Author: Rommy Imah

The influence of data and technology for brands and the society at large in today’s world, cannot be overemphasized as the deployment of artificial intelligence, augmented reality and many others play a key role in the society. Many advanced countries are well known for their data management and usage of technology to make each of their operations from governance to business seamless with remarkably, data-driven smart cities raising the quality of life for people around the globe. Achieving a smart city has been the dream of many African countries in order to meet up with the rest of the world.…

…Targets Huge Emission Drop In The Continent A call has been made on the need for sweeping legislation in Africa aimed at combating the effects of a warming planet, as well as save the lives of many of her people. Research has shown that currently, there’s no strict legislation across African countries that guides, regulates or checks emissions from vehicles and generator engines. Whereas in Europe for instance, exposure to particulate matter (PM) decreases the life expectancy of every person by an average of almost one year, every year in the U.S., more than 400 people die and approximately 50,000…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to immediately suspend the sale, registration and activation of new SIM Cards until the audit exercise ordered by the Federal Government is concluded. The NCC’s directive is in response to the order by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami that the Commission embarks on another audit of the Subscriber Registration Database again. Our Correspondent understands that the latest development was in line with the Federal Government desire to consolidate the achievement of the SIM Card registration exercise of September 2019. The NCC said…

Cool-C Car Mart is a marketplace for virtually all brands of foreign used (Tokunbo) cars ranging from Mercedes to Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, Lexus, and Nissan amongst others. Located along 7th Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos, Cool-C Car Mart does not only boast of an array of brand new-looking cars, it is a place where auto lovers can get their dream cars- Saloons and SUVs in particular, at very cheap and affordable prices. Mr Chinwuba Izuh, Chief Executive Officer of Cool-C Car Mart, told digitaltimesng.com that his firm has contributed in no small way in helping Nigerians own their dream cars in…

MTN Group has in a bid to secure financial inclusion across its markets, continued to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users on its network, a trend that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of September 2020, nearly 42 million people were regularly transacting on MTN MoMo across 16 markets, a development that compares to 38 million active users at the end of the first half of 2020, and 35 million at the end of 2019 – ten years after MTN launched MoMo. Initially designed to facilitate the transfer of cash between mobile users, MTN’s MoMo offering is…

Fifteen African early-stage tech startups, including two from Nigeria, focusing on the African space industry have been selected to progress in the next step of the prestigious Space Tech Challenge.  The two Nigerian Startups that made it to the nest stage of the Challenge are FieldDev and Agro Data. FieldDev is an agribusiness-focused geographic information system (GIS) mapping provider that manages and maps data of smallholder farmers’ and transforms them into virtual geo-clusters through geospatial analysis. Agro Data, on the other hand, optimises tropical farming through technologies. Hosted by multiple partners including the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and ZA…

Paint Roxettes, Nigeria’s pace-setting brand in the Paints and Coating industry, today, announced the signing of ace Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie for a one-year endorsement deal as the company’s Brand Ambassador. Paint Roxettes is a member of the K.KH-ROXETTES GROUP comprising of K.Kh Contractors Ltd, Roxettes AutoElectrics, K.KH Doors & Fittings Ltd, Homirox Budget Paints, Roxettes Oil & Gas Ltd, Prodlincs B2B Consults, K.KH Properties & Homes Ltd, K.Kaycee Habitations Nig. Ltd, and Roxettes Chemical Industries Ltd. The deal signing ceremony which took place at Paint Roxettes head office, GRA Enugu, Enugu State was witnessed by the management and staff…

Ericsson has completed its acquisition of Cradlepoint, the US-based market leader in Wireless WAN Edge 4G and 5G solutions for the enterprise market. Analysts say the investment is key to Ericsson’s ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G enterprise space. Closing of the acquisition follows the announcement on September 18, 2020, of Ericsson’s intention to acquire Cradlepoint. At closing, a consideration of around USD1billion was paid using Ericsson’s cash-in-hand. Cradlepoint’s sales for 2019 were SEK 1.2b with a gross margin of 61%. Ericsson’s operating margins are expected to be negatively impacted by approximately 1% in 2021…

The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and Education First Nigeria Limited (Edufirst.ng) are set to host the 2nd edition of the African Edu-Tech Conference. The conference is anchored by the Learning, Education and Training (LET) Group of the Chamber and Edufirst. ng. Scheduled to hold virtually on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, with the theme “Jobs, Education and Technology: The New Normal,” the conference according to the organisers, is aimed at exploring the role of technology in the education sector and showcasing the innovation and creativity from future leaders. DigitalTimesNG gathered that this year’s edition is supported by the Federal Ministry…

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria has concluded plans to hold its Annual General Meeting & National Executive Council Election 2020 earlier postponed because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The meeting will now hold on November 12, 2020, at Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel, 292b Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos by 2 pm as contained in a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of ATCON, Mr Ajibola Olude. Recall that the tenure of the National Executive Council 2018 – 2020 which would have ended in May 2020, was extended to forestall the leadership vacuum that would have occurred because of the inability…