…This Holy Month with LG Refrigerator and NeoChef Microwave As Muslim Faithful all over the world celebrates the Holy Month (Ramadan), family, food, culture and traditions are key elements that are of central focus. Cravings for a hearty, warm, and well-prepared meal becomes the families delight. Ramadan is the ideal …
Read More »Mobile Sector Contributes 5% to Global Economy GDP, Creates 28 Million Jobs in 2022
The Mobile sector has contributed 5% to the world economy in the year 2022. Globally, the sector added $5.2 trillion in economic value to the Global Economy GDP. In “The Mobile Economy Report” published by Global System for Mobile Telecommunications Association (GSMA), productivity impacts generated the largest gains ($3.5 trillion), …
Read More »FG Stops Telecom Sector From 5% Excise Duty Payment
Following recommendations of the Presidential Review Committee on Excise Duty in the Digital Economy Sector, the Federal Government has removed the proposed 5% excise duty on the telecom sector in Nigeria. This was announced by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami after six month …
Read More »Three Reasons Telecoms Sector is Exempted from 5% Excise Duty Payment
After suspending the proposed 5% excise duty on telecom services, the Federal Government has finally removed the proposed 5% excise duty on the telecom sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy. The announcement which was made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami follows recommendations of …
Read More »MTN Deploys First 5G Stand Alone Core in Microsoft Azure
MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator, has conducted a proof of concept for a first-of-its-kind 5G Stand Alone Core fully deployed in Microsoft Azure. MTN is working with Microsoft to accelerate digital and cloud transformation to help drive Africa’s growth. The proof of concept was conducted with all of the …
Read More »Nigeria Needs to Curb Fraud to Make ePayments Work
By Victor Irechukwu, Head of Engineering, OnePipe When a credit alert drops on your phone, chances are you will get excited. Even if it wasn’t a surprise and you were expecting that money. But when it is a debit alert, there’s also a certain type of gloom you feel; you …
Read More »Cyber Threats: NITDA DG Makes Case for Regional Partnerships on Cyber Resilience
As African continent continues to experience rapid technological growth and increasing internet penetration, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa , has called on governments to be resilient in minimising the impact of cyberattacks on African Nations’ operations of critical infrastructure, national security, reputation, and economy. …
Read More »Int’l Women Day: NITDA Implements Initiatives to Bridge Gender Divide
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said that the Agency has been implementing several initiatives and programmes aimed at bridging the gender divide that exists in the Information Technology sector. The Director General made this disclosure through his Special Adviser on Innovation and Strategy, …
Read More »How Cybersecurity Industry Can Leverage GPT-3 as a Co-pilot to Defeat Attacks
Sophos released new research on how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3, the language model behind the now well-known ChatGPT framework, as a co-pilot to help defeat attackers. The latest report, “Applying AI Language Processing to Cyber Defenses,” details projects developed by Sophos X-Ops using GPT-3’s large language models to …
Read More »MEA 2023: LG Showcase Targets Enhance Customer Experience with Latest Cutting-Edge Innovations
LG Showcase MEA 2023 is now open, marking the first time in four years that LG Electronics is presenting its latest products in the region. The two-day event is taking place at Habtoor City in Dubai, UAE, and is attended by over 400 guests. Visitors will have the chance to …
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