MTN Group’s Mobile Money Application Interface (API) is inviting developers across several markets to participate in an Open API Hackathon. The Open API Hackathon comes with a challenge to create a mobile application that uses MoMo APIs for use in their markets. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the hackathon will be the second conducted by MTN Group Fintech and will take place in the following countries: eSwatini, Zambia, Congo Brazzaville, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Guinea Conakry. Developers will compete to create an innovative application for the markets in which they are…
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Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that industry collaboration is very essential to successful deployment of 5G Services in Nigeria. Danbatta urged industry stakeholders to stand with the Commission to explore the prospects and potentials of the new technology, which is enormous. The EVC, who spoke at the 90th Edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) hosted by the Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, said the policy framework for the deployment has come into place and will facilitate deployment of services by the recent winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum…
Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, has been appointed the new Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC). The appointment was made by the Management of the Commission as contained in a release personally signed by the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. Reuben Muoka takes over from Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has assumed duties as the Director of Special Duties Department of the Commission. The new NCC’s spokesman was recently promoted a substantive director, alongside Ismail Adedigba, now Director of Research and Development (R&D); and Gwa-Tobi Mohammed,…
Halo Financial, a Fintech startup, has highlighted that trust is critical for driving uptake of financial services. Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Halo Financial, Chidimma Onyeokoro, said in order to attract new customers and onboard them into the financial ecosystem, financial service providers must first earn the trust of customers by delivering on promises made. “We know that trust is the bedrock of any financial relationship. Whether it is between individuals or between a customer and institution. “When people entrust us with their hard earned money, we take that responsibility very seriously. The security of our customers’ funds, and data,…
A not-for-profit organization, the Ndukwe Kalu Foundation (NKF), which aims at promoting knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and proper use of the internet among the youth, has called for improved and equal physical and online protection of children. Speaking on the occasion marking Children’s Day 2022, The Foundation observed that the exponential growth of technology has created tremendous opportunities for children and young people globally; as it enables them to learn, share and communicate, and express themselves freely without inhibition or borders. According to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) statistics, as of March 2022, Nigeria has 145.9 million Internet…
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The recent call by the Federal Government for social media platforms to stop supporters of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra from posting inciting messages has been faulted by some Civil Society Organisations. Recall that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had at a meeting with a team from Facebook on Tuesday, cautioned social media companies against yielding their platforms to members of IPOB to incite violence and instigate ethnic hatred in Nigeria. The minister was quoted in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr Segun Adeyemi, as saying that since IPOB had been proscribed and classified…
Confidential information from a few highly placed sources indicates that the Chairman of the Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, is ramping up shares indirectly in eCommerce giants, Jumia for a possible acquisition, Digital TimesNG can report. Feelers say the serial digital entrepreneur, who is credited with pioneering e-commerce in Africa with his now-defunct BuyRight Africa over 12 years ago, is replicating the same strategy which he deployed successfully in acquiring Yes Mobile, a cosmopolitan high-value retail outfit, Ashour Corporation, a foremost telecommunications services provider headquartered in Dubai, UAE and more recently, Konga. Efforts by our reporter to reach Ekeh, who…
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has appointed the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), as the Chairman of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2022. The event takes place at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Digital Times understands that the appointment was conveyed to the Honourable Minister through a letter from the Secretary-General of the ITU, who noted that Professor Pantami was appointed “in the light of his overall commitment to Information and Knowledge Societies and the active role he has played in the WSIS Process” and it followed consultations with various…