Ecobank Nigeria has said that it has relaunched its Credit Card products with a wide range of benefits to customers including access to International Point of Sale (POS) and Automated Teller Machines (ATM). Korede Demola-Adeniyi, Head, Consumer Banking at Ecobank Nigeria, who made the announcement in Lagos, said the Ecobank Platinum and Gold Credit Cards would afford holders the opportunity to shop now and pay later while also ensuring customer safety by eliminating the risk of carrying cash. Demola-Adeniyi added that the Ecobank credit card can be used in-store, on the web, and via all digital channels. “Our card types…
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As Nigeria is moving fast towards diversifying its economy using technology, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has proposed a partnership with the Republic of Namibia in the areas of Innovations and Entrepreneurship through African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA). This is because Africa as a continent lost out during the First, Second and Third Industrial Revolutions due to the huge capital investments but with the Fourth Industrial Revolution comes endless opportunities that all it needs is talent and a vibrant, young technological driven generation. It is, therefore, imperative for African countries to encourage “Made in Africa” products by…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied a report in an online publication (not DigitalTimesNG) that it has renewed MTN Nigeria’s license for another 10-year period. The NCC said on Monday in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde that though MTN Nigeria had applied for the renewal of the Unified Access and Service (UASL) License granted it by the Commission, the application is yet to be approved as it is still undergoing the required regulatory processes. The NCC statement reads in part: “The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission has been drawn to a publication…
Stakeholders in West Africa’s ICT sector have agreed to embrace the universality of the internet with the aim of deepening internet penetration across the region and ensuring safe internet. UNESCO and the African ICT Foundation jointly organised a knowledge sharing session on how to mainstream Internet Universality and ROAM (Rights, Openness, Access and Multi-stakeholder approach) principles. The session, which was held on the occasion of the West African Internet Governance Forum 2021, focused on how to encourage more countries to use ROAM-X indicators for improving national Internet development and digital policies in West Africa. The session was moderated by the…
By Aliyu MOMODU In the heat of the debate over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the propriety and workability of electronic transmission of results, the House of Representatives invited the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the nation’s telecoms regulator. The House also invited the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to answer some questions. But as it has now turned out, the invitation to NCC was needless, baseless and at best a futile exercise in red-herring. The NCC, it must be stated, is one of the best performing public institutions in Nigeria with its exemplary culture of good corporate governance noised…
The company’s decision reinforces its support for the SME community and will allow business owners to simplify billing and payment processes, helping companies receive payments faster.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has in a bid to further protect telecoms infrastructure in the country, restated its commitment to continue to strengthen collaboration with judicial institutions in Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by a high-powered delegation of the Kano State Judiciary to the chief telecom regulator at the NCC Kano Zonal Office, in Kano, over the weekend. Addressing the judicial delegation, Danbatta said, while the Commission is doing everything within its regulatory mandate to enforce compliance among licensees as well as collaborating with stakeholders…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite eCommerce giant, has been named the most innovative company of the year. The award was presented to the management of Konga at the 2021 Titans of Tech Hall of Fame Awards held on Friday, July 23, 2021, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos. The latest award represents another well-deserved recognition for a long list of sterling achievements recorded by Konga in the Nigerian e-commerce market. Konga beat out competition from other players such as Payporte, Jumia, and Jiji.ng to claim the highly coveted award. In explaining how Konga emerged winners of the award, the event organisers…
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that public and private actors are intervening against online content in ways that curtail rights and muzzle criticism. “You see a digital world that is unwelcoming and frequently unsafe for people trying to exercise their rights,” said Peggy Hicks of the UN Rights Office in Geneva. “You also see a host of government and company responses that risk making the situation worse,” she told a press briefing. According to a tally by the agency, 40 new laws regulating social media have been adopted around the world in the past two years, with 30 more…
By Mubarak UMAR The outcome of any ideation, roadmap, and strategy is turning the vision into a reality. This requires facilitation and engagement of action plan to ensure everyone understands their contribution to high impact goals and what they can do to achieve it together – working even asynchronously. The development of a four-year Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan has, therefore, become an integral process of operation in the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The aim of NITDA’s Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan 2021-2024 (SRAP) is to give direction to the initiatives of the Agency and realign its operations…