AMA PRESS RELEASE After successfully hosting the first Edition of the West Africa Telecoms Summit and Exhibition (WATISE), a regional gathering of telecoms players and stakeholders in the industry, all is now set for the second edition, WATISE 2.0, according to the organisers, TechnologyMirror, an ICT and Telecoms news cum information website. Announcing the WATISE […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), needs relevant stakeholders to collaborate in leveraging this game-changing legislation to diversify the economy and create opportunities for indigenous tech innovation enterprises. According to the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, the Agency is in search for local partners for its Founder Institute (FI) 2023 Startup Accelerator Programme, […]
Read MoreITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin said over $9 billion in investment commitments was received mobile operator groups to extend global connectivity. The announcement, made at Mobile World Congress (MWC), builds on the mobile industry’s strong support to ITU’s efforts to connect the world. Alongside the new commitments, the UN Digital Agency also announced that it now […]
Read MoreNigeria’s telecoms operators have been facing challenges retaining their subscribers as statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has revealed. According to the Commission, although MTN Nigeria still leads in the number of subscribers per each individual telecoms operator on a quarterly basis but the telecoms operators have continued to witnessed a steady decline in […]
Read MoreMTN Nigeria, in alignment with our core belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern, connected life, has successfully integrated OpenAI on the MTN Zigi Chatbot. This heralds a groundbreaking standard for artificial intelligence-driven customer service in Africa. In partnership with Microsoft and Chatbot service delivery provider, Superbo, the MTN Zigi Chatbot, powered by […]
Read MoreIn 2024, Africa stands at the precipice of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. With a projected market size of USD 18.33 billion by 2030, the continent is poised to harness the power of AI to tackle pressing challenges such as poverty alleviation, improved healthcare delivery, and agricultural efficiency. These AI-driven solutions hold the key to […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is concern about the security challenges and the risks that comes with the advancement of technology, particularly the wireless technology. Speaking at the opening ceremony at the “Telecoms Industry Risk Management Conference, a stakeholders engagement forum organised by the NCC, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, […]
Read MoreAs one of the technologies driving Industry 4.0, along with artificial intelligence, Big Data, robotics, and automation, the Internet of Things (IoT) has entered almost every market over the past years, providing seamless communication between people, processes, and devices. Although the global semiconductor shortage has slowed the market growth compared to pre-pandemic levels, the global […]
Read MoreNigeria needs to integrate artificial intelligence to enable the nation tackle the myriad of insecurity issues facing it. According to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the country needs collaboration between the security industry and the startup ecosystem to address the issues. Inuwa while hosting the Commandant […]
Read MoreThe new guidelines for the registration of data controllers and processors have been restructured to allow payment based on the risk involvement levels of the data protection management organisation. According to the new, guidelines released by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), the Commission has varied the payable fees according to the level of Major […]
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