OPay has shut down all its business units in Nigeria. It is retaining only its financial technology services where it recorded a 44% growth
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NITDA firms up plans to retain 100,000 jobs, creates additional 30,000 for post COVID-19 era
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is firming up its plans to retain 100,000 jobs and create an additional 30, 000 for the
NCC ignites campaign to educate parents, children on online safety
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched a campaign to keep children safe online and assist parents ensure their young ones navigate the Internet
NITDA’s boss asserts the power of technology to drive education at EdTech Summit 2020
Technology advancement is key to teaching and improving learning productivity, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has
Task Systems bridges budget constraints gap for businesses with Technology-as-a-Service
Despite the harsh business climate occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and attendant lockdown which have drastically shrunk expenditure on tech-related projects for many corporate
OTECH leads as HEC Paris announced winners in ‘Hacking Covid-19 Africa’ hackathon targeting African youth
Five winners have emerged as HEC Paris, this week, announced the results of the Hacking Covid-19 Africa, an event entirely dedicated to the African
COVID-19: NITDA’s boss wants more support for SMEs from financial institutions
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has tasked Nigeria’s financial institutions on the need to increase lending
ITU holds Economic Experts Roundtable on COVID-19 and the digital economy
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will today, Friday, 26 June, hold an Economic Experts Roundtable entitled “COVID-19 and the Digital Economy.” The event brings
Telco B2C innovation unhampered by COVID-19, says GlobalData
There is no evidence of significant disruption to telco innovation projects due to COVID-19. If anything, the crisis is only serving to underscore the
Socio-economic and political impacts of COVID-19 on telecoms and ICT sector in Nigeria
By Dr. Patrick Ede, Director of Operations, PPC Introduction The novel Corona Virus COVID 19 is a global pandemic that reached an alarming proportion