Verve Backs Effective Digitization of Public Identity System

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 X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced plans to introduce voice and video calls to the platform. This is the latest move by the billionaire owner, Mr Elon Musk, to turn his app into what he calls an “everything app” modelled after China’s super app, WeChat. These features, when introduced, would place X in direct competition with WhatsApp, Telegram, and other social media apps offering the same services. Making its features unique, Mr Musk said users would not need phone numbers to make calls on X. According to the Twitter owner, the features would work on different

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 Aduragbemi Omiyale If urgent steps are not taken, Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, believed to be worth about $75.6 billion, could be at risk because of the widening skills gap. This was the submission of a renowned telecoms policy enthusiast, Mr Omobayo Azeez, at the just-concluded second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023) organised in Lagos by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). In his keynote address on Bridging Skills Gap to Accelerate the Indigenous Telecoms Development, Mr Azeez argued that the rising skills gap in the country was becoming a challenge to the sector. He posited that

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Reports reaching us from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, revealed that there was a short protest around venue of the 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Oando Plc today. The demonstration, which lasted about 10 minutes, was carried out by those believed to be shareholders of the oil and gas firm. However, the situation was quickly brought under control. This information was even confirmed by Oando via its Twitter handle this afternoon. As at the time of filing this report, the meeting has been concluded. “We have successfully concluded our 40th AGM despite a 10 minute protest,” Oando

By Dipo Olowookere The first trading day of the last week of 2019 ended positive on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) after the benchmark indicators appreciated by 0.73 percent to reduce the year-to-date loss to 15.34 percent. This consequently increased the All-Share Index (ASI) by 192.86 points to 26,609.34 points from 26,416.48 points and the market capitalisation by N93 billion to N12.846 trillion from N12.753 trillion. Business Post observed that there were renewed interests in the acquisition of stocks at the market on Monday, leading to an improvement in the level of activity. The volume of shares traded by investors

By Modupe Gbadeyanka South African Bronson Weir has been announced as the head coach of the Nigerian senior Men’s Rugby National Team fondy caled the Black Stallions. Mr Weir’s appointment was announced on Thursday at a world press conference chaired by the rugby body’s president, Mr Kelechukwu Mbagwu, following the re-admittance of Nigeria into the international scene by Rugby Africa. The new coach’s first assignment will be to lead the Black Stallions to the international friendly against Niger Republic in Niamey on August 11, 2018. The friendly game is seen by many as symbolic because it will be the first

By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel Provider of borderless payments for commerce in Africa, Klasha, has secured a sum of $2.4 million in a seed funding round to help retailers such as ASOS, Zara, and H&M receive payments from African consumers. Led by an American venture capital firm, Greycroft, the round saw the participation of investors such as Seedcamp, Practical VC, Plug and Play, First Round VC, 2.12 Angels, MiLA Capital, Berrywood Capital, AVG Basecamp Fund, and Expert Dojo. Investors Joe Cross of Wise and Michael Pennington of Gumtree also participated in the round as angel investors. With the fresh funding, Klasha also

By Ashemriogwa Emmanuel The United Kingdom (UK) has advised its citizens against travelling to some northern and middle belt states in Nigeria it described as danger zones as a result of the heightened kidnap cases and increased insecurity in those regions. These states include Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. In a travel advisory for its nationals released on Saturday, October 16, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced to foreign nationals that there was a high threat of kidnap throughout Nigeria for ideological, financial or political reasons. According

By Modupe Gbadeyanka President Muhammadu Buhari has again been asked to immediately sack the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Mele Kyari, “for gross incompetence.” This call was made by the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and allied civil society groups under the aegis of the Coalition of the National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs). In a statement made available to Business Post, the group said the comments made by Mr Kyari have continued to justify that he should be removed from his position because he is leading the organisation in the

Phillips Consulting will, on July 3, 2019, hold its annual digital learning roundtable. This year’s event will expand the conversation on digital transformation with a focus on how organisational leaders can raise digital intelligence in their workplace. In a statement by Modupe Thomas Owoseni, managing consultant in PCL’s digital learning & technology practice, “digital transformation is not just about technology, but also a people-centric initiative.  Therefore, for any organisation to stay relevant in the knowledge economy, they need to empower their employees with the right skill to align with the demands of the current wave of digital disruption”. On his

By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Army has maintained that application into the organisation is free and urged intending applicants not to fail victim of fraudsters. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman, Nigerians were warned to weary of the fraud syndicates. “The NA wishes to state that the processing of application forms into the Army is free of charge. Applicants are advised to log on to www.narecruitment.org to process their application forms or if in doubts, call the following phone numbers: 08038575725 or 08061541440,” the statement said. ​ The Army said it attention