The Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, a leading ICT Training and Exam Testing Institute, Mr. Tim Akano, has called on African leaders to prioritise agricultural investment and economic diversification. Akano, who is worried by China’s domination of the African economy, said if Africa does not rise to its responsibilities, the Asian country could enslave it as it has consistently been exploiting the region’s natural resources, especially precious economic stones and agriculture, to develop its economy. Speaking specifically on agriculture, the New Horizons Chef Executive noted that Ghana and Ivory Coast control 60 per cent of the world’s total…
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Smile, West Africa’s pioneer 4G LTE broadband service provider, will, beginning tomorrow, be offering its teeming customers a 100% bonus on recharge on any of its Bigga data plans. This bonus offer, fondly dubbed ‘Double Data Offer’, will last for fourteen days from the date of purchase. In essence, Smile customers will enjoy double data on the range of Smile’s Bigga data plans that include several packages such as 130GB, 100GB, 75GB, 60GB, 40GB, 30GB, 20GB, 15GB, 12GB, 10GB, 8GB, 6.5GB, 5GB, 3GB, 2GB and 1.5GB plans. But for this specific double data offer, the bonus will be valid for…
Shareholders of Fidelity Bank Plc has been assured that the bank would focus on redesigning its systems and processes, deepen cost optimisation as well as enhance the overall risk monitoring framework to improve shareholders’ value in the current financial year. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Fidelity Bank Chief Executive Officer, who spoke at the 33rd yearly general meeting held in Lagos at the weekend, assured that the bank would ensure that both internal and external risks are identified and mitigated to consolidate its growth profile. Fidelity Bank shareholders approved a dividend of 22 kobo per share to shareholders whose names appeared in the…
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the 30th of June, 2021. DigitalTimesNG understands that the extension was the outcome of the virtual meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, and attended by the board Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Adeolu Akande; the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NCC, Prof Umar Garba Dambatta and the Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr Aliyu Azeez. The postponement of the deadline according to a statement jointly signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde,…
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates have decided to seek a divorce following 27 years of marriage, the couple said on Monday in a joint announcement that rocked the philanthropic world. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the two said in a statement posted on the Twitter account of Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O). “We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family…
Over the past year, the pace of digitisation in Nigeria has increased significantly, leaving an enormous opportunity to foster the technology ecosystem across the country, create jobs and develop a strong digital economy.
But much more needs to be done before all citizens can take advantage of this opportunity.
Thomson Reuters and Adapt IT, a service provider of leading specialized software and digitally-led business have announced a new collaboration to enable more businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain competitive advantages through the technology solutions both provide. With economic recovery and growth for the region forecast at 2.7% for 2021 according to the World Bank, the drive for digital transformation across the business in multiple industry sectors is accelerating following a year of contraction driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. The combined capabilities of Thomson Reuters and Adapt IT ensure a broader range of technology implementations, increased operational efficiencies, and enhanced…
Vodafone and Google Cloud have announced a new, six-year strategic partnership to drive the use of reliable and secure data analytics, insights, and learnings to support the introduction of new digital products and services for Vodafone customers simultaneously worldwide. In a significant expansion of their existing agreement, Vodafone and Google Cloud will jointly build a powerful new integrated data platform with the added capability of processing and moving huge volumes of data globally from multiple systems into the cloud. The platform, called ‘Nucleus’, will house a new system, ‘Dynamo’ – which will drive data throughout Vodafone to enable it to…
eCommerce giant, Jumia has announced the appointment of Tolulope George-Yanwah as Chief Executive Officer for its Ghana operations. Tolulope was previously, the country manager for Jumia Logistics in Nigeria. “I am excited at the opportunity to impact the everyday lives of Ghanaians through eCommerce,” said Yanwah upon her appointment. She had held other management roles in Jumia such as VP of Jumia Logistics, last-mile expansion manager and regional dispatch operations manager. She has also served as field distribution manager at MDS Logistics, Nigeria.
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta on Friday, April 30, 2021, led a high-powered delegation of the Commission to condole with the Emirs of Kano and Bichi, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero respectively over the demise of their mother, late Hajiya Maryam Ado Bayero, Mai Babban Dakin Kano. Danbatta, who also submitted two letters of condolence, one on behalf of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami and the other on behalf of the Management and Board of the Commission, stressed that the…