Author: Akin Naphtal

Vodafone Ghana Mobile Financial Services Limited (Vodafone Cash) has announced that prepaid customers can make ECG payments through the short code *110#. Starting Thursday, 17th August 2023, Vodafone Cash customers with smart meters can buy prepaid electricity via the *110# USSD menu. The process is simple and user-friendly. Customers should dial *110#, select option 4 (Make Payments), choose option 1 (Pay Bill), pick option 3 (Utilities), click option 2 (ECG) and follow the prompts. Customers can also register up to two meters, select their preferred meter, input the amount, and confirm the transaction with a PIN. While the service is…

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) has underscored the need for intensified training for persons in the areas of electronic coding as the world advances in technology. Mr. Prince Ofosu Sefah, the Chief Executive Officer of GIFEC, noted that an inclusive digital society would afford Ghana the opportunity to solve emerging problems in communication, sanitation and transportation among others. Speaking at a close-out ceremony for 30 coding club teachers selected from all regions in the country at Nkwantakese in the Afigya Kwabre North in the Ashanti Region, he said digital skills “is the way to go” adding that,…

LemFi, a leading fintech company specialising in international payments for everyone, proudly announces its official launch in the United States. Building on its recent success as a licensed International Money Transfer Operator through its subsidiary RightCard Payments Limited by the Central Bank of Nigeria, LemFi is excited to bring its innovative digital money transfer services to customers in the American market. The United States of America has long been a sought-after destination for Africans, particularly Nigerians seeking diverse living opportunities. Since 2015, Nigerian immigrants have accounted for over 0.6% of the overall foreign-born population in the United States, making it…

Chinese smartphone brand Honor is preparing to come back to the Indian market with a new phone slated for release next month. In a report, the brand has entered into a licensing agreement with the newly established Gurugram-based Honor Tech, which aims to launch three variants of the smartphone. The Indian division, led by former Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth, is aiming to initiate local manufacturing of its phones by early 2024. While Honor has not yet disclosed the exact launch date of its upcoming smartphone, some details can be anticipated in the upcoming days, particularly following the Ask Madhav…

The Department of Transport has fully launched a new online vehicle registration system in South Africa, following a successful pilot of the system with car dealership, WeBuyCars. Accordng to the transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, who announced the launch of the private-public partnership at the WeBuyCars Dome in Johannesburg. The system launched with the dealership on a trial basis, where a digital platform was used to handle the registration and transfer of vehicle ownership details using integrated systems. This allowed vehicle owners to deal with the admin of purchasing a new or used vehicle without physically showing up to a traffic…

MTN Nigeria Communication, The Largest Telecommunications Company in Nigeria, has Revealed It has distributed 641.05 million ordinary shares, worth 2.0 kobo each, to shareholders who chose to convert their cash dividends into equity stakes. MTN Nigeria distributed 641.047 million ordinary shares to shareholders as part of its most recent scrip dividend election scheme, according to a regulatory report at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). In recent report, for an initial public offering price of N232.68 per share, or an immediate market value of N149.15 billion, the allotted shares were added to the total number of MTN Nigeria shares that are currently…

The Nigeria First Lady has announced not fewer than 35 women in the FCT are being trained by Her Excellency, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Information and Communications Technology, ICT, through her Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI. The women were drawn from Nyanya, Galadimawa, Lugbe, Kubwa, Karu, Games Village, and the Central Area in the FCT. The one-week training programme, which started this week was organised by the RHI in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA. The programme is being held at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, PSIN, in Kubwa, Abuja. Mrs Tinubu, represented by her Senior Special…

Incredible, a leading tech retailer in South Africa, which offers more than traditional retail stores, provides solutions and supports to SMEs for the last 28 years. This tech company currently introduced Incredible Business. This is to help transform the retail procurement of SMEs and education governing bodies with tools such as online business portals. Incredible has helped solved some obstacles in the business line where retailers initially sell their goods to SMEs and education institutions through physical stores and e-commerce platforms. This necessitated requests for manual quotes approval leading to an extended time of approval and stock limitation. Incredible Business…

According to Olugbenga Agboola, CEO and co-founder of the Pan-African payment company, Flutterwave is pressing ahead with the initial public offering (IPO) after resolving its allegations of impropriety in Kenya. “There’s some kind of customers we’ll attract when we are in public. The large global clients need you to have the same level of compliance and level of global view that they have.” Flutterwave, which is presently in 30 African countries has funding rounds through Agboola which triples the company’s valuation to US$3 billion. The company which is based in Lagos and San Francisco has investments from capital firms such…

In a bid to get its acquisition by Microsoft past Uk regulators, Activision will sell its non-European streaming right to Ubisoft Entertainment. This was revealed by Microsoft on Tuesday. The Competition and Market Authority in British (CMA which has the authority to block the biggest ever deal in video gaming has forced Microsoft to come up with a new proposal to complete the US$69 billion purchase of Call of Duty Maker Activision. The CMA still stands by its original decision to block the deal. This has made the Microsoft and Activision to divest the cloud streaming right of Activision outside…