The philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa Plc, Airtel Africa Foundation, has unveiled its plans to directly improve the lives of 10 million people across the continent by 2030. The strategy, the carrier said, will be delivered through targeted initiatives under four core pillars namely Financial Empowerment, Education, Environmental Protection and Digital Inclusion (FEED). Outlining the…
In a move highlighting its commitment to youth empowerment and gender inclusion in technology, Tech Powerhouse, TD Africa, appointed 11-year-old Elizabeth Osagie Omonefe as CEO for a day. The young beneficiary of TD Africa’s scholarship scheme stepped into the role on September 8, demonstrating that the future of Africa’s technology leadership starts with investing in…
By Dr. Robert Ekat In an increasingly interconnected world, where physical borders are diminishing in significance, the financial sector is undergoing a profound transformation. This evolution is largely driven by the rise of financial technology, or Fintech, which is reshaping the very nature of banking and making global financial transactions more accessible and efficient than…
Since the liberalisation in 2001, Nigeria’s telecom industry has created more than 500,000 jobs, transformed connectivity, and enabled economic growth, the sector regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said Tuesday. In spite of this success story, the sector is heavily plagued with the dearth of requisite skilled manpower that could reverse the gain, the regulator, warned….
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the proposed five per cent tax on petroleum products of the Federal Government and threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the government fails to withdraw it. Its President General, Mr Festus Osifo, in a statement he jointly signed with Mr Nuhu Toro, General Secretary…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has announced the launch of its highly anticipated ‘All in All, Everything ×2 – Category Month’ campaign. This month-long shopping festival, running from September 1 to September 31, offers customers unprecedented discounts across a vast range of products. The campaign is strategically designed to empower households and businesses by…
Integrated ICT solutions powerhouse and Nigerian OEM, Zinox Technologies, in strategic partnership with KongaCares, is launching an ambitious interest-free “Computerize Nigeria” initiative, a transformative corporate social responsibility program designed to support the government’s vision to produce world-class human capital from Nigerian higher institutions. This transformative initiative will be officially unveiled today, September 4, at the…
T2 and Knot Solutions, a leading digital transformation company based in India, have signed a multi-million-dollar strategic partnership to drive digital transformation. The partnership which aims to modernize T2’s Business Support Systems (BSS) and Operations Support Systems (OSS), driving T2’s mission to become Nigeria’s Digital Lifestyle Partner and ushering in a digital renaissance in telecom,…
Nigeria and other parts of the world to achieve universal, meaningful internet connectivity by 2030, an investment of between $2.6 trillion and $2.8 trillion at current prices, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has said. In its Connecting Humanity Action Blueprint released yesterday by the ITU – the UN agency for digital technologies – and the…
