L’Oréal, the world’s leading beauty company, is set to finally launch in the Nigerian market after an exclusive distribution agreement was signed with KongaHealth, a leading healthcare distribution company early last week. Headquartered in Paris, France, L’Oréal would be making a grand entry into Nigeria, with feelers indicating that the brand intends to take leadership of the budding Nigerian market through its newly signed exclusive distributorship deal with KongaHealth, one of the thriving subsidiaries in the Konga e-commerce group. The partnership will see L’Oréal leverage the wide reach, speedy delivery, massive technology and other cutting-edge infrastructure at the disposal of…
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Nigeria’s leading digital-first pharmacy and healthcare platform, OneHealth has launched a new and innovative app called OneWellness. The company aims to use the launching to help Africans living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like arthritis, high cholesterol, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, heart diseases and so on, live better lives. OneWellness has impressive features for its users including medication, vitals and refills reminders, automated medicine and lab test deliveries, compulsory weekly check-ins & follow-ups, 24/7 medication sourcing, test consultations with qualified doctors, dedicated care partners and many more. The OneWellness App enables real-time notifications to help users and their caregivers…
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) has conferred special honours on Professor Isa Ibrahim Ali (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Other special honourees at the award ceremony held during AfriTECH 2.0 are Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA); Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka, General Manager, Fixed Broadband, MTN Nigeria; and Dr. Ruth Oji, Faculty Member, Institute of Humanities, Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Lagos. Prof. Pantami received the Digital Economy Hero of the Year Award in recognition of his resilience and leadership excellence…
Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, said in Lagos on Tuesday, that the efforts by the Commission to timely auction available spectrum for 5G services in Nigeria, is primarily driven by the pursuit to join the global community to advance digital services and enhance quality communications infrastructure for the benefit of the citizenry, contrary to insinuations in some quarters that it was meant to attract revenue for the government. Danbatta, who spoke to a cross-section of industry players at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, during the Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum on the Draft Information…
Tope Dare, an Executive Director with Inlaks, was on November 4, 2022, at an Awards dinner in Lagos, declared the ‘Fintech Salesman of the year 2022,’ by the organisers of the Nigerian Fintech Awards. According to the organisers, the Fintech Salesman of the Year gong goes to an outstanding sales professional that has influenced the financial service industry in many ways by promoting the deployment of ATMs by Nigerian banks to address the major issues of cash management and automation with outstanding innovations. Sales are one of the most important functions in the fintech industry. Dare is the Executive Director,…
Organisers of the Nigerian Fintech Awards in Lagos, have singled out four institutions and nine individuals for special recognition in celebration of their contributions to the growth and development of the Nigerian Fintech industry. Some of these are founders of fincumbents, fintech companies that have been existing for over three decades while others are a few new unicorns, startups valued at $1 billion and above. The four institutions are the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF), Ecobank PLC and Digital Encode, a frontline cybersecurity firm in Africa that has endeared itself to the young…
James Agada, the founder of Ixzdore Laboratories Limited, will on Wednesday, November 09, 2022, deliver the keynote address at the Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2022 (AfriTECH2.0). The AfriTECH 2.0 will be held at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos, starting by 9:00 am under the theme: ‘Sustainability and The Company of the Future’ Agada Ixzdore Laboratories is an innovation hub and consultancy focused on building smart things and building local capacity for building smart things. Ixzdore Laboratories operates MakerClub makerspaces. He was previously the CEO of CWG Plc formerly known as Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc. Prior to his appointment as…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure under a project named, National Communications Backbone (NCB). Chaired by NCC’s Director of Digital Economy, Dr. Augustine Nwaulune, with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos), and Tower Companies (TowerCos) as members, the Committee, christened the National Broadband Infrastructure Joint Committee (NBIJC), is saddled with the responsibility of supporting the drive towards the realisation of the NCB targets, as outlined in the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025. Director of Legal and Regulatory Services at NCC, Josephine Amuwa, who presided over the inauguration…
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A technology enthusiast, Mrs. Roseline Ilori, has reiterated the need for government at all levels as well as stakeholders in investing massively in technology, not just software development, but in robotics, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, voice biometrics, and a host of other technology spectra. Ilori, who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bridge57 Solutions Limited, made the call in a statement in Lagos. Such investments she said, will shore up manufacturing competitiveness via authentication and traceability of goods and services and improve physical and cyber security, among others. Ilori said that government needs to be more proactive in…