ALX, a leading global provider of training in the tech industry has its first dedicated Software Engineering cohort for women in Africa. The cohort forms part of ALX’s ‘WomXn and Tech’ initiative and is set to benefit up to 50,000 women across Africa. The company says the initiative was inspired by the United Nations IWD theme of ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.’ ALX is showing its commitment to bridging the digital gender divide in Africa, increasing the representation of women in the technology sector and driving the participation of women to innovate and create solutions for a diverse…
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Microsoft has added 13 new African languages including Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba to its Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services Translator, allowing text and documents to be translated to and from these languages across the entire Microsoft ecosystem of products and services. Following the release of Somali and Zulu last year, the latest 10 other African languages to be supported are chiShona, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Luganda, Nyanja, Rundi, Sesotho, Sesotho sa Leboa, Setswana, and Xhosa. This brings the total number of supported languages to 124, adding language support for millions of people in Africa and around the world. “It is transformative when we…
MTN Nigeria has teamed up with Amazon’s global streaming platform, Prime Video, to offer Prime Video Mobile Edition – a single-device, mobile-only subscription. MTN said in a statement on Monday that its customers who subscribe will have access to Prime Video’s full catalogue of 9,000+ movies and 1,500+ TV shows, in standard definition with an affordable and dedicated data package for streaming and downloading. Subscribers will enjoy a 30-day free trial with 2.5GB of Video Data, exclusively for the Prime Video app. After the free trial, they can then enjoy Prime Video Mobile Edition for N800 per month only,…
Dubbed “The Portrait Expert” OPPO’s Reno 8T 5G is perhaps the most advanced mid-range smartphone and aims to disrupt the Nigerian smartphone market.
By Oluwatayo AYODELE The Integration of quantum and cloud computing remains a vanguard for innovation promising to restructure the boundaries of the powerhouse for efficiency. As we navigate the frontiers of quantum computing, it becomes pivotal that its connection with cloud infrastructure holds an important place in unlocking unprecedented opportunities across different sectors. With over 5 years of experience as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, I remain steadfast in serving as a guiding light in this transformative era, and its consequences for the future. The foundation of quantum computing is deeply rooted in principles of quantum mechanics which operate on qubits…
The Federal Government has taken a significant step towards promoting indigenous content in the country, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the UNICCON Group of Companies. NITDA said this latest step aims to foster the development and growth of local content in the Nigerian technology industry. Under the terms of the MoU, NITDA and UNICCON, a company that unveiled Africa’s First Humanoid Robot, Omeife, will collaborate to develop and promote local content in Nigeria through various initiatives. The initiatives include capacity building, skills development, and the creation of…
As part of initiatives to mark the 2023 edition of the globally celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) event, TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech and lifestyle products has rolled out plans to empower women in business with seed funding up to the tune of N10m. The landmark initiative is being executed through the aptly named “The HERwakening”, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vehicle pioneered by TD Africa aimed at supporting and empowering female entrepreneurs. The seed fund is open to female business owners who are retailers of mobile devices and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or prospective female entrepreneurs…
Latest insights from the International Data Corporation (IDC), have shown that Africa’s smartphone market declined for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q4 2022, with shipments down 17.8% year on year (YoY) to 17.6 million units. IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa’s feature phone market also declined in Q4 2022, with shipments down 16.2% to total 22.7 million units. “The mobile phone industry is now challenged by constrained demand even though the supply constraints that had previously been weighing on the market have started to ease off,” says Arnold Ponela, a senior research analyst at IDC. “Inflation and…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with a spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector. The NCC has continued to promote consumer protection and enlightenment in what has become a tradition in the Commission since 2017 when it declared 2017 as ‘Year of the Telecom Consumers’ when it honoured telecom consumers by connecting with the global theme for the commemoration to celebrate the Day with landmark activities. The theme of the 2023 edition of the Day is…
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