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The immediate past Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) Dr. Eugene Juwah is dead. Juwah died in Canada, according to family sources. The family is yet to issue a statement. A member of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) and Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Juwah relocated to Canada after he failed to secure […]
Facebook has announced new connectivity technologies that will bring the next billion people online and enhance existing infrastructure projects. Since 2013, Facebook Connectivity has helped bring more than 500M people online to a faster internet and now aims to enable affordable, high-quality connectivity for the next billion people with emerging technologies. Commenting on the new […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an incidence response facility aimed at addressing incidences of cybercrimes, protecting telecoms infrastructure and encouraging increased participation in the country’s digital economy. The NCC Center for Computer Security Incident Response is the commission’s industry-specific intervention, whose objectives are aligned to the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) published […]
Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep future roads safe for everyone, say the United Nations partners leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a call for global action to halve the annual rate of road deaths […]
After an unprecedented pan-Commonwealth search for innovative satellite-driven solutions to tackle the challenges of the climate emergency and ocean sustainability, the Satellite Applications Catapult and the Commonwealth Secretariat are delighted to announce the inaugural finalists of the Hack the Planet competition 2021. The six finalists include inspiring leaders with game-changing solutions that leverage the power […]
Earning a university degree is crucial in today’s economy. Higher education holds the key to improving South Africans’ economic prospects. By Shai Reshef, President of University of the People. Unemployment is the greatest struggle South Africa’s youth face today. Youth unemployment (15-34 years) hit a record high this year on the back of the pandemic […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described as false, reports that it has placed age limit on Nigerians that could acquire Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The regulator said as is already the norm, parents and guardians of Nigerians under 18 years old are allowed to acquire SIM cards on behalf of their children and […]
The world’s biggest tech event of the year, GITEX GLOBAL celebrates the UAE’s Golden Jubilee and Expo 2020 Dubai with yet another historic announcement. The inaugural GITEX GLOBAL Leaders Vision, a steering programme where the largest line-up of Ministers and Government leaders from Middle East & Africa will come together to catalyze the profound, progressive […]
Africa currently sits on the cusp of a transition into a new energy paradigm, one in which technological and commercial innovations are delivering increasingly decentralised power to the people of the continent in new ways. A recent White Paper released by global management consultancy company Kearney outlines the overarching strategic considerations for African utilities to […]
Despite widespread decline felt by most economies across the globe, private equity fundraising in Africa has already managed to reach US$1.3bn for the first half of 2021, when including final and interim closes. Mirroring the gradual stabilisation of Africa’s macroeconomic environment is the African private equity (PE) industry, which continues to prove itself and is […]