Airtel Nigeria, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, is calling on music fans to get behind the nation’s aspiring stars currently competing in The Voice Africa, the TV showcase for Africa’s top vocal talent. Ojike Ifeanyi Emmanuel (Nuefy), Elvis Ejiro (Elvis Who), Elvis Ejiro (Clark McColl), and John Akpors have successfully made it through to the highly contested ‘Battle Round’ stage of the prestigious competition, which has been ongoing from the 4th of June. In the battle rounds, each of the four celebrity Coaches went in with a team of 14 talents, with Lady Jaydee, Locko, and…
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For leading a telecom regulator that has contributed immensely to the development and growth of the engineering profession in the technological and economic development of the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), through its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta was last week rewarded with a Platinum Award of the Nigeria Academy of Engineering (NAEng). President of the Academy, Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, said during the award presented by the doyen of engineering and a former Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority, Vincent Maduka, that the Commission deserved the award as it has done the profession proud in its…
Google Cloud is collaborating with Moniepoint, an Africa-focused business banking platform that provides financial services to Nigeria’s underbanked businesses residing in remote areas and communities. Digital TimesNG understands that the collaboration makes financial services accessible at scale to millions of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) by bridging the banking gap in suburban locations. A Statista study shows that there are over 41 million micro-businesses in Nigeria, and enabling these businesses to accept payments digitally is crucial to their success. As Moniepoint pivoted into consumer-facing products designed to digitize these businesses and gear them to success, the company turned to…
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier banking institution and leading financial inclusion services provider, has won the Financial Institution of the Year Award at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Pan African Business and Development Awards. The ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of Afreximbank as it hosted the inaugural Pan-African Business and Development Awards in association with the Business Council for Africa (BCA), in Accra, Ghana. The award bestowed on FirstBank is in recognition of the Bank as an epitome of the Pan-African spirit through its leading role in promoting trade and investment across the continent which have been instrumental to…
The Nigeria Startup Act (NSA), is an example of the country’s approach to Developmental Regulation, one of the pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria (NDEPS).
Addressing the challenging healthcare landscape in Nigeria requires innovative solutions. Even though Nigeria’s healthcare landscape has its unique nuances, it shares similar challenges as most African countries: lack of sufficient funding, insufficient medical practitioners, and low accessibility to health services. In spite of the widespread economic challenges across the continent, it is remarkable to note that individuals fund half of Africa’s healthcare expenses out-of-pocket. Nigeria is no different, with approximately 72% of healthcare costs shouldered by individuals. There’s also a growing dependence on the Nigerian diaspora community, who in the past eight years have significantly boosted the country’s foreign reserves…
In the ever-evolving world of data science, machine learning (ML) has long been the foundation of predictive analytics. From recommendation engines to anti-fraud initiatives, ML algorithms have transformed the manner in which we extract value from data. But as companies increasingly want deeper insights, not just what will happen, but why it happens, traditional machine learning is reaching its limitations. Enter causal inference, a game changer that promises to unlock a new frontier for data science. Harrison Obamwonyi, a pioneering data scientist, has been a vocal proponent of moving past correlation and towards causality. With his inspiration in mind, let’s…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has extended till Friday June 30, 2023, the special offers made available to shoppers during the recent exclusive one-day sale of Samsung products, including discounted prices, free delivery and installation as well as free installation kits for Samsung Consumer Electronics. The development is a reaction to a deluge of requests from customers of the e-commerce giant, particularly those who missed out on the Samsung Brand Day hosted by Konga on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Among the requests was one from a Facebook user, Chris Bako, who identified himself as an ardent shopper on Konga.…
By Uchechukwu Favour Nmesoma In 2023, an 18-year-old Nigerian student named Ola downloaded a digital wallet app to manage his finances. Within minutes of installation, he received a loan offer referencing his admission into a federal university—information he never disclosed on the app. This eerie precision raised the question: how did the app know? In digital marketing today, personalisation is driven by algorithmic marketing, where AI-powered systems tailor content, recommendations, and offers based on user behaviour. But this convenience comes at a price: digital privacy—users’ control over the collection, use, and sharing of their data. Across Africa’s rapidly evolving financial…
In December 2015, the share price of First Bank of Nigeria Limited was trading around N4.8 band. About seven years later, precisely last December, the value held tightly to N15, growing by over threefold amid general asset and economic doldrums. The steep rise in the valuation of the financial institution deviates remarkably from the average performance of FUGAZ, an acronym describing the top five Nigerian banks by market capitalisation. In the past seven years, the share prices of the leading banks appreciated by an average of 90 per cent as against over 200 per cent growth seen in FirstBank. Deflated…