has revealed its confirmed speakers for the 2024 edition of its flagship event, the Experiencing PR Conference, set to take place  in Lagos. Themed “Quiet Wars: Leveraging Public Relations for Conflict Management,” the conference will feature a lineup of distinguished speakers, including renowned thought leaders and business professionals from both the […]

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Meta Unveils ‘Creators of Tomorrow’ Campaign in Nigeria Featuring Some Best in Content Creation

Meta has launched ‘Creators of Tomorrow,’ a first-of-its-kind campaign that spotlights five emerging creators in Nigeria who are turning what they love into what they do and sparking a new wave of creativity/community on Instagram.  The spotlighted creators represent various creative industries, including lifestyle, comedy, dance and art. Their inspirational journeys will be amplified through […]

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Business

NCC, Swedish Government Mulls Partnership on Capacity Building & Skills Development

The Swedish Government have hold talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission on areas of mutual benefit to both the NCC and the Swedish people. The talks took place when the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida played host to the Swedish Ambassador, H. E. Annika Hahn-Englund who was on a courtesy visit […]

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Lagos Governor, Minister & Other Telecoms Stakeholders Witness Airtel Africa Data Centre Ground-Breaking Ceremony

Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has officially broken ground on its first data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Nxtra by Airtel is set to be one of the largest networks of data centres in Africa, with high-capacity data centres in major cities located […]

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Internet

UXLINK Secures Over $9m in Funding from OKX Ventures and UOB Ventures

AMA PRESS RELEASE UXLINK, a Web3 social platform and infrastructure, has closed a new round of funding, accumulating over $9 million total investment. This round’s investors include OKX Ventures, Web3Port Foundation, Manifold, UOB Venture, Comma3 Ventures, Cypher Capital, Kucoin Ventures, Gate Labs, Forgame (0484.HK), ECV, Signum Capital, 7UPDAO, and industry leaders. According to Singapore Corporate […]

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Nazia Pillay, Head of Partner Ecosystem, SAP Middle East and Africa.
Business

SASAP Unveils Winners of Africa Partner Awards Supporting Africa’s Digital Transformation

AMA PRESS RELEASE SAP has announced the winners of its latest SAP Africa Partner Awards. At a recent event held in the Cape Winelands, the SAP Africa Partner Awards recognised excellence within SAP’s partner ecosystem throughout Africa. According to Nazia Pillay, Head of Partner Ecosystem, SAP Middle East and Africa, says the role of partners […]

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CEOs, Top Government Executives & Influential Industry Leaders Set to Leapfrog Nigeria’s Digital Economy

Chief executive officers, Top Government Executives as well as influential industry leaders from the ICT, Telecommunications and various sectors of the Nigerian economy are meeting this Friday, in Lagos Southwest Nigeria to brainstorm on ideas needed to leapfrog the nation’s digital economy. Meeting under the auspices of IDEA DINNER WITH THE CEOs, a brainchild of […]

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