African nations have been urged to adopt digital solutions towards achieving economic recovery from the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease pandemic. At a webinar organized by Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), International Association of Science Parks and Areas (IASP), Africa Division President and CEO of Abuja Technology Village FZ Co, Nigeria, Ms Hauwa Yabani emphasized the need for utilizing technology and innovation in the search for solutions to challenges facing the continent. “The pandemic showed us the importance of digitally enhanced solutions in mitigating crisis as a way of living especially for a continent with a population of over 1.3…
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Sengupta’s departure comes amid a boom in the digital payments business in India, where the sector is expected to more than double in size to $135 billion in 2023 from two years ago, according to ASSOCHAM
There is a common misconception that the most dangerous threats to encounter on modern users’ digital journeys are likely to appear during Internet surfing.
Delivery is part of the allocation from the African Union (AU) Vaccination Programme in collaboration with MTN
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the supervision of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, will be sponsoring five startups to take part in the 2021 Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE), in Taipei. This year’s edition of the Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) organized by the Taipei Computer Association is billed to hold on March 23-26, 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan. SCSE is a professional tradeshow that provides opportunities for networking and marketing. The categories of the SCSE are smart epidemic prevention, smart health care, smart transportation, smart education, smart…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Mariam Katagum has said women have the ability to take children off the streets especially in the northern part of the country if they embrace digital learning of the Hausa language. Katagum observed that digital learning could boost contribution to the needs of their families mentally, medically, socially, academically and financially and keep children away from social vices. In a goodwill message at the soft launch of the Lorewa Academy Initiative in Abuja, the minister said the platform will not only expose Northern women and young girls to the digital…
Liquid Telecom, which last week changed its name, has expanded its terrestrial fibre network to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the first time. The company, now Liquid Intelligent Technologies, said it had deployed a 2,500km long haul fibre network in the country. “The completion of this project is part of the strategic vision to connect the African continent to the rest of the world,” said Michel Hebert, CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies in DRC. “This fibre deployment not only has the potential to transform the economy of the country, but we are also bringing access to scalable state-of-the-art…
Fouani Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary company of Fouani Group was established in Nigeria 20 years ago with the aim of serving the Nigerian market with the latest, the best, and modern technologically driven electronics. The partnership with global electronics giant LG has made the company a household name as they offered the best LG products at unbeatable prices in the country. The partnership played a key role in the evolution and growth of Fouani Nigeria, as it is being recognized as one of the biggest Electronics stores in Nigeria. Dong Youn Kim, Managing Director, LG Electronics West Africa Operations, said…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has congratulated Mohammed Babajika, Director, Licensing and Authorisation Department of the Commission on his recognition by the League of African Development Students (LEADS) as ‘’Africa’s Patriotic Personality.’’ LEADS Africa said Babajika was considered worthy of the award “for his outstanding contribution to Africa’s development and meritorious service to God, humanity and our dear country Nigeria, especially through various national and international assignments in the private/public service and community development.” Also, the Licensing and Authorisation Department, led by Babajika, was presented with the “LEADS Development Mandate/Service Award”…
Netcare, operator of hospitals and healthcare services in South Africa and Lesotho, launched Africa’s first sustainability-linked bond, in partnership with Standard Bank. The coupon rate of these bonds is linked to the issuer’s achievement of certain pre-agreed sustainability performance targets. In Netcare’s case, the group aims to reduce its energy consumption, procure more renewable energy, reduce total carbon emissions, and further improve its water efficiency, partly by increasing its capacity to recycle greywater. In addition, Netcare is developing systems to ultimately convert all infectious healthcare risk waste (HCRW) produced on-site to inert products and achieve zero waste to landfill for…