Author: Akin Naphtal

System integrator BCX has announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of the Alibaba Group, to bring the best-in-class cloud technologies to local businesses in South Africa to drive local digitalisation. In a statement released late on 21 September, the two parties confirmed an exclusive distribution contract to grant BCX exclusive rights and authority to distribute Alibaba Cloud’s products and services in South Africa. The signing ceremony was attended by Jonas Bogoshi, CEO of BCX, Selina Yuan, Alibaba Group Vice President and Alibaba Cloud Intelligence International President and Daniel Jiang, General Manager of the…

Highly rated tech magazine, TechBerg has unveiled the Managing Director of SAP, Titilayo Adewumi, as its Woman in Tech Wednesday (WTW). WTW, one of the most high-profile tech personality ratings is a weekly review and rating of female tech personalities across the globe. It’s a special publication based on critical analysis and facts in the tech space. A tech icon with over 10 years of experience in Information Technology, Public Health, Financial Services and Telecommunications, Titilayo Adewumi is currently the Country Leader for SAP Nigeria. She manages the Sales portfolio for the West African Region for both General Business and…

In August 2019, the federal government of Nigeria appointed Mr Kashifu Abdullahi as the new Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) with the target of advancing the country’s digitalization drive and building a robust information communication technology ecosystem. Until his appointment, he was the principal officer at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and was on secondment to NITDA as a Technical Assistant to his predecessor and current Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami. With a giant success recorded under the leadership of the previous administration, there was a desire and need to…

Ericsson and MTN Nigeria have reached a historic milestone with the successful launch of 5G services. This landmark deal is the result of a fruitful collaboration spanning 21 years reaffirming a rich culture of partnerships between the two parties. The first phase of the launch covers certain parts of Lagos and Nigeria where Ericsson’s 5G technology – which includes 5G Radio Access Network & NSA Packet Core – will accelerate the development and digitalization of key sectors such as education, healthcare and manufacturing. It will also empower consumers and enterprises with innovative 5G applications that will unlock the true potential…

The Nigerian Communications Commissions, NCC has approved and extended the deadline for the application of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) Licence in Nigeria. The Nigeria telecommunications regulator explained that the extension was approved following several requests by prospective MVNO’s and MNO’s arising from the magnitude of the requirements for the grant of this License being the first of its nature in the Industry, and to get the Host Mobile Network Operators abreast. And as such the management of the Commission has considered the requests and approved the extension of the deadline of submission of applicants to 11th October, 2022. In…

ING. Digital Nigeria Limited, the leading-Edge solutions provider, with innovative business-relevant services in Edge AI and IoT, SDN/SFV for Edge Cloud, Secure Access Services Edge and Elastic Edge in Nigeria, has carted home two awards “Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year” and “Digital Services Provider of the year“ at the just concluded Tech Innovation Awards (TIA) 6th edition. The award, formerly referred to as Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA)has been acknowledged as the foremost and most celebrated award in the Tech industry, it recognizes individual and organizations at the forefront of digitization with innovative products and services in…

Huawei a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure has won two major awards at the 6th edition of annual Tech Innovation Awards formerly called Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA), widely known as Nigeria’s ICT Oscars Awards Out of a longlist of several hundreds of companies, Nigeria Tech Innovation Awards (TIA) juries selected Huawei for ‘Excellence in 5G Technological Innovations’ award. The award was conferred on the Company as a reflection of Africa’s tech ecosystem’s high recognition of Huawei’s continuous efforts to enhance the possibilities of mobile and digital technology. The jury not only praised…

MTN Nigeria has pledged its commitment to accelerating Africa’s digital economy through various digitalization strategies, including the mPulse Spelling Bee Competition which is open to primary and secondary school students between the ages of 9 -15 years. The mPulse Spelling Bee Competition is Nigeria’s first digital spelling bee competition, and it has operated a digital model since its launch as part of the company’s effort to promote education and digital literacy among the younger population. During the competition, participants are logged into the MTN mPulse website where they virtually familiarize themselves with facilitators and fellow participants and take rounds to…

Cameroonian startup Mungenow has launched a guesthouse-booking platform aimed at helping travellers to and across Cameroon’s major cities – and eventually the rest of Africa – to find verified and affordable places to stay, no matter their budget. Live now with listings from Buea, Limbe, Douala, Yaounde and Kribi, Mungenow aims to connect travellers with affordable and reliable accommodation, and allows them to use a variety of payment options. A key – yet possibly not scalable – feature is that the startup claims to verify all these guesthouses itself in order to guarantee quality. Co-founder and CTO George Enow said…

Kenyan startup Turaco, an insurtech platform driving mass market insurance adoption, has announced the close of a US$10 million Series A equity funding round to help it double down on expansion via strategic partnerships. Founded in 2019, Turaco is a distributor, broker, and key customer interface between the underwriter and the end consumer. Its B2B and B2B2C business model sees it form partnerships with top tech-enabled companies with a large pool of customers or staff in emerging markets, including some of the continent’s most trusted brands such as Sun King, One Acre Fund, Tugende, M-KOPA and VisionFund. Through its active…