Global mobility and urban services platform inDrive has expanded its Platinum Driver Programme in Nigeria through a new partnership with Nigerian healthtech company Heala, enabling top-performing drivers to access affordable telemedicine services directly through the inDrive app. The initiative forms part of inDrive’s continued commitment to driver welfare, recognising the critical role drivers play in…
A consumer rights group, Association of Telephone, Cable Tv, and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS-Nigeria) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom operators to do more to improve the end user experience of telecom services. Its President, Dr Sina Bilesanmi, who spoke during an occasion to mark this year’s World Consumer Rights Day…
You’re back home after mudik (homecoming), the suitcases are unpacked, and the excitement of being with family for Eid already feels like a long time ago. But just because Eid is over doesn’t mean the special connection of being with family has to fade. Here’s the best group chat features for beating the post-Raya blues….
In a significant step toward improving learning conditions in Nigerian public schools, Schneider Electric Nigeria has commissioned a solar power system at Ikeja Central Grammar School in Lagos, bringing reliable and sustainable electricity to a school community of over 500 students and teachers. The project forms part of Schneider Electric’s global Access to Energy initiative,…
An information communication technology (ICT) expert and former Group Managing Director, Telnet Nigeria, Dr. Nadu Denloye, has identified lack of capacity as one of the major obstacles to the realisation of the digital economy ambition of the Federal Government. She also stressed the need for the development of the requisite talent and more builders to…
The Nigerian telecom sector has posted a total of ₦12,977,670,260,904.70 (approximately N13 trillion) revenue over the last two years, according to industry data. The sector comprises mobile network operators (MNOs) Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Value Added Services (VAS); Collocation and infrastructure sharing and others. According to the stats collated by the industry regulator, the Nigerian…
Schneider Electric has given its Secure Power Division a boost to make it more resilient. The global energy technology leader, said it has appointed Steven Santini as Vice President, Secure Power, Sub-Saharan Africa to sustain the tempo. Secure Power division acts as the architect of digital resilience, delivering the intelligent operational technologies and ecosystems that…
The Federal Government has halted the issuance of import licenses for gasoline, a major win for billionaire Aliko Dangote, who controls Africa’s largest refinery and has long called for the move. This decision is coming on the heels of data supplied by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) which stated that Dangote…
The government of Nigeria said it is taking steps to protect the economy following rising geo-political tensions in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran. The government, through, the Federal Ministry of Finance, said the government remained committed to safeguarding the economic gains recorded in recent months and will continue to take…
