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Pioneer VP, Okenwa advises newly elected NITRA Exco on industry reportage

Inaugural Vice President and chairman of the Constitution drafting Committee of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA), Prince Stan Okenwa has welcomed the new set of executives of the media group recently elected in Lagos. Speaking on the election…

NCC Danbatta
ICT

NCC waiting for call-masking defaulters’ responses after showing them exhibits

Contrary to some media reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is unnecessarily trying to stifle the business of interconnect clearing houses by accusing them of call-masking, the Commission has not only presented evidences of the anti-competition act to affected…

Nigeria as it is now, is still underbanked—-Oduoza, former UBA chief

Astute banker and former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Ban for Africa (UBA) Plc., Phillips Oduoza has opened up years after leaving the Africa’s global bank, saying Nigeria, as it is now, is still suffering under…

Fidelity Bank now stands out with best risk mitigative system

Following its reception of Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) and ISMS certifications to improve resilience capabilities and risk management, Fidelity Bank now stands out among others as one of the financial institutions with the best platforms to deal with related…

Moneymailme reveals multi-protocol blockchain marketplace at Paris Fintech Forum

The chief executive officer and Founder of the award-winning social payments app Moneymailme, Mihai Ivascu, has announced at the Paris Fintech Forum his company’s secret breakthrough: the world’s first multi-platform blockchain app store for smart contracts. It’s called Modex (www.Modex.tech)….

Shell grosses annual profit, zooms to $13bn, a threefold rise

Global oil and gas conglomerate, Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday, announced that its profit after tax nearly tripled to just under $13bn (10.5 billion euros) in 2017. The rise, according to the group was deepened by rising oil and gas…

ICTSI flags off $930,000 investments in IT, infrastructure in Papua New Guinea

Barely seven months after dumping Nigeria, ICTSI has not only begin operation in Papua New Guinea, but is set to inject well over $930,000 in terminal’s Information Technology and related infrastructural development. It would be recalled that the firm which…

Lafarge leads others to launch GCCA for sustainable construction activities

Leading global cement solutions providers, LafargeHolcim has partnered other eight global brands in cement and concrete sector to introduce the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). This is coming at a time Lafarge Africa Plc, has rewarded customers from the…

NITDA pantami
ICT

How funding frustrations neutralised NITDA’s 2016/2017 Scholarship scheme

The originally targeted speed in building up technology capacity in the younger generations of Nigerians vide NITDEF Scholarship, organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been punctured this year as the program hanging on account of paucity…

Opeke Mainone
ICT

IXPN wires Ghana’s internet exchange point to grow sub-regional independence

Indications have emerged showing that Africans are beginning to adopt the position of the chief executive of the leading cable group, MainOne, Ms. Funke Opeke, who recently challenged the continent to work towards domesticating its internet exchange points and end…