By Emmanuel ASIKA The world’s natural reserves are fast diminishing at a worrisome speed, almost two times quicker than mother earth can recreate. This figure is projected to be 2.3 times what is sustainable by 2050. Yearly, 50 million tonnes of e-waste contribute to this, which is tantamount to the size of all commercial aircraft ever made. Hence, achieving a sustainable environment is incumbent on implementing a circular business model like waste reduction, recycling, and regenerating products, and advocating sustainable production processes. Nonetheless, the global economy is just 7.2% circular – implying that more ground needs to be covered. With…
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Bharti Airtel has outlined a shake-up to the structure of its business unit which will include the departure of CEO Ajay Chitkara in August, according to a report by MobileWorldLive. The report disclosed that in a stock exchange filing, the operator noted that Airtel Business will run as a trio of separate units following Chitkara’s departure. The rejig will see two channels dedicated to its global and domestic operations, alongside a channel designed to oversee the company’s data centre brand Nxtra. Its domestic business operation will be headed by Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, currently CEO of Airtel enterprise business, and its global…
Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has reiterated the transformative potential of emerging technologies in revolutionising the agricultural sector in Nigeria. Inuwa spoke at the International Hybrid Symposium on Smart Agriculture 2023, organised by the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), in collaboration with Islamic World Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation, Morocco. Themed “The Future of Smart Agriculture and the Role of Emerging Technologies in Achieving the SDGs,” the symposium brought together experts to discuss ways that will henceforth encourage smart agriculture, and showcased beneficiaries of the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA) from Federal University, Dutse.…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with COURSERA, has continued to display its commitment to empowering the youth of the country by offering job-ready digital skills scholarship training programmes towards youth dependency and marketability. The second cohort which is a six-month training programme that is fully funded by NITDA in partnership with COURSERA is aimed at building the digital capacities of Nigeria’s youth that will enable them to earn professional certifications from top United States of America’s colleges and global tech giants. Enriched with artificial intelligence, user exchange design, user inter-phase design, web development and android development…
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…
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…