The United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, Zayed Sustainability Prize, has announced this year’s finalists following a deliberation by its esteemed Jury. The winners will be announced at the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony on January 14, 2025 as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The Prize’s Jury elected…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice K.M.O. Kekere-Ekun, has identified increased risk of the personal data of consumers being misused or compromised by unscrupulous persons and deficiencies in the banking sector as issues worth addressing as they have to do with cyber security. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has started training members of…
Last month, start-ups in Africa raised over $250million in funding with Nigeria leading the pack with megabucks coming to Moniepoint and Yellow Card. According to a report entitled: Africa: The Big Deal, 42 start-ups on the continent announced a total of $254million in funding plus over $100, 000 in equity, debt and grants excluding exits….
Nigeria’s leading e-commerce group, Konga, has officially kicked off its highly anticipated annual Konga Yakata Black Friday sale. Launched on Friday, November 1st, and running through November 30th, 2024, this year’s Yakata sale brings unbeatable offers across all Konga subsidiaries, including Konga Online, Konga Retail, KongaPay, Konga Travel and Tours, Konga Health, and Konga Logistics….
The Internet has been singled out as the last standing civic space, with calls being made to countries in the Global South to guard it. Speaking during the launch of the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) in Lusaka, Zambia, ‘Gbenga Sesan, Paradigm Initiative’s Executive Director said: “The last standing civic space we have…
iPower, a leader in alternative energy innovation, has unveiled its latest product—the iPower All-In-One (AIO) Inverter, a cutting-edge inverter set to transform energy management and accessibility with a complete, easy-to-install solution designed to meet modern power needs. Now available on Konga at an unbeatable price, the iPower All-In-One Inverter combines convenience, efficiency, and flexibility, making…
As our world evolves, so do the environmental challenges we face. From the impact of climate change to the mismanagement of waste, the consequences of human activity on the environment are becoming more severe and harder to ignore. In Nigeria, issues such as deforestation, flooding, and erratic weather patterns continue to threaten livelihoods, disrupt ecosystems,…
At the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, key stakeholders gathered at Semafor’s “The Next 3 Billion” summit to address pressing digital access inequalities affecting millions globally. MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas, Togolese Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation Cena Lawson, and GSMA Foundation President John Giusti participated in a panel discussion…
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited group, is sponsoring an Art Hackathon as part of activities leading up to the commissioning of the Ilorin Innovation Hub. HIS is one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count. The Art Hackathon is a celebration…
