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Mastercard has teamed up with Swedish fintech Doconomy to develop a carbon calculator that banks can integrate into their apps to give customers a snapshot of the emissions generated by their purchases across spending categories, according to a Finextra report. Mastercard and Doconomy have been working on carbon footprint tracking based on purchases for the past couple of years but are now offering it to banks around the world, which can integrate the calculator into their apps through new APIs. The move comes as Covid-19 is inspiring people around the world to consider more sustainable behaviours. A Mastercard-commissioned survey of…
The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), based in Riyadh, has announced the joining of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Sultanate of Oman, as founding members, joining Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Combined, the seven countries are an economic bloc of $1.2 trillion in GDP. The population base of the seven nations is close to 480 million, 80% of whom are under 35 years of age. DCO convened its first ministerial meeting, chaired by H.E. Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha and was attended by ministers of the DCO countries. The meeting also featured…
The commercialization of alternative transnational telecommunications infrastructures is now a reality in West Africa following a public-private partnership, between the Manantali Energy Management Company (SOGEM) and the Consortium Envol Technology/Sonatel. Following an international call for tenders, awarded on November 24, 2020, SOGEM and the Envol Technology/Sonatel consortium recently signed a partnership contract for the operation of the Fiber Optic Guard Cable (CGFO ) the SOGEM / OMVS electricity network, crossing Mali, Mauritania, Senegal and in the medium term, Guinea. This agreement will facilitate Internet access by users of OMVS member states, both in terms of tariffs and in terms of…
ScholarX Technologies Ltd., an EdTech start-up founded in 2016 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, has announced a strategic partnership with leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, to launch LearnAM, a new mobile learning platform that provides skills training content to improve learning outcomes. ScholarX will also receive major support from the GSMA Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion while leveraging on the expansive retail and digital footprints of Airtel Nigeria to deliver its skill acquisition content. The grant received from the GSMA Innovation Fund for Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion according to ScholarX, will help fund key…
Konga Health, a highly anticipated digital health care distribution subsidiary of Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce giant, Konga is set to go live by June 2021. The tech-driven health care company is expected to expand access to quality Medicare for millions and revolutionize the health care value chain in Nigeria. Feelers from a reliable source indicate that the management of Konga has secured all pending statutory approvals for the formal launch of the company. Further, the source disclosed that the management of Konga has been testing its robust technology, nationwide logistics and payment platforms in partnership with local and international players in…
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In line with its tradition of exploring avenues to engage with telecom consumers, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken advantage of the opportunity of this year’s edition of the Enugu International Trade Fair to enlighten telecom consumers on their rights and privileges within the telecommunications sector. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, while addressing a large audience of telecom consumers during the NCC Special Day held at the recently-concluded 32nd Enugu International Trade Fair organised by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), said events of this nature provide the…
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