The efforts of the Anambra ICT Agency were fittingly rewarded when the State secured an incredible four prestigious awards during the ICT peer review session at the 11th National Council on Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy (NCCIDE) meeting held in Kano. The meeting was chaired by the Honuorable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani and hosted by the Kano State Governor, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf. The vision of the administration of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, is to build a liveable and prosperous Smart Mega City and has been massively leveraging technology and digital…
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A resourceful delegation from the Anambra State ICT Agency, led by the MD/CEO Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, is actively participating in the 11th General Meeting of the National Council on Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (NCCIDE). The week-long event, which commenced on Monday, 22nd January, and ends on Friday, 26th January 2024, is being held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano State, with the theme “Leveraging on Digital Technology and Innovation to Drive Nigeria’s Economic Growth and Development.” The NCCIDE serves as the highest advisory body to the government on policies, programs, and strategies for national development in the realm…
Smartcash Payment Service Bank (PSB), a subsidiary of Airtel Nigeria, has announced its strategic partnership with Stanbic IBTC Bank. The partnership is expected to focus on cash deposits and withdrawals for Smartcash customers across Nigeria. The new collaboration between the two visionary companies aims to leverage Stanbic IBTC Bank’s branch network to provide additional financial services to Airtel Smartcash customers across Nigeria. Speaking on the partnership, Head of Partnership, Smartcash Payment Service Bank, Judith Osiobe, described the collaboration as another opportunity to drive financial inclusion across Nigeria. “Since inception, we have seen Smartcash achieve a great feat in helping to…
TECNO, a global innovative technology brand as the official sponsor of the Africa Cup in Côte d’Ivoire, organised a star-studded charity match on the second day of the opening ceremony. The game featured CAF General Secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba and famous football players, including Jay-Jay Okocha, El Hadji Diouf, Asamoah Gyan, Dennis Oliech, and Erick Otieno, who graced the field in a show of support for the sport and community development. Before the friendly kick-off, TECNO announced an ambitious philanthropic initiative to refurbish 100 community football pitches across Africa within the next five years. This initiative aims to foster youth engagement,…
Access Bank, the flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings Plc, continues its African expansion by entering into a transaction with the Ugandan-based Finance Trust Bank (FTB) Limited and its shareholders for the acquisition of a majority equity stake in FTB. Access Bank Company Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, in a statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, said the proposed acquisition is subject to regulatory approval. Access Holdings has in recent days, moved to expand its business segments with the acquisition of an insurance brokerage firm, Megatech Insurance Brokers Ltd and the floating of a consumer lending subsidiary, named Oxygen X…
De Lorenzo SpA, a leading Italian company has made a substantial donation to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). De Lorenzo SpA specialises in the design, development and production of technical and vocational training didactic equipment in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Machine Automation, Process Control, and Factory Automation, In a formal attestation of the donation, Mr. Luciano Prosperi, President of De Lorenzo SpA, confirmed that the company will be contributing one thousand (1000) E-Learning Solutions, specifically designed by De Lorenzo, to NITDA. This significant donation aims to bolster the ongoing efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to enhance…
ThriveAgric, Nigeria’s leading agricultural technology company, has flagged off the ThriveAgric 2023/2024 dry season farming cycle with the distribution of agricultural input, targeting over 100,000 smallholder farmers in northern Nigeria to facilitate the production of over 300,000MT of grains. ThriveAgric would provide farmers with irrigation facilities, drought-resistant input, access to technology, storage, and premium markets to help optimise output in this farming cycle. The flag-off was announced at an event in Jigawa state, Nigeria. The event brought together various stakeholders including financial institutions, government officials, farmers, and representatives of the farming communities from Jigawa, Bauchi, and Kano. Conversations centred on…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced new offerings aimed towards deepening the face of digital banking in Nigeria as the bank celebrates the 6th year of operation of its flagship artificial intelligent Digital Assistant and Chatbot, Leo. Since its launch on January 11, 2018, UBA’s Leo has emerged not merely as a technological asset but as an innovative transformative assistant that has had a profound impact, on the Nigerian and African financial industry. Recall that UBA remains the first financial institution in Africa that introduced a digital solution to ease customer transactions at a time when it became…
Shoppers in Nigeria are now able to buy original mobile and computing devices online following a new deal between eCommerce giants, Konga and world-renowned technology company, Apple, Digital TimesNG can now report. Digital TimesNG understands that with the coming together of both technology giants, authentic products from Apple such as the iPhone, Mac, and iWatch among other exciting accessories are readily available for purchase directly from the Konga online store at the click of a button. As an industry pacesetter, Konga continues to set a track record of producing and selling authentic products to its wide customer base, having built…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has appointed new executive directors to oversee the affairs of Polaris, Union, and Keystone banks, whose boards were dissolved less than 48 hours ago. The apex bank, in a statement signed by the acting Director of Corporate Communications, Sidi Hakama, released on Thursday morning, said the appointment takes immediate effect. Yetunde Oni, the first female CEO of the Standard Chartered bank in Sierra Leone, was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank, while Mannir Ubali Ringim was selected as the Executive Director of the tier-2 bank. Hassan Imam was appointed as Keystone Bank’s…