In a bid to provide telecom service, and bridge the access gap between 27 million people living in rural, unserved, and underserved areas in Nigeria, who have no access to telephony networks, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) plans to use the newly licenced Mobile Virtual Operators (MVNO) to bridge the gap. These MVNOs are wireless communication …
MultiChoice Group, South Africa’s media company, said it invested heavily in creating local content, hiring African talent, and supporting the creative industry in Africa. This is contained in the financial year 2023, MultiChoice Group released this week. According to the company, MultiChoice spent 50 percent of its general entertainment budget on local content. This achievement …
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has selected 25 Nigerian startups to compete for the $225000 NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI) programme. The startups will participate in a three-week accelerator programme. According to NSIA, the programme aims to support innovators, technopreneurs, and start-ups in technology-enabled businesses across various sectors of the economy with the potential …
The number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as of the end of 2022. This means in over a 10-year period (from 2013 to 2023) 27 million Nigerian continues to not have access to telecommunication services. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman …
Linda Yaccarino, head of advertising at NBCUniversal, a US-based multinational mass media and entertainment corporation, has resumed office as the new CEO of Twitter. This was confirmed in a memo sent by the CEO to Twitter employees on Monday, where she stated her mission to turn Twitter into the world’s most accurate real-time source of …
ThriveAgric, an agricultural technology company announced that it has disbursed as much as $100 million in loans to empower over 500,000 smallholder farmers in more than 2900 communities to scale food production in Africa. This is contained in its recently released 2022 Impact Report reiterating the company’s mission to build the largest network of profitable …
Samsung Nigeria is giving discounts to customers on its A-series devices purchased from selected partners and outlets across the country in a promo offer titled MASSIVE DEALS. According to Samsung, customers would receive up to 15 percent discount when they purchase the A14, A04s, A04e or the A03 Core from its partners’ stores nationwide. Also …
Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) has been appointed to Forbes Technology Council for 2023. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and Technology Executives. Scott Gerber, Forbes Councils’ founder said they are really excited to welcome Olatunji to the Council. He added that their mission …
SHAREit, a global content streaming and file sharing service, has been upgraded to improve mobile experience for smartphone users by adding additional features. The additional features of the app include Phone Cleaner, Phone Booster, Battery Saver, File Manager, and Game Resource Files Transfer, targeted to provide an optimised smartphone experience to the users. A statement …
Kano, Lagos, Kaduna, and three others emerged as states with the highest National Identity Numbers (NIN) registration in Nigeria in 2021. This is contained in a recent National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) report covering the period of 2019-2021, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In 2021, the total number of NIN registration reported …