Nigerian technology experts have been urged to get ready for new innovations and ideas after the world might have defeated the novel Coronavirus that is currently ravaging economies. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), made this call as a Panelist during the Africa Tech Leaders Webinar Series organised by Digital Jewels with the theme: ‘COVID-19 Pandemic: The Africa Leaders’ Outlook’, on Tuesday. Inuwa, who is also the Chief Information Technology Officer of Nigeria, said that, with all that has happened during Coronavirus scourge, African Countries can still key into technology and digitise its processes, as this…
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Employees of leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, have donated the sum of N20m to the Lagos State Government in support of the fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic currently ravaging communities and nations the world over, making them the first employee group in the country to make such a donation. The donated sum is specifically meant to support the Lagos State Government in the provision of relief materials to indigent residents and citizens as well as families who are badly affected by the on-going COVID-19 crisis. Commenting on the donation in a letter to the Lagos State Governor, Chief…
Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its *894# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), Quick Banking service has hit over 9.5 million customers. This is in a clear demonstration of its acknowledged leadership in electronic Banking. The Bank’s USSD banking service, launched in January 2015, is an easy to use, convenient, fast, user-friendly mobile banking channel through which various banking activities are carried out on a mobile phone – across the four major GSM network operators in the country – without the use of the internet. Customers are able to enjoy a wide…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that it is leveraging the various opportunities available in the Fintech space to ensure proper regulation of the capital market in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Acting Director-General of SEC, Ms Mary Uduk, in a statement at the weekend, noted that the apex regulator had to employ various means to ensure that the market is able to operate remotely as well as ensure that investors are able to get the benefit of their investments at this critical time when they need them. “No one saw this coming, but here it is…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has disclosed that his government has installed 3G cameras in all the busy borders in the state in order to effectively monitor every movement into the state. Emmanuel made the disclosure Saturday evening while responding to a question on what government is doing to check the recent relocation of Almajiri’s from the North to Niger Delta region, during a live Radio and Television programme aired on Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation, (AKBC). He explained that the installation of the 3G Cameras which are also reflected on the I-PADS, phones of every stakeholder involved in the…
By Ademola EKUN There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a serious challenge to the global economy, Nigeria inclusive. However, I seriously think that within this challenge, there are opportunities for Nigeria to scale as a nation. The opportunities abound. Such growth will only happen if Nigerian companies and innovators are encouraged to make use of the window of opportunity presented by the crises orchestrated by the pandemic. Nigeria indeed has the population and human capital capabilities. Beyond population, Nigeria needs a critical ingredient to make use of the chance to succeed presented by this…
Facebook and Google have said they will let employees continue working from home for the rest of the year. The tech giants have announced plans to reopen their offices soon but are allowing more home working flexibility, according to a report by the BBC. Google originally said it would keep its work from home policy until 1 June, but is extending it for seven more months. Facebook said it would reopen its offices on 6 July as coronavirus lockdowns are gradually lifted. Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said that employees who need to return to the office will start being…
As the novel Coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt businesses across the globe, Plentywaka, the technology-driven ride-hailing service has just launched a new product for corporate organizations referred to as Plentywaka Staff Bus Solutions. Plentywaka Staff-Bus Solution is an exclusive bus service powered by technology to provide staff bus solutions to corporate organizations. The Plentywaka Staff-Bus Solution is aimed at providing premium dedicated buses to organizations to ease the stress of transportation of staff to and from work. In light of the current pandemic caused by COVID-19, there have been growing concerns for all sizes of organizations seeking safer ways to…
Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday directed the Federal Government to suspend the planned deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria. The Senate resolution is sequel to a motion on the present status of 5G Network in Nigeria, according to a report by vanguardngr.com. Sponsor of the motion, Sen. Uche Ekwunife (PDP Anambra), in her lead debate said there were growing concerns on the on-going discussion about the current status of 5G network in Nigeria, especially in regards to the question, ‘if Nigeria is presently connected to 5G.’ She said there were further concerns by some scientists and medical experts…
Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa has stated that the Agency is targeting to protect and create a million jobs in the ICT sector this year. Inuwa made this known on Monday during a virtual submission of the report of the NITDA Advisory Committee on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Technology and Innovation Ecosystem also known as Tech4Covid19. Tech4Covid19 Advisory Committee was constituted at the wake of the pandemic in Nigeria, precisely on April 1, 2020, at the instance of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami…