TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost tech, lifestyle and solutions distributor, says it has put together unmatched deals and rock-bottom prices on a wide variety of products for its Burgundy Friday Garage sale. The Garage sale is scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2020 from 10am. Equally important, the sale fiesta is …
Read More »MTN Nigeria Digital Revenue Rises by 114.3% in Q3 2020
MTN Nigeria Plc has announced a 114.3 per cent increase in its digital revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The unaudited results to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday showed that as revenue from digital grew by 114.3 per cent to N6.68billion in nine months under …
Read More »World Cleanup Day: Coca-Cola Unveils “Project Revive”, Rewards Environmental Champions
The Coca-Cola Company, in 2018 launched a World without Waste Campaign with a simple focused purpose to make the world’s packaging waste problem a thing of the past. The World Without Waste drive was built on three fundamental goals: make all consumer packaging 100% recyclable by 2025 and aspire to …
Read More »LCCI Announces Date for ICTEL Expo Virtual Edition
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice in the organised private sector (OPS) in Nigeria, is set to host the 6th edition of the Information, Communication, Technology and Telecommunications (ICTEL) Expo. The tech event is scheduled to take place virtually …
Read More »Investments to Developing Countries May Plunge by 50%
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is projected to plunge by 25 to 50 percent this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This also threatens the world’s ability to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with an estimated funding gap of …
Read More »Nigeria Approves NICTIB II to Improve Broadband Penetration, Connectivity
The Nigerian government has approved the National Information Communications Technology Infrastructure Backbone ,NICTIB II, for the extension and provision fibre connectivity network to the hinterland towards the northern part of the country. This will cover about 19 more states across the country which will in turn improve broadband penetration in Nigeria. The …
Read More »Unclaimed Dividend in Nigerian Capital Market Hits N158.44bn in 2019
The total unclaimed dividend figure in the Nigerian capital market stood at N158.44 billion as of December 2019, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Data obtained exclusively by NAN from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show that the figure is still on the increase in spite of e-dividend …
Read More »Technology-Driven Nigeria: SystemSpecs Rewards Youngsters, Supports Vision
SystemSpecs, Africa’s leading financial and human capital technology firm has hosted young Nigerians between ages 9 and 16 who participated in its 2020 Children’s Day Essay Competition. The organisation, at the formal award ceremony held online, honoured about 2000 entrants into the competition for their audacity to dream and expressing—in …
Read More »CACOVID Raises N29bn, Gives LASG 150 Bed Fully Equipped Isolation Facility
In an effort to support the fight against coronavirus pandemic, the Private Sector led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has raised N29 Billion, CBN Governor has revealed. CACOVID has also donated a 150-bed fully equipped isolation facility with medical equipment worth millions of naira to the Lagos State Government. Speaking at the commissioning of the Yaba …
Read More »Telcos Stakeholders Mull for Collaborations to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Economy
Stakeholders in the telecommunications industry have said “to drive digital economy in Nigeria, there is need for collaborations among industry players”. This was unanimously agreed upon during a Virtual Conversation organized by the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), on Thursday, under the theme: ‘Socio-Economic and Political Impact of …
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