Airtel Nigeria has been honoured with two prestigious awards by telecoms industry stakeholders under the banner of the 4th Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA 2020). At the awards ceremony, which held recently in Abuja, Airtel Nigeria won the Best Customer Experience Award while the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Segun Ogunsanya, was named the Telecom Industry Personality of the Year Award winner. Organisers of the event said the award sought to celebrate the strides of Airtel Nigeria for its focus on improving customer experience. The outstanding contributions of Mr Ogunsanya to the development of Nigeria’s telecommunications industry as evident in…
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Morocco-based business to business (B2B) venture capital fund, Outlierz Ventures has reportedly invested in three innovative Nigerian tech startups. The three Nigerian startups are YouVerify, Bamboo, and Healthlane. Reports in Ventureburn stated that the three selected tech-enabled startups will utilise the funding received from Outlierz Ventures to transform Africa’s traditional industries in various sectors including; fintech, healthtech, logistics, and supply chain. In an official press release, Kenza Lahlou, co-founder and Managing Partner of Outlierz Ventures, comments on the most recent investment made into the selected tech startups and how Covid-19 influenced their decision to invest. “We are delighted to announce our new…
Ghana’s Ministry of Communications (MoC) through the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), in partnership with the Export-Import Bank of China and Huawei Technologies Ghana officially launched the Rural Telephony Project at Atwereboana in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on 4 November, according to a report in Commsupdate. The initiative aims to provide voice and data services to more than 3.4 million people in underserved and unserved communities by commissioning 2,016 Rural Star sites developed by Huawei, thereby extending national mobile coverage from 83% to 95% and greatly accelerating local economic development. The solution is expected to save the…
9mobile has explained why it is offering Nigerians the opportunity to purchase data directly on Social media platform, Facebook. The telecom giant said the offer was another bold move demonstrating its commitment to ensuring superior customer experience. The development is another initiative to enable customers to buy data without stress and keep them in touch with their loved ones across the world. Chief Commercial Officer, 9mobile, Stjepan Udovicic, disclosed that its customers can now purchase select data plans on Facebook. “At 9mobile, we are committed to the superior customer experience through innovative alternatives. We are about giving the best to…
Dr Ogunbiyi Ogunbanjo, on Saturday, outperformed 98 other golfers to emerge winner of the star prize at the inaugural DStv Premium Golf Day, which held at the Ikeja Golf Club in Lagos. Ogunbanjo, a member of the Ikeja Golf Club, emerged winner with a net score of 65 to claim the ultimate prize, which is a business class ticket and accommodation for a weekend stay in a five-star hotel in Dubai. Remi Olukoya, with a net score of 67, was the first runner-up, claiming a business class ticket and a weekend stay at a five-star hotel in Rwanda. The second…
Fintech specialists and other stakeholders have tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct a talent needs survey. The professionals said the survey will help the regulators to understand the type of manpower challenges the industry is facing and to assist the education and training institutes to develop relevant curricular. The keynote speaker and President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu said the specific competencies identified by the survey would be a starting point for Fintech professionals, HR, educators and policymakers to…
…Launches New Agro-Focused E-Commerce And Trading Platform Farmcrowdy Limited, Nigeria’s first and leading Agritech company has announced that it will extend its service in agriculture beyond financing into using technology to boost the food value chain. It also announced the launch of a new E-commerce platform and its trading and aggregation platform for smallholder farmers. Farmcrowdy was founded in 2016 by five young Nigerians led by Onyeka Akumah, with the aim of empowering farmers by connecting them to alternative financing and market access via a crowdfunding platform. Farmcrowdy’s Founder and CEO, Onyeka Akumah, has in light of this new development…
John Awe, a Public Relations professional, has been inducted into the ICT Hall of Fame at an award ceremony for ICT icons organised recently by Titans of Tech, an initiative of TechTv Network, in collaboration with TechEconomy.ng. Awe and a former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), now MTN Nigeria Chairman, Eng. Ernest Ndukwe were among the 60 ICT industry players honoured at a ceremony held at the highbrow Virgin Rose Resort, Victoria Island, Lagos recently. The 60 individuals according to the organisers of the event, have played various roles in stimulating growth in the Information and…
In 2011, MultiChoice gave an open invitation to Nigerians to get on the digital train and access superior audio-visual quality and top-tier entertainment at reduced costs, when it launched the GOtv in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. With its launch, the Digital-Terrestrial-Television (DTT) service platform premiered the advanced DVB-T2 decoders with better digital broadcasting standard, thus fast-tracking Nigeria’s march towards digital migration and technological evolution of broadcast television along with the premium content which it offered. Since then, the ongoing digital migration has seen an upsurge in pay-TV subscribers in search of quality digital content. The prediction is that pay-TV subscribers…
Africa’s largest retail bank, Access Bank PLC has been recognized as the ‘Best Digital Bank in Africa’ by Asian Banker in what analysts described as the bank’s continued investment in digital innovation. The recognition was announced at the Asian Banker Middle East and Africa Regional 2020 Awards virtual ceremony. Over the years, Access Bank has leveraged technology including advanced analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics process automation to reform business operations and drive performance. Herbert Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank PLC, commented on the award saying, “We are delighted to receive this award, which…