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COVID-19: Kenyan 4G Capital Provides Operational, Services Update on East Africa Outbreak

4G CAPITAL GROUP Limited, a market leader in technology-driven financial inclusion, has announced an update on its operations across Kenya and Uganda and shares its approach to safeguarding its clients, employees and services amid the COVID-19 outbreak. For over six years, 4G Capital’s primary focus has been the removal of barriers that inhibit financial inclusion […]

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Chinese Tech Company, Huawei Develops Solution to Battle COVID -19 in Africa

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese technology company, Huawei has developed three pragmatic solutions to support Africans and their governments in this unprecedented context. ​​​​​​​In view of the alarming progress of the epidemic in Africa, where the number of patients and affected countries is rising constantly, Huawei is taking a scientific and pragmatic […]

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SAP Offers Free New Digital Learning Initiative to All

SAP SE has announced a new digital learning initiative offering innovative, interactive educational content to support students, professionals and anyone wishing to continue to learn during this challenging time. “The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting everyone around the world,” said Christian Klein, Co-CEO and Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE. “We […]

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Nokia’s 5G Patent Reach 3,000 Declarations

Nokia has declared more than 3,000 patent families as essential for 5G, less than six months after declaring its previous milestone at 2,000 patent declarations It made the declaration of more than 3,000 patent families to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) as essential for the 5G standard, reflecting its continuing leadership and strong momentum […]

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COVID-19: NIMC Suspends National ID Registration in Five States

As part of the measures to stop the spread of the corona virus pandemic, the National Identity Management Commission, has ordered the immediate shut down of all its enrollment centers in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Katsina and Anambra States. The move becomes necessary to prevent our Staff and applicants from getting more vulnerable to the pandemic. […]

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ITU & ICT Sector Target 45% Emission-Reduction by 2030

The ICT industry has committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% from 2020 to 2030. This, according to a statement, is line with a new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard, which highlights compliance with the Paris Agreement. The ITU said its standard supports ICT companies in reducing GHG emissions at the rate necessary […]

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Nokia Enhances Fiber Access Portfolio to Accelerate 5G

Nokia is expanding its fiber access portfolio to include new solutions and innovations that will enable service providers to deliver a gigabit experience to everyone, sooner. The enhanced portfolio includes a new Lightspan MF access node designed for the 5G era, a new Beacon 6 in-home gateway that supports 5G mobile data offloading and several […]

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Google, Flutterwave to Train 5000 SMEs Across Nigeria

Next week, Google Nigeria, in partnership with digital payments company Flutterwave, will kick off a series of business clinics aimed at helping 5000 merchants across Nigeria acquire the skills and tools needed to leverage the Web for growth. Called the ‘Digital Business Compass’, the first clinic sessions will be run from 3 – 5 March […]

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CcHub, British Council Launch Co-creation Pilot Programme

Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has partnered British Council and Beetfreeks Collective to launch New Narratives Pilot, a co-creation lab pilot designed to prototype solutions that help stimulate more plural and diverse narratives to solve the problem of singular, outdated narratives between Africa and the UK. The partnership will bring 40 digitally-savvy young professionals from both places […]

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Nokia Plans 5G Certification at Associate & Professional Level to Boost Knowledge on Planning, Design

Nokia is launching a certification program to help industry professionals realize the full business potential of end-to-end 5G networks at associate and professional level. The Nokia Bell Labs End-to-End 5G Certification Program is a first-of-its-kind program that will offer professionals across the information and communications technology (ICT) industry two levels of certification – Associate and […]

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