Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, says Nigeria can turn the poor, nomadic children popularly called Almajiri into millionaires, employers of labour or even employable citizens if a digital solution is applied to address their peculiar plight. Ekeh, who delivered impassioned and workable solutions to the age-long Almajiri issue which government appears yet to find a fitting solution to, spoke as one of the panellists at the Africa Independent Television (AIT) Virtual Town Hall Forum with the theme: ‘The Economic Implications of the New Normal Post-COVID-19 – Anticipated Revolution in Digital Economy, Business Re-Engineering,…
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By Austin OKERE There is a perfect storm brewing on Twitter between the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump and Twitter Founder, Jack Dorsey. “The Trump-Twitter fight ropes in the rest of Silicon Valley” was the screaming headline on Politico.com on Sunday, May 30, 2020. President Donald Trump tweeted earlier this week about mail-in voting, alleging without evidence that the effort would lead to voter fraud. For the first time, Twitter marked the tweet with a small notice that read “Get the facts about mail-in ballots,” which linked to facts-based reporting on the subject. Twitter’s fact-check led…
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it has reinforced its technology infrastructure to enable anyone in the country open a FirstBank account through their mobile phones, without visiting any of its branches nationwide. In a statement announcing this development, the bank said the investment in its mobile banking infrastructure is in furtherance of the need to deepen financial inclusion in the country, according to a report in the Vanguard. The bank said that the technology enables account opening to be carried out on its *894# USSD banking, FirstMobile (self-service telephone banking), its website, as well as the bank’s…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in its determination to further enhance service quality, particularly quick refunds when customers experience failed transactions, dispense errors or disputes, has revised timelines for reversals and/or the resolution of refund complaints on electronic channels, with effect from June 8, 2020. The CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said in a statement on Sunday that failed ‘On-Us’ ATM transactions (when customers use their cards on their bank’s ATMs) shall be instantly reversed from the current timeline of three days. “Where instant reversal fails due to any technical issue or system glitch, the timeline for…
Zenith Bank Plc, a Nigeria leading financial institution, has been voted the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. Published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, the awards were based on the performances of the banks in their respective regions and countries over the period from January 1 to December 31, 2019. Global Finance’s “World’s Best Banks Awards” are recognized amongst the world’s most influential banking/finance and corporate professionals as the most coveted and credible awards in the banking industry, with winners chosen in more than…
ITREALMS Online, a multiple international award-winning medium, has concluded plans to host its first virtual meeting on the Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Chairman of the IPv6 Council, Nigeria and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Mohammed Rudman has been slated to speak on IPv6 Evolution and 5G at the Zoom Webinar. Rudman, who is also the President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has experience spanning over 15 years in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. He also has to his credit, the growth of…
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) will at 10 am on Thursday, June 4, 2020, host a virtual conversation via Zoom, to discuss the Socio-Economic and Political Impact of COVID-19 on Telecom and ICT Sector in Nigeria. ATCON said in a press statement signed by its President, Olusola Teniola that COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal ways of living and transacting business socially, economically and politically, which has now made Nigerians to realize that the country cannot continue to rely on its traditional means of livelihood which is revenue from the sale of the volatile crude oil.…
Consistent with the announcement of its planned MDXi Ghana Data Centre project in September 2019, West Africa’s premier connectivity and data centre solution provider, MainOne, has commenced construction activities on the project with official site groundbreaking at the Appolonia City enclave on the 15th of May 2020. The development follows a thorough and transparent vendors selection process, as well as extensive design review of the planned Tier III Modular facility, leading to the award of engineering and civil build contracts to global OEM and local civil and architectural consultant. Full mobilization and preliminary construction activities have, therefore, commenced at the…
Nigeria’s efforts towards encouraging virtual learning in the country has received a boost as secondary school teachers across the country won prizes at the Digital Teachers Competition organized by Skool Media Nigeria Limited. Coordinated by Skool Media’s subsidiary, Edufirst.ng, the competition is part of the organization’s quest towards empowering teachers across Nigeria with digital skills. For close to two weeks that the competition lasted, 215 teachers, from the Federal Unity Colleges across the six geopolitical zones, who have been parts of the e-learning initiative of the company submitted entries to participate. Eighteen winners, three from each of the six…
The order comes after Twitter labelled the president’s tweets about mail-in ballots for containing “potentially misleading information.” President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that takes aim at social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. The order came after Twitter labelled Trump’s tweets about mail-in ballots for containing “potentially misleading information.” Signing the executive order doesn’t change how Twitter and Facebook operate, at least not for now. Instead, it calls for the government to clarify a federal law that shields online companies from liability for content posted by users, according to a draft of the order leaked Wednesday. Trump built anticipation…