Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, said the knowledge of ICT has the capacity to empower communities especially women and break traditional barriers affecting women’s economic empowerment and create new opportunities for the female gender. The wife of President Bola Tinubu who made the remark while commissioning another ICT Community Centre constructed by the National […]
Read MoreEFT Corporation (EFTCorp) has proudly joined Women in Payments Africa (WIPA) as a sponsor and strategic partner, furthering its commitment to empowering women and driving gender diversity in the payments sector where female representation remains underdeveloped. By aligning with WIPA’s mission to amplify women’s voices and drive inclusion, EFTCorp aims to create a digital payments ecosystem where […]
Read MoreAfrica’s digital transformation journey is being threatened by a significant gap in digital trust, which could undermine the continent’s progress and global competitiveness. There is therefore the urgent need to address Africa’s digital trust deficit because digital trust is no longer optional. According to the Founder of PALS Hub, a digital trust and assurance company, […]
Read MoreWith digital technology believed to peak with AI -revolution – a single transformative wave of artificial intelligence, alas the digital progress pushes beyond AI and continues to evolve. Emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), a hyper-connected environment interlinking every device, process, and system, elevates AI into a seamless web of real-time intelligent interactions reshaping […]
Read MoreAbout 400 young Nigerian women are about to get a digital boost as TD Africa flags off registration for TecHERdemy. TecHERdemy is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative designed by Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech solutions, TD Africa, to empower young Nigerian women with the requisite skills to thrive in the dynamic digital age. […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE Tackling systemic barriers towards the participation of young women in Africa’s workforce will drive an estimated $287 billion to its economy by 2030, boosting GDP by five percent, a new report commissioned by the Mastercard Foundation reveals. Conducted in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, the study reinforces the crucial role of women’s […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE The Mastercard Foundation is expected to host two pivotal events at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) but critical among the two events is the one that will address issues of girls’ education and women’s economic empowerment in Africa. Under the themes “Powering Parity-Inclusive Education for a […]
Read MoreNigeria needs to develop a framework for women’s integration of digital transformation to increase their representation in the technology space. Experts who gave the advice at the Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIM) 2024 Women in Management and Leadership (WIMLEAD) Conference in Lagos, southwest Nigeria said that Nigeria had the highest rate of female entrepreneurs […]
Read MoreAn all-female digital healthcare firm, has received a funding injection to help it expand its telemedicine services across Africa. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and MobiHealthCare Limited (MobiHealth) have signed a project preparatory facility agreement to expand their presence in Nigeria. The financial injection would also enable Mobihealth to investigate the viability of developing similar […]
Read MoreWomen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are increasingly adopting mobile internet much faster than men, after stalling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So said Claire Sibthorpe, Head of Digital Inclusion in the mobile for development team at the GSM Association (GSMA), commenting on the findings of The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2024. Compiled by the […]
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