Nationwide Broadband Assessment Rates Airtel as Best in Nigeria

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said Nigeria now ranks seventh in terms of mobile phone usage globally while it takes the 11th spot in terms of internet penetration. The NCC Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Umar Danbatta, disclosed this while speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on emerging technology forum for the telecommunications industry in Abuja on Thursday. Mr Danbatta, who was represented by Mr Abraham Osahadami, the NCC’s Head of Spectrum Database Management, said 82 per cent of the country’s 200 million+ population are telecom subscribers while just 29 per cent

Here’s how we’ve made Search more helpful over 25 years — and had a little fun along the way, too. When Google first launched 25 years ago, it was far from the first search engine. But quickly, Google Search became known for our ability to help connect people to the exact information they were looking for, faster than they ever thought possible. Over the years, we’ve continued to innovate and make Google Search better every day. From creating entirely new ways to search, to helping millions of businesses connect with customers through search listings and ads (starting with a local

By Adedapo Adesanya The chief executive officer of CCHUb, Mr Bosun Tijani, has been appointed to head a newly structured ministry as he will now become Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. He is part of a list of 46 successful ministerial candidates that will form President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The 46-year-old investor will be charged to carry out policies to support the Nigerian tech ecosystem as well as improve the country’s digital goals and innovation. Speaking on his appointment, Mr Tijani noted that “It’s an exciting time to build a bigger and better future for all Nigerians.

By Nneka Okumazie No matter how bad Nigeria seems, there are people who want to visit or stay, for positive reasons. Also, no matter how bad Nigeria seems, the country fares better in some important stuff, than several other places, near and far. Yes, Nigeria’s devastating underdevelopment is horrifying. Regardless of how careful anyone is, the situation forces out negativity against the country – consciously, or unplanned. It is true that panic, pain and anxiety are – also – basis for negativity. It is also true that some people are so disadvantaged or unfortunate in the country, there are no

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A provider of software products to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers, Guidewire Software, and Cyence, have announced plans to enter into a definitive agreement for Guidewire to acquire Cyence. Cyence is a software company that applies data science and risk analytics to enable P&C insurers to grow by underwriting “21st century risks” that have gone underinsured or uninsured. These emerging risks — including cyber, reputation, and new forms of business interruption risk — pose unique challenges for insurers. Evolving rapidly, they typically lack extensive claims history to inform insurers’ underwriting and pricing determinations. Their complexity and non-obvious

By Dipo Olowookere Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Bisi Akande, has appealed to Nigerians to pray fervently for the health of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Akande said the poor health of the President was already taking a toll on the health of Nigeria as a polity. “I did not see President Buhari at the wedding of his grandson in Kaduna last Saturday. I was sad and I wept,” the founding National Chairman of the ruling party said. He pointed out that Nigerians must pray for Mr Buhari because “health of the leader is intricately intertwined with

By Adedapo Adesanya The Lagos Leather Fair has been positioned to continue to change the narrative within the leather industry as it continues to drive economic growth and create visibility and access to opportunities for MSMEs across Nigeria and the wider continent. This is as the platform created to unlock and showcase the untapped potential of the African leather industry will be celebrating 5 years of its transformative existence. This year’s edition themed LLF5, will take place at the Balmoral Convention Center, Victoria Island, Lagos from June 11-12. The event will bring together local and international designers to showcase their

By Modupe Gbadeyanka It is a new week and trading activities resumed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday with investors very upbeat. Last week, the stock market appreciated by 5.11 percent week-on-week, and despite closing 0.54 percent higher on Friday, the market sentiment was mixed. Analysts at Vetiva Research said, “We note the mostly-sideways trading pattern on the exchange at last week’s close, indicated by mixed closes across key sectors and negative market breadth. “Absent any significant news flow today, we expect the market to kick off the week with varied trading as investors take profit

By Adedapo Adesanya Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, top tech giants, including Twitter and Facebook have announced measures by blocking Russian media outlets from earning Dollars from adverts. Twitter took action by temporarily pausing all ads in Ukraine and Russia “to ensure critical public safety information is elevated and ads don’t detract from it.” In a tweet – TwitterSafety wrote that “We’re temporarily pausing advertisements in Ukraine and Russia to ensure critical public safety information is elevated and ads don’t detract from it.” Facebook also announced on Twitter that the social media giant has restricted Russian state media’s

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh The southern African Republic of Botswana has been chosen to host the 15th US-Africa Business Summit (USABS), a major platform to strengthen US-Africa trade and investment ties. As African Heads of State, US and African corporate business leaders successfully concluded in Washington their mid-December US-Africa Leaders Summit; the 2023 US-Africa Business Summit will further present a unique opportunity to sustain a positive momentum in US-Africa engagement. The US-Africa Business Summit is a key pillar of the Corporate Council on Africa’s engagement on the continent, hosting African heads of state, the US and African government officials, top

By Adedapo Adesanya Oil dipped by 5 per cent on Friday on the back of heightened concerns about slowing economic growth and recessions looming, with the Brent futures falling by $4.31 or 4.8 per cent to $86.15 a barrel, and the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures declining by $4.75 or 5.7 per cent to $78.74 per barrel. On a week-on-week basis, while the Brent depreciated by about 6 per cent, the WTI went down by about 7 per cent. It was the fourth straight week of declines for both benchmarks, the first time since last December. Oil prices