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The Global System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA) has said based on research by the UN RaceToZero for COP26, the mobile industry should aim to decarbonise 70 per cent of its electricity use by 2030. While it has hailed the commitment of telecommunications operators in European countries for maximizing the …

Nestlé announced today that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa, as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building greater climate change resilience. The Africa Food Prize awards USD 100,000 to individuals and institutions that are …

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman has said the bank is ready and willing to invest more in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, having invested more than N100 billion; a figure that represents about 15 percent of the bank’s total loans portfolio. The CEO stated this in …

In commemoration of the 2022 World Food Day (WFD), Olam Agri Nigeria, on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, donated food items to the SOS Children’s Villages in Isolo, Lagos. World Food Day is celebrated on October 16 globally. This year’s commemorative event is themed “Leave No One Behind”. The theme is …

According to statistics, Gen Z, the demographic group succeeding Millennials, is the most prevalent in Nigeria. One in every four Nigerian belongs to the Gen Z group and they tend to be more financially sophisticated than previous generations were at their age. This might be as a result of growing …

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a high-impact threat to Windows operating system, the Blackbyte Ransomware, which has the capacity to bypass protections by disabling more than 1,000 drivers used by various security solutions. The?NCC-CSIRT said the BlackByte ransomware gang, which is using a …

The organiser of the Business of Education Summit, Edusko Inc, has confirmed that all is set to host the 6th edition of the event on the 3rd of November 2022, at Muson Centre, Onikan Lagos. The annual summit is a gathering of education leaders in Nigeria, and beyond to discuss …

Organisers of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) have concluded plans to dissect issues around formulation and effective implementation of National Dig Once Policy in Nigeria to boost fibre deployment across the country. The summit, powered by Business Metrics Nigeria, is slated for Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Radisson Blu Hotel, …

The Federal Government has ordered the continuation of prosecution to a logical conclusion of one Benjamin Joseph, owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm and alleged accuser of the Zinox Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh, for malicious falsehood over an alleged N170m fraud. The order was communicated …

Interswitch Group formally unveiled the 2022 Payments Innovation Jury Report, which was also supported by The World Bank and Global Processing Services (GPS). The report titled: “Payment Innovation: Myths and Realities”, comes as part of the series of the which reveals some surprising insights from senior decision makers across the …