Excitement is everywhere as Nigerian youths are gradually embracing the first phase of the online empowerment programmes recently unveiled by Zigzag Nation, the burgeoning online universe with origins in Nigeria and roots all over Africa. The focus of this first phase of an all-encompassing empowerment programme for Nigerian youths is two-fold- job creation and self-employment. At the last count, an array of Nigerian youths from all facets of life is signing on to be part of the empowerment programmes. Findings by DigitalTimesNG correspondent showed that a discernible trend that excites to no end is the appreciation of the fact that…
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World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental welterweight champion, Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde, arrived in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, Wednesday, for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Oriental middleweight title fight. A product of GOtv Boxing NextGen Search, Baby Face will take on Ukrainian Dymtro Mytrovanov for the title on Saturday at Eguides Club in Kiev. In a telephone interview shortly after arrival, Baby Face said he is sure of winning, as he has prepared very well. “I have been in camp for more than one month. I am sure of winning, I call on Nigerians to pray for me and bring back…
Fidelity Bank has said there are loans available for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the aims of driving financial inclusion through agency banking. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director of the bank, said this during a media briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, even as she disclosed the bank’s plans for Nigeria’s economy. “We intend to build a centre for SMEs free legal services in the event of going into any contract. “We have loans for everybody, and we would also drive financial inclusion through our agency banking. “We have advanced in technology and are adding more products to our platform. We…
Mr. Jerry Ugwu, a Deputy Director, who recently retired from the service of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been commended for his dedication, hard work, and outstanding work ethics while with the Commission. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, and other staff of the Commission made this commendation recently during a valedictory session organised in his honour in Abuja. Ugwu, a seasoned lawyer who has been described by all as a role model to many staff members of the Commission, exited the telecoms regulatory agency, at the mandatory retirement age of 60…
The federal government has earmarked N4.8 billion for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to monitor WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging application, and Thuraya, a satellite telephone. TheCable reports that the provision is contained in the supplementary 2021 budget passed by the national assembly. On Wednesday, the national assembly approved the sum of N982 billion as the supplementary budget for 2021. While N123 billion was approved for recurrent (non-debt) expenditure, N895 billion was earmarked for capital expenditure. The budget is meant to boost military operations and facilitate the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine. The line items of the budget showed that police…
M-KOPA, a connected asset financing platform has officially expanded to Nigeria, with Babajide Duroshola named as the new General Manager to lead the Nigerian team. As part of the tech company’s broader expansion strategy, the move into the Nigerian market signals M-KOPA’s focus on offering millions of underbanked customers across Sub-Saharan Africa access to life-enhancing products and services such as smartphones, solar lighting, energy-efficient televisions, fridges, and digital financial services via its financing platform. The company recorded pilot sales of over 20,000 devices in Lagos and is rapidly expanding into states across the country, including Oyo. M-KOPA has partnered with…
The surge in PC demand continued through the second quarter of 2021 despite global component shortages and logistics issues, according to the latest preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, reached 83.6-million units in 2Q21, up 13,2% from the second quarter of 2020. The result showed that elevated demand for PCs combined with shortages that greatly impacted the supply of notebooks led to desktop growth outpacing that of notebooks during the quarter. “The PC market’s hot streak continued to drive heavy investments…
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech, lifestyle and distribution giant, has rolled out a mouthwatering offer to reward shoppers with a smart watch for every purchase of the 55-inch Infinix Smart TV. The offer is available to shoppers via eCommerce giant, Konga while bulk buyers can take advantage of the offer by purchasing direct from TD Africa. The Infinix Smart TV comes with an exciting range of features, including hotspot screen mirroring which allows viewers the freedom to mirror their mobile device to the TV screen, using mobile hotspot without consuming mobile data. The device also comes with air mouse…
The new fibre network will help connect East and West Africa by land and improve internet access for millions of people
Mr. Charles Nwonye, President of Uruagu Nnewi Town Development Union in Anambra State, has called on public-spirited individuals to prevail on the Federal Government to stop sending soldiers to the community. Addressing a press conference at the Town Hall yesterday, Nwonye decried the situation, saying that “The soldiers, in the process of looking for members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have resorted to arresting every young man seen in the community. “Since the beginning of last month, soldiers of the Federal Government detailed from the Onitsha Military Cantonment have been frequenting all communities in Nnewi North Local Government…