MainOne, a leading provider of wholesale connectivity solutions and superior colocation services expanded its digital footprint with the formal launch of its subsidiary, MDXi Data centre in Appolonia City, Accra, Ghana. The event which took place at the premises of the Data Centre facility on the morning of Thursday, June 24, 2021, saw MainOne showcase the 100+rack facility to its invited guests. The guests took turns to tour the facility with an in-depth view of the advantages it presents to businesses. The Data centre offers customers the opportunity to host infrastructure in a facility guaranteed to provide high levels of…
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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, has called on private and public institutions to leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to digitise their hard copy knowledge materials to make them more efficiently accessible to their workforce and external stakeholders. Danbatta made the call on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, when the Commission joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2021 Library Day with the theme: “Welcome to Your Library.” The EVC who spoke at the event, held at the NCC Head Office in Abuja, expressed dismay…
LG Electronics impressive lineup of Soundbars featuring premium quality audio, easy connectivity, smart functionality and sleek designs that integrate perfectly with LG’s stunning TVs, deliver rich, true-to-life sound that captivates with their accuracy and depth. These Soundbars range again leverages the company’s long-standing partnership with Meridian Audio with more models featuring finely-tuned technologies such as Bass and Space, which boosts low-frequency reproduction and widens the soundstage and Image Elevation, which ensures a more lifelike listening experience by elevating the perceived height of lead instruments and vocals. Furthermore, the majority of these lineup supports Dolby Atmos (5.1.2 Channels) and DTS:X for…
The Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has upgraded the national scale long-term issuer rating of MTN Nigeria to AAA and affirmed the national scale short-term rating of A1+, with a stable outlook. MTN said in a statement signed by its Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah, that the GCR upgraded the national scale long-term rating of the recently concluded N110 billion Series 1 Senior Unsecured Bond to AAA with a stable outlook. The statement noted that these represent the highest possible long-term and short-term ratings on GCR’s national rating scale, and MTN Nigeria is the first mobile network operator in Africa to be…
More accolades continue to come the way of Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional bodies in the engineering field in the country, has presented it with an award in recognition and appreciation of its support of the activities of the academy towards enhancing economic development. NAE is a not-for-profit and non-governmental organisation established for the purpose of promoting excellence in technological and engineering training and practice to ensure technological growth and economic development in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta received…
LG Electronics, the world leader in OLED TVs, is raising the bar again with new LG OLED models led by two new art-inspired GX Gallery series 4K Ultra HD TVs, 77 and 65-inch class. The new LG OLED TVs – and new 8K and 4K LG NanoCell LCD TVs – are designed to deliver stunning picture quality and innovative design with upgraded performance and artificial intelligence-enabled features that bring movies, sports and video games to life like never before imagined. At the heart of the latest 8K and 4K LG OLED and 8K LG NanoCell TVs are a number of…
Choice International Group (CIG), manufacturers of Gree Air conditioner and a leading home appliances brand has unveiled popular Nollywood diva, Stephanie Linus, as its brand ambassador in Nigeria. The event was graced by investors and the brand’s business partners from Nigeria and China, who were delighted to witness the spectacular beginning of a new phase. Country manager, sale and marketing at Choice International Group, Chibuzor Ogunka, said the brand in the last five years has made giant strides with a lot of reference projects. According to him, “Today, we have a lot of reference projects in Nigeria as Gree Air…
The 5G network, which is currently driving the world toward the 4th Industrial Revolution, has been described as very crucial to bringing the people together in a global village. Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, made this disclosure at the Virtual Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition 2021, as a panellist, where the evolution of 5G networks and Internet of things (IoT) in Africa was discussed. He said his Agency, in her Strategic Road Map and Action Plan 2021-2024, has identified the importance of promoting and exploiting emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, IoT, etc.…
The determination to build a new Africa by repositioning Nigeria, the most populous nation in the continent, via Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technology, is being reinforced yet again. Speaking at the virtual Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition 2021, Tuesday, the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, expressed confidence that Nigeria will lead Africa in its economic diversification. “Africa, particularly Nigeria, with a growing population and dwindling revenue from oil, have put significant pressure on the economy. There is a need to harness other areas to diversify our economy. Emerging technology is one of these areas, and will play an important…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday in Abuja in a landmark ruling restrained the President Muhammadu Buhari government and its agents from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest or prosecute Twitter and/or any other social media service provider(s). It also restrained the Buhari government from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest or prosecute media houses, radio and television broadcast stations, the Plaintiffs and other Nigerians who are Twitter users, pending the hearing and determination of the suit. Premium Times reports that the ruling followed the suit filed against the…