The Management of 9mobile has declared that its Executive Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Abdulrahman Ado is not the same as ‘Abdulrrahman’ Ado ‘Musa’ purportedly designated along with others by the United Arab Emirates as terror financiers. 9mobile was reacting Tuesday afternoon to widespread reports that some Nigerians were included on the list said to have been ratified by the Emirate Federal Capital, in which one of the names on the list and which the media has latched on is Abdurrahaman Ado Musa. On Monday, authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) named six Nigerians among 38 individuals and…
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Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, is set to become one of the biggest employers of labour in Nigeria after unveiling plans to provide meaningful employment opportunities for over 500,000 Nigerians as well as another 500,000 in other African countries by 2025. This development will see Konga not only top the employment charts in the private sector but will also see the company rival government and sub-national entities in terms of employment figures, while also significantly contributing to ameliorating the worrisome unemployment situation in Nigeria and other Africans as it prepares for strategic African expansion. Our correspondent learnt that the…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to prepare for immediate and effective implementation of 5G technology deployment in Nigeria. This Minister’s charge is coming on the heels of the recent approval of the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country by the country’s Federal Executive Council (FEC). Pantami gave the tall order when the Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission, led by its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, paid him a courtesy visit in his office…
MTN has entered into a mobile money partnership with Africa’s payments technology company, Flutterwave. The partnership will allow businesses integrating Flutterwave in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia to receive payments via MTN Mobile Money (MoMo). MTN MoMo is a fintech platform providing consumers and businesses with an electronic wallet, enabling electronic transfers and payments as well as access to digital and financial services. At the end of June 2021, MTN MoMo had 48.9 million active users and 581,514 merchants and enables businesses to accept and make payments within the mobile money ecosystem. The new partnership will enable Flutterwave…
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that since he assumed office some six years ago, the Commission under him has focused on strategic objectives which are in tandem with the policy objectives of the current Federal Government. Danbatta was speaking at the launch of the Commission’s Strategic Vision Plan 2021-2025, the NCC Podcast and the Book, ‘Compendium of EVC’s Speeches’ on Tuesday at the Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja. He said that the Commission’s strategic objectives, the result of a careful assessment of some existing policy frameworks, offered it…
Nigeria Smartphone Market Grows in Q2 2021 as Vendors Focus on Affordable Devices
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami has been promoted to a Professor of Cyber Security by the Governing Council of Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) at its 186th meeting. Pantami is among seven Readers (Associate Professors) who were promoted, others are doctors Lawence Ettu (Civil Engineering), Godfrey Emeghara (Maritime Management Technology), Okechukwu Onyelucheya (Chemical Engineering), Alex Opara (Geology), Conrad Enenebeaku (Chemistry) and Chikwendu Okereke (Geology). The council also approved the recommendation of the Academic Staff Appointment and Promotions Committee (Professorial) for the promotion of nine Senior Lecturers to Readers and two Senior University Librarians to…
Konga recently signed off on a partnership with the Edo State Government that will see products and services from the state onboarded exclusively on the Konga online marketplace. These products include artworks and artefacts, furniture and other items produced in the state.
LG Electronics (LG), a leading consumer electronics company, has unveiled its most advanced innovation in laundry, the new LG ThinQ™ Front-Load Washing Machine that features an Artificial Intelligent Direct Drive™ (AI DD) motor and the smart Wi-Fi enabled steam clothing care system STYLER, into the Nigerian market. The new LG’s AI DD Washing Machine not only detects the volume and weight of each unique laundry load but also uses AI and advanced sensors to identify fabric types in each load sensing the fabric texture and deploys the best wash pattern which provides 18% More Fabric Protection. The premium LG Styler…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the Commission is ready for the implementation of the government’s decision on 5G deployment in the country. The NCC’s position is coming on the heels of the recent revelation by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami about the position of the Federal Government on the deployment of 5G networks in Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who stated the NCC’s position, lauded the thriving healthy competition in the telecommunications industry, which he said has driven down the prices…