IWD: TD Africa floats N10m business revolving fund for female entrepreneurs
As part of initiatives to mark the 2023 edition of the globally celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) event, TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech and lifestyle products has rolled out plans to empower women in business with seed…
World Consumer Rights Day: NCC to beam searchlight on Renewable Energy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector. In what has…
Minister sets up Nigeria Startup Act Implementation Committee
In fostering the growth of the digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country and consolidating the achievements made by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the Federal Government has inaugurated a 27 member committee to implement the Nigeria…
INEC shifts Guber, Assembly Elections to March 18 over BIVAS
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed governorship and state assemblies elections earlier scheduled for this Saturday to next Saturday March 18 considering the Court of Appeal’s go-ahead order to reconfigure Bimodal Voter Accreditation machines (BIVAS). In a statement…
Konga partners Verve to delight customers with free shopping vouchers
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce platform has partnered with Verve International to reward customers with free shopping vouchers. Tagged Season of Rewards, the campaign, which kicked off on March 1, 2023 will see shoppers receive free vouchers when they shop…
NCC committed to promoting gender equality, inclusivity—EVC
The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, has once again, reiterated the resolve of his leadership at the Commission to reecho his irrevocable commitment to promoting gender equality and inclusive participation in line with the…
MTN Nigeria rakes in N125bn through commercial papers
Leading continental telecoms firm, MTN Nigeria has raised N125bn through issuance of commercial papers to boost its short-term working capital and funding requirements. In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited earlier this week, the company said that it had…
Moves by FG in bridging digital gender divide getting results—NITDA
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has stated that the Federal Government’s strategic objective of bridging the digital gender gap, in line with the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy…
Nigeria’s Policy on AI ready, developers commended
Owing to the immense potentials of Artificial Intelligence in revolutionising technology and innovation, the Nigerian Government through National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has completed the first draft of the National Policy on Artificial Intelligence which would soon be ready…
Africa still scratching on 5G connectivity
By Sonny Aragba-Akpore With less than one percent coverage of the Fifth Generation (5G) networks in Sub Sahara Africa,there are indications that services on this prized telecommunications technology is still a distant cry. So far, no fewer than 229 countries…