Launch in the second city after Lagos signals strong growth for Super App ahead of return to ride-hailing and three more new locations in coming months
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Ericsson on Monday announced a new company purpose and vision, alongside refreshed branding, as the vendor prepares to capture future emerging opportunities within the connectivity business. Specifically, Ericsson’s stated purpose is: “To create connections that make the unimaginable possible.” The new company vision is: “A world where limitless connectivity improves lives, redefines business and pioneers a sustainable future,” according to a report in the Fierce Wireless. “For almost 150 years, our technology has transformed nearly every sector of society. The networks we build have already connected billions of people and soon they will connect almost anything and everything,” said Ericsson…
Sean Gallagher, a senior threat researcher at Sophos has said that the extent to which cyberattackers abuse Google Forms came to light while they were carrying out research on how malware abuses encryption to conceal its activities and communications. According to Gallagher, “Google Forms offer cyberattackers an attractive proposition: the forms are easy to implement and trusted by both organisations and consumers; the traffic to and from the service is secured with Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption so it can’t be easily inspected by defenders, and the whole set up essentially provides a free attack infrastructure.” The Sophos researcher, however,…
By Chimdinma ADIMEKWE As a Senior Product Manager, I have always been passionate about leveraging budding technology to enhance innovation and efficiency. Artificial Intelligence has become a pivotal element of product management in recent digital dispensation, fundamentally changing the way professionals cater for various aspects of business operations, including day to day activities and processes. AI is not a mere tool, but instead a sophisticated tool that has the ability to transform our decision-making process by utilising intelligence and data. This enables us to make more informed decisions that align with users’ propensity and ultimately lead to business expansion. Recently,…
• Nigeria is the 11th country in Africa to join the WLP and fifth to join as a Hub
• Expansion of the WLP network in Africa a boost for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
IBM has announced that major financial institutions across Africa have selected hybrid cloud and AI capabilities from IBM to unlock digital innovation and continue their work to develop digital-first solutions, ultimately broadening access to financial services on the continent. COVID-19 continues to accelerate the already rapid changes that were happening across the financial services sector in Africa, fast-tracking the adoption of digital technologies to boost financial inclusion. With over 475 million Africans expected to be mobile internet users by 2025 GSMA –The mobile economy sub-Saharan Africa 2020, digital and mobile play a critical role in facilitating the delivery of digital…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has signed a partnership with the Federal Government through the Diaspora Commission to further strengthen the relationship between Nigerians abroad, their relatives and the nation. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Konga and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Present at the signing ceremony was the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NIDCOM, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, Co-CEO, Konga Group, Nick Imudia; Vice President, KongaPay, Isa Aliyushata as well as other senior officials of NIDCOM. The…
The initiative is a commitment for companies to employ from a talent pool of over 180,000 jobseekers
The maiden edition of the Women Entrepreneurs & Executives in Tech Summit which was held last week at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, had key stakeholders and experts drawing up 14 key recommendations. These recommendations, which formed the Communiqué of the summit, according to the experts, will alter the perception that roles of Information and Communications Technology are majorly for men, adding that when implemented by the government and private sector players, women’s ego will be boosted to take up ICT roles. The Women Entrepreneurs & Executives in Tech Summit with the theme: ‘Future Tech Trends,…