A 25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, on Tuesday in Benin revealed that she killed Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, 85, the mother of a former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. Narrating how she carried out the nefarious act on December 2, Okoro, who was arrested in her hometown, Calabar, said …
Read More »Damola Giwa heads JumiaPay Nigeria, to drive innovation
Jumia Nigeria, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced the appointment of Damola Giwa as the head of JumiaPay Nigeria, the digital payment and fintech platform of the company. Damola Giwa, has over 17 years of experience in business leadership, strategy and innovation across leading pan-African banking and fintech groups. “I …
Read More »Why Informal Retailers Should ‘Shop Alerzo” This Yuletide
As corporate organizations shut their office doors for the year and workers embark on holiday activities, businesses in the FMCG category remain fully active. Their activities not only keep the economy going, but are crucial to festive celebrations. Festivities on the streets aren’t complete without those quick dashes into retail …
Read More »FIRSTBANK: UNLOCKING WEALTH IN SALARY ACCOUNT
Kayode Tokede examines ways monthly salary earners with FirstBank accounts can benefit from the lender’s numerous loans initiatives amid harsh economy In time past, monthly income earners – especially bank customers – were unable to have quick access to personal loans to meet their immediate financial needs due to the …
Read More »Huawei calls on global partners to join digital inclusion initiative
Tech giant, Huawei has called for global partners to join its TECH4ALL digital inclusion initiative, which aims to build a more inclusive and intelligent world that leaves no one behind. Speaking at the Huawei TECH4ALL Summit, the company said the initative focuses on four areas: driving equity and quality in …
Read More »Over 30,000 Nigerian youths to acquire digital skills – Pantami
No less than 30,000 additional young Nigerians will gain access to digital skills training as part of the benefits of a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy and Huawei Technologies (Nigeria) Limited. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali …
Read More »Huawei ranked world’s 2nd highest investor in R&D by EU
Tech company Huawei has been ranked second place out of 2,500 measured companies in the 2021 European Union (EU) Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. The company moved one place higher this year, having placed thrid in 2020. “Huawei is now ranked as the 2nd highest private sector investor in research and …
Read More »Huawei-based 5G Telemedicine solution wins COVID-19 innovation award
The telemedicine solution for COVID-19 developed by the China-Japan Friendship Hospital based on Huawei’s 5G network solutions has been awarded GSMA GLOMO ‘Best Innovation for COVID-19 Pandemic Response & Recovery’. This award shows the industry’s recognition of 5G smart healthcare for its role in helping combat the virus. The judges …
Read More »Huawei Joins MANRS to boost global internet security
Huawei has become a founding member of the Equipment Vendor Program (EVP) of the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS), in an effort to actively improve global Internet security. MANRS is a global initiative fostered by the Internet Society (ISOC). It aims to provide crucial fixes to reduce …
Read More »Jigawa Informatics Institute receives Huawei multimedia laboratory
As part of its commitment to promote digital skills to enhance global digital network, Huawei Technology Company (Nigeria) Limited has built and commissioned a multimedia laboratory at the Jigawa State Institute of Information Technology. Kazaure. In his welcome address at the event, the Rector of the Institute, Professor Babawuro Usman commended …
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