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By Adedapo Adesanya The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani, has revealed that plans to onboard three million tech talents in Nigeria will be done in phases, starting with the training of 30,000 persons in the next three months. Appearing as one of the lead guests at Moonshoot by TechCabal, a two-day event organised by the tech publication in Lagos on Wednesday, he said his ministry would apply a 1-10-100 model, which by definition is a three-phase model. “We are using a 1-10-100-model. We are starting with 1 per cent of our 3 million target, and

By Adedapo Adesanya The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani, has announced a N1 billion partnership between the ministry and IHS Towers, one of the largest independent communications infrastructure firms in the world, to establish the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Learning Community. The ministry earlier this month released a 31-page policy document titled Accelerating our Collective Prosperity through Technical Efficiency which outlined plans to boost the country’s economy through the use of technology. It said it would collaborate with other ministries and parastatals, including private sector stakeholders to drive opportunities for startups to facilitate the

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Managing Director of Payment Processing & Switching at Interswitch Purepay, Mr Akeem Lawal, has said the company will always throw its full weight behind conversations aimed at improving the payments industry. Mr Lawal said this ahead of the 2023 annual conference of the Committee of e-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH) scheduled to take place from Tuesday, December 5, 2023, to Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in Lagos. He is one of the speakers slated to attend the event with the Managing Director of Verve International, Vincent Ogbunude; and the Managing Director of Digital Infrastructure and Managed Services at

By Adedapo Adesanya Leading global provider of technological solutions YNV Group, through its cybersecurity brand, Cytek, has advocated that stakeholders in the financial services sector prioritise cybersecurity and highlighted key strategies for resilience at a recently hosted webinar for the industry. The session which was held on November 22, was themed Ensuring Cybersecurity Resilience in Financial Services Companies in Nigeria, and served as a pivotal platform for fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange in the sector. Led by cybersecurity experts in the industry, the webinar analysed some of the pressing challenges and emerging threats faced by financial services companies in Nigeria while

By Adedapo Adesanya Ghana will host the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group 2022 Annual Meetings from May 23 -27 in its capital, Accra. This year’s meetings mark a return to in-person sessions following virtual meetings over the last two years due to disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meetings, according to a statement on Monday, will be held in a hybrid format with participants present in Accra and online. The physical sessions, including statutory meetings of governors of the bank and knowledge events, will take place at the Accra International Conference Centre. The theme for the 2022 meetings

By Olubori Oduntan Some journalists and bloggers under the aegis of Lagos Journalists League have called the Acting President, Mr Yemi Osinbajo, to order the release of a reporter with Premium Times, Mr Samuel Ogundipe, from the custody of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Mr Ogundipe was detained by the police on Tuesday following a report he published concerning outcome of the brief investigation the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, conducted on the invasion of the National Assembly by the Department of State Services (DSS) last Tuesday, which led to the sack of the former Director-General of

By Dipo Olowookere The planned protest for Monday, August 5, 2019 organized by Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Yele Sowore, has been described as criminal, treason, felony and an act of terrorism by the Nigeria Police Force. A statement signed by the spokesman of the NPF, Mr Frank Mba, warned organisers of the march to desist from going on with the demonstration or be prepared to face the full wrath of the law. In the early hours of Saturday, Mr Sowore was picked up by men of the Department for State Services (DSS) at his Ikeja, Lagos residence and taken

By Adedapo Adesanya The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has led a $17 million investment into South African insurtech firm, Naked, to expand access to vehicle, home, and other insurance products. The World Bank member, alongside the German Development Finance Institution (DEG), South Africa’s largest privately-owned insurance group, Hollard, and a private investment group with interests in insurance ventures around the world, Yellowwoods, jointly announced the investment, which it aims would help increase access to quality insurance products and services in South Africa, one of the largest economies on the continent. The investment will support Naked’s strategy to expand its digital

By Dipo Olowookere The board of Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) Plc has confirmed receiving a formal approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to officially merge with Kalambaina Cement Company Limited. In a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, December 31, 2018, the cement maker said it has also obtained the requisite sanction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria for the merger. As a result of these two key approvals, the statement said the scheme of merger is effective as of December 24, 2018. Consequently, new shares of CCNN listed on the NSE

By Ahmed Rahma Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has said it will continue to support the development of education in Nigeria by promoting effective learning. Speaking on the relevance of 2021 International Day of Education themed Recover and Revitalise Education for the COVID-19 Generation, the CEO of the financial institution, Mr Wole Adeniyi, stated that, “Our organisation is keen on positively impacting the education sector to drive national development.” According to Mr Adeniyi, even in the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many students struggled to keep up with learning as a result of the nationwide lockdown, the bank embarked on

By Rotimi Onadipe A scam is simply defined as an illegitimate or deceptive plan of making money, particularly by tricking unsuspecting victims e.g. individuals, companies or organisations. With the advancement of technology, particularly the invention of high tech devices everywhere e.g. smartphones and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices, there is no doubt that we now live in an age where almost anything seems possible, good, easy, cheap and available. The scammers are aware of this development and they are also taking advantage of the situation to trick unsuspecting victims into giving their money, property, personal or sensitive information to

By Adedapo Adesanya Brent crude fell below $100 per barrel on Wednesday as the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) said it would raise its oil output target by 100,000 barrels per day and crude stockpiles jumped in the United States. This lowered the price of the international crude benchmark by $3.76 or 3.7 per cent to $96.78 per barrel and weakened the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures by $3.76 or 4 per cent to $90.66 per barrel. OPEC+ on Wednesday said it will add only 100,000 barrels a day of oil in September, giving