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December 11, 2019 No Responses

Recapitalisation, Technology, Take Centre Stage As Insurance Experts Brainstorm In Lagos

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Recapitalisation took the centre stage on Wednesday as Insurance experts and other stakeholders gathered in Lagos to chart the way forward. The event put together by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was titled...

November 8, 2019 No Responses

Smartflow Technologies Marks 10th Anniversary, To Sustain Quality, Accurate Solutions

Smartflow Technologies, the foremost provider of automation services to Nigeria’s downstream oil and gas sector, has marked its tenth year anniversary. At the annual Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week, the continent’s leading oil and ga...

November 5, 2019 No Responses

New Report Puts Global Internet Users At 4.1 Billion

New International Telecommunication Union (ITU) data has revealed that Internet use continues to grow globally, with 4.1 billion people now using the Internet, or 53.6% of the global population.However, an estimated 3.6 billion people remain offline, with the ...

October 18, 2019 No Responses

Thirty Blind Students Benefit From SIFAX ICT Training

Thirty blind students have benefitted from a digital/ICT skill training programme sponsored by SIFAX Group. The training was done in conjunction with the Initiative for National Growth Africa, a non-governmental organization that caters for the less privileged...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Access Bank Hits N1b Digital Daily Lending

Access Bank’s expanded Digital Lending Portfolio, which gives Nigerians quick and 24/7 access to funds for emergencies without any collateral, has hit a record N1billion daily in loan value.Executive Director, Retail Banking, Access Bank Plc, Victor Etuokwu,...

May 7, 2019 No Responses

Ntel Appoints Babatunde Omotoba As MD/CEO

NatCom Development Investment Limited, operators of Ntel 4G/VoLTE Network has appointed Babatunde Omotoba as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. A statement issued on Monday by Ntel Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Damian Udeh ...

December 28, 2018 No Responses

Firm Raises $10m To Advance Autonomous Ship Technology

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has raised USD 10 million that would enable the company to further develop autonomous solutions for the maritime industry. As informed, the investment marks one of the largest venture rounds for a marine- and maritime-focused...

September 9, 2018 No Responses

BMW Gets Voice-Activated Digital Assistant

Beginning in March 2019, select new BMWs will have a digital co-pilot onboard. The German luxury brand announced Thursday the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant will help drivers and passengers with a host of functions in the car. The Intelligent...

August 9, 2017 No Responses

NECA unveils e-leaning scheme to boost entrepreneurship

In its continued endeavour to join hands with Government to address the time bomb of high unemployment among Nigerian youths which was recently put at 80% by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) in partnership...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

Maersk teams up with Microsoft on digitalization

Global transport and logistics powerhouse Maersk announced on Wednesday that it has joined forces with Microsoft Corp. on digitalization in a move targeting to “revolutionize supply-chain management and global trade.” Under the terms of the agreement, Mi...

March 21, 2017 No Responses

Again, Bill Gates is world’s richest man

(BBC) Microsoft founder, Bill Gates again tops Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people, in a year when the number of billionaires rose 13% to 2,043. According to the magazine’s annual rich list, Mr Gates’ fortune rose to $86bn, from....

February 3, 2017 No Responses

eleader, AnalyticsRim demonstrate new marketing support application

eleader and its Nigerian partner, AnalyticsRim Technology Services recemtly demonstrated its advanced Field Force Management/Sales Force Automation software to Nigerian IT and marketing reporters in Lagos. The solution which uses mobile phones and tablets to...

September 7, 2016 No Responses

IBM Appoints Dipo Faulkner as Country General Manager for Nigeria

IBM has announced the appointment of Ernest Oladipo Faulkner as Country General Manager, IBM Nigeria. He succeeds Taiwo Otiti who served as Country General Manager, West Africa, since 2010. Dipo will be responsible for IBM’s overall business in Nigeria w...