Business

Nestle Nigeria and LBS Sustainability Centre Opens Application for 2023 Media Capacity Building Programme

Nestle Nigeria, LBS Sustainability Centre Open Application for 2023 Programme to Equip Journalists for Nutrition, Health and Environment Reportage Nestle Nigeria and Lagos Business School Sustainability Centre (LBSSC) have announced the opening of applications for the 2023 Edition of the specialised programme series for Journalists named ‘Nestlé Advancing Nutrition, Health and Environmental Awareness through the […]

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Business

Dangote Cement Gets Thumbs-up from NBTE as Female Truck Drivers Join Crew

For their strict compliance to rules and regulations governing road usage, the Dangote Cement Plc, Transport division, has quadrupled the enrollment of female truck drivers into the Dangote Articulated Truck Driving School, just as the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) gave Dangote Cement Plc a thumbs-up over the establishment of the school The Dangote […]

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Business

NAICOM and NITDA Mulls Partnership to Tackle Cyber Security in Nigeria’s Insurance Sector

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is exploring partnership and collaboration with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on how to institutionalise Cyber Security Insurance in the country. The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa who led the Agency’s management team to the Commission on a courtesy visit reiterated the fact that the insurance cover […]

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News

Nigeria Second Focal Point for Cyber Threats in Africa, Says Kaspersky

Nigeria is the second target for focal point for cyber threats, according to the latest data from the Kaspersky Security Network, even as African countries have increasingly become targets. The continent features prominently in the global top 100 for online threats, with Kenya ranked 35th, Nigeria 50th and South Africa 82nd. In the first quarter […]

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Technology

Global 5G Subscriptions to Triple and Hit 5.9 Billion by 2027

5G continues scaling faster than any previous mobile generation, despite the macroeconomic challenges. According to data presented by SportsLens.com, global 5G subscriptions are expected to hit a massive 1.9 billion by the end of the year. The explosive growth will continue in the following years, with 5G subscriptions tripling to 5.9 billion by 2027. One […]

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Telecoms

About $160bn Mobile Messaging Market Dangles Before Operators & Messaging Vendors

A new opportunity for mobile telephone operators and vendors to make a fortune from the $160 billion market presently dangles before them. The windfall is coming from the telecom industry’s most comprehensive mobile messaging research subscription; designed to provide operators and vendors with the clearest and deepest view of the opportunities developing within the market. […]

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News

Nigerians Most Active Users of Social Media Globally Devoting Four Hours Daily Surfing

Nigerians are the most active users of social media globally, devoting almost four hours daily latest statistics presented by the Atlas VPN revealed. Despite only 14.3% of Nigeria’s population being active social media users, individuals in the country devote an average of 238 minutes (equivalent to 3 hours and 58 minutes) of their daily time […]

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Business

Dangote Still Leads as ‘Most Admired Brand’ in Africa, Second on Sustainability List of 100

For the sixth consecutive year, the Dangote brand has been adjudged as the Most Admired African Brand among top 100 brands in the continent. Dangote, as the most Admired African when respondents are prompted to recall an African brand specifically was followed by the Telecommunication outfit, MTN in the second position and the Digital Satellite […]

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Technology

Africa Needs Alliance in Technology to Drive Sustainable Development, Says Dr Inuwa

Collaboration and cooperation are significant for African nations in leveraging technology for inclusive growth and sustainable development. Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, wmade the remark during discussion at the first meeting of Council of African Information and Technology Agencies (CAITA), one of the advisory arms of the Smart […]

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Business

MTN Signs Up for United Nations Women Empowerment Principles

ICT firm, MTN Nigeria has signed the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles (UN WEPs) as part of its commitment to gender equality in the workplace through the Nigeria2Equal programme spearheaded by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and International Finance Corporation. Established in 2010, by the United Nations Global Compact and United Nations Women, the Women’s Empowerment […]

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