Business

Lawyer Bags Six Months Imprisonment Over Libelous Publication on Dangote

A magistrate court in Abuja has convicted and jailed a lawyer for six months over defamatory publication against the Dangote Cement Plc. The convict, Augustine Addeh, of the law firm, Mokidi and Co., had caused the publication of an advert in the Nation Newspapers of Friday November 6, 2015, where he falsely alleged that the […]

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Women-In-Technology

Cisco Expands Interest in Women-led Businesses Forming Alliance with WomenHub

Cisco is pushing further its interest for women-led businesses across Africa, and this around in commemorating Women’s Month, it went into partnership with non-profit organisation WomHub to launch two incubation hubs. The two Cisco EDGE Centres targeting women will be in Johannesburg and Cape Town. In a statement, the companies said the initiative aims to […]

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Software

Indian-Based Software Giant, Zoho Charts Plan to Increase Workforce Amid Global Economic Hardship

Indian-based software firm Zoho plans to double its local workforce within a matter of months, says Hyther Nizam, president for Middle East and Africa (MEA). This comes as the company says it has grown its staff complement by 35% this year. “We just opened our Joburg office and we are on a hiring spree,” said […]

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News

Google Partners Kaduna State Govt to Train 5,000 Women in Technology Skills

About 5,000 women and girls in the Kaduna State Government are set to acquire skills in data science, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurial application of digital technologies through a partnership initiative with Google. The initiative, which is part of a broader skills development program supported by Google.org, aims to empower 20,000 more women and young people […]

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Business

NCC Pledges to Unveil Impact of 2022 Indigenous Telecom Expo as Portal Opens for NTICE 2023 Expo Registration

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023). The event which is coordinated by the Commission’s Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector (NODITS), and has […]

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News

MTN Group Mulls Sale of 30% Fintech Business to MasterCard for About $5.2bn

MTN Group is on the lookout for additional potential investors interested in acquiring a minority stake in its fintech business. This is according to MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, speaking at an investor conference call yesterday afternoon, following the release of the firm’s interim financial results for the six-month period that ended in June. The […]

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Business

Hunger Crisis Aggravates in Nigeria as Inflation Rate Hits 24.08% Amid Forex Scarcity

The hunger crisis is heading to the ocean of calamity as the July 2023 rate showed an increase of 1.29% points when compared to the previous month’s which was 22.79%. The figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as revealed in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Today calls for concern. The […]

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Business

Facebook Tops Social Media Advertising by 90% Instagram & TikTok Fall Behind with Brands Spent of $189.5bn

Although the social media landscape is constantly changing and evolving, with new players fighting for attention from audiences and marketers, no platform stands close to Facebook when it comes to social media advertising. The social media giant, which has an active user base of close to 2.9 billion, remains the most important platform among marketers […]

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FinTech

Bitcoin’s Lack of Volatility Affecting Market Stability, Says deVere Group CEO

Bitcoin, previously known for its ‘wild price swings’, is now trading sideways which is both a blessing and a curse for investors, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The analysis from deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as volatility for major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and […]

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From Anatomy Labs to Fintech: What Biology Taught Me About Product Systems

My product management philosophy was shaped by dissecting human cadavers. This is not the typical origin story for a fintech product leader. Most of my peers come from computer science or business backgrounds. I come from anatomy labs at the University of Ilorin, where I spent years studying how biological systems interconnect. The transition seemed […]

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