Business

Expert Hypes on eCommerce Impact on SMEs Business Growth, Lauds Ecobank’s  MySME Initiative 

Operators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country need to leverage on eCommerce to boost sales and grow their business.  This view was canvassed by Chief Commercial Officer, Jumia Nigeria, Ijeoma Arum,  in her presentation titled: Growing your business, presented at the maiden edition of Ecobank Nigeria’s MySME Growth Series. The MySME Growth Series is an […]

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News

Moniepoint, NITHub Unilag Open Application for HatchDev Programme  

Moniepoint Inc, Africa’s digital financial services provider, in collaboration with NITHub Unilag, have announced a call for applicants into the second cohort of the highly competitive HatchDev programme. This initiative, aimed at nurturing the next generation of market-ready software engineers, has received widespread recognition for its impactful contribution in helping to bridge the skilled tech […]

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Business

Wigwe’s Demise: Access Holdings Appoints Bolaji Agbede as Acting CEO

Access Holdings Plc has appointed Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer following the death of Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe, who was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, died in a helicopter crash in the US over the weekend alongside his wife, son, and a former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group […]

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Business

Africa’s Telecom Industry Set for Boom as Initiatives for Affordable Smartphones Gain Momentum

Initiatives to make smartphones more affordable will gain momentum this year, as the race to get more people in Sub-Saharan Africa online heats up. Kenechi Okeleke, director of regional, social and policy research at GSMA Intelligence, made that remark while highlighting telecoms market expectations for the region. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the fastest-growing mobile region in […]

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Commission Opens Registration Portal for Data Controllers, Processors & Others

Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has unveiled a portal for registration of Data Controllers and Processors. The Commission urged all entities, including businesses, educational institutions, healthcare providers, and other organisations that collect personal data of individuals, that registration is mandatory in accordance with Section 5(d) of the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. In a post […]

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Business

Halilu Assures Bureau of Public Service Reforms of NASENI’s Delivery on Mandate

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI),  has assured the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) that the Agency would deliver on its mandate of transforming Nigeria’s technology and innovation landscape. Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu of NASENI, stated this at the opening ceremony of a two-day […]

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Business

Seplat Energy Achieves ISO 26000 Endorsement on Social Responsibility

Seplat Energy Plc, Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has achieved the ISO 26000 endorsement, which is a major milestone that reinforces the Company’s commitment to social responsibility. The Company’s ISO 26000 journey commenced in September 2021 and was concluded in 2023. The […]

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Technology

SanDisk Dual Drive USB Type-C, A Content Creators & Movie Lovers Travel Mate

The evolvement of technology has created a myriad of innovations that make life easier and smarter for humans but not without its own short comings or challenges. One good thing that comes with innovation in smartphones and tabs is the expanded storage capacity that latest smartphones come with, and so you see some having storage […]

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Business

Access Bank Mourns Loss of Herbert Wigwe, to Unveil Successor Soon

Access Holding, has officially confirmed the death of its founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former Group Managing Director of its flagship subsidiary Access Bank Plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. The Bank in statement on Sunday Wigwe died alongside his wife and son on Friday, February 9, 2024 in a helicopter accident in the United States […]

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Business

POOR QoS: Planned Acquisition of 9Mobile Stalling Network Expansion Investment, Says NATCOMS

The poor network failure experienced by subscribers of mobile network operator, 9Mobile has been linked to the news making the rounds about the acquisition of the fourth mobile network operator. Subscribers of 9mobile recently took to the company’s X (formerly Twitter) page with complaints over its poor network services in parts of the country. A […]

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