The African Develpment Bank, (AfDB) is optimistic that now is the time Africa’s agriculture value chains must go digital to transform production. It said it needs to explore digital responses that can be quickly deployed to address the disruptions to food systems, caused by COVID-19 At a webinar jointly hosted by the Food Agriculture Organisation […]
Read MoreThe National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has assessed and cleared Information Technology (IT) Projects of Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) in Nigeria worth N1.168 trillion in the last five months. The Director-General of NITDA, Mr. Kashifu Abdullahi disclosed that the Agency assessed 62 projects worth N1,168,845,213,150.92 between January and May 2020. Abdullahi said:”Furthermore, our […]
Read MoreThe number of businesses using asset tracking solutions will reach 90 million this year, and exceed 114 million by 2025. This represents a growth of 27% over the next five years. Asset tracking solutions enable enterprises to track cargo from dispatch to final destination; allowing increased transparency and more accurate delivery date estimations. The Juniper […]
Read MoreThe Nigeria Government has expressed excitement that Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Chief Willie Obiano have positioned their States to embrace the Digital Economy. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami in a statement issued on Sunday said that the governors did this by crashing the Right of Way Charges from N5,500 per linear […]
Read MoreWith social distancing measures likely to remain strictly in place for the foreseeable future as the world seek to contain the spread of Covid-19, remote working is having its moment. Working remotely therefore required business tools, which according to Zoho’s Country Manager for the African Region, Mr. Andrew Bourne is becoming normal. “For many of […]
Read MoreInnovate Now, Africa’s first Assistive Technology Accelerator is seeking applications from innovators across the African continent who are dedicated to developing mobile based technologies designed to assist people living with disabilities. The UK Aid-funded programme, which is run by Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub and Amref Enterprises Limited, hopes to accelerate 12 start-ups in its […]
Read MoreTechnology company, Zoho Corporation said has that all its 45+ business software applications are available at a fixed price in Nigerian. The move, part of the brand’s global survive-and-serve strategy, seeks to ease the impact of currency fluctuations, especially on small businesses. It also aims to significantly reduce barriers to entry for SMEs who are […]
Read MoreIn support of smallholder farmers and improved food security in Nigeria, the Convention on Business Integrity’s for-profit arm, CBi Innovations Limited (CBiIL) has chosen the SAP Rural Sourcing Management solution to support 850 000 small maize producers and integrate them into the agricultural value chains. In a statement announcing the initaitive, SAP disclosed that the […]
Read MoreSMS business messaging traffic will reach 3.5 trillion messages in 2020; rising from 3.2 trillion in 2019. This represents a growth of 7%, despite the economic impacts of COVID-19. SMS business messaging enables brands and enterprises to leverage SMS for use cases including notifications and authentication messages. Despite the collapse of the tourism and aviation […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again denied claims of mischievous statement making the rounds on social media that the Nigerian Telecoms industry is going to switch on 5G in Lagos this Sunday 10th, Monday 11th or Tuesday 12th May 2020. The NCC in statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs, Dr.Henry Nkemadu said that […]
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