The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), has been saddled with the responsibilities of providing internet facilities at 20 airports, some institutions of learning and markets across the country. According to the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Panatami, who announced the approval after the Federal Executive Council, the project costing N24.2 billion will be spearhead […]
Read MoreCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fintech firm, Paystack, Shola Akinlade has bought a 55 percent stake in a second division Danish club, Aarhus Fremad. This was made public Tuesday in a statement on the website of local football club Sporting Lagos also founded by the 37-year-old entrepreneur. “We’re delighted to announce our investment in […]
Read MoreChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. says it plans to split itself into six independently run companies that could seek separate IPOs. This comes just as co-founder, Jack Ma returned to China after spending some months overseas. Under the restructuring, Alibaba’s various businesses will be split up into six major areas: cloud computing, Chinese […]
Read MoreGlobal shipments of foldable phones, including flip and fold form factors, to reach 21.4 million units in 2023. This represents an increase of more than 50% over the 14.2 million units shipped in 2022. An updated International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast projects that foldable phone shipments will reach 48.1 million units in 2027 with a […]
Read MoreAs organisations across the globe contend with an increasing number of cyberattacks, schools and higher learning institutions are looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to protect their students, staff, and data from breaches and ransomware. “Unfortunately, cybercriminals don’t consider the ramifications of cyberattacks on schools. However, increasing cybersecurity awareness and allocating resources effectively can help […]
Read MoreThe National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that domestic air transport fares increased by 66.36 per cent in the last one year. This was contained in its latest report titled, ‘Transport Fare Watch (February 2023)’. According to the Bureau, the average fare paid by air passengers in air travel for specified routes single journey […]
Read MoreNigerian agribusiness platform Agropartnership startup, that went out of public glare over default of customers’ investment have apologised. The duo of Uyi Osayimwense and Osayi Osazuwa, founders of the agribusiness platform Agropartnership, were last seen in public on February 16, 2022, when Osayimwense apologised publicly to their numerous investors in a social media video. According […]
Read MoreNestlé Nigeria has assured stakeholders of its to a safe environment as marks the 2023 World Water Day in collobaration with the and Ogun State Ministry of Environment has hosted a stakeholders’ forum to commemorate World Water Day 2023. Aimed at promoting sustainable water stewardship practices, the forum had over 400 stakeholders drawn from the […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies. The Minister of Communications and Digital […]
Read MoreLeaders in the Nigerian academic community have set the 2023 Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for research in their sphere of operation. They hope to grow research proposal success rate from 5% to 10%, and generate $1,500,000 in research grants. Giving details of the KPI, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Abiodun Musa AIBINU, Summit University Offa, Kwara […]
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