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MEA x86 Server Market Enjoys Strong Growth in Q3 2013

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The Middle East and Africa (MEA) x86 server market played host to significant year-on-year growth in the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC).

Referencing its latest ‘EMEA Quarterly Server Tracker’, the research and advisory firm today announced that the MEA x86 server market expanded 9.9% in volume during Q3 2013, with revenue rising 10.6% over the same period.

The Saudi market was the standout performer of the quarter in the GCC, registering strong year-on-year volume growth of 16.4%.

 “Several major deals were completed with various government ministries, banks, and education institutes during the quarter, combining to drive the strong growth seen in Q3,” says Zeeshan Gaya, research manager for servers and systems at IDC Middle East, Africa, and Turkey.

“The UAE market also exhibited strong year-on-year growth, with shipments increasing 13.0% on the back of key projects taking place in the government and banking sectors.”

In contrast the so-called ‘Other GCC’ (OGCC) bloc of countries, comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar, suffered a marginal 1.8% decline in volume over the same period, although there was a significant year-on-year increase of 22.6% in revenue.

 The growth in revenue came as a direct consequence of the average selling price of a server increasing 24.8% compared to Q3 2012.

As expected, the Egyptian market slumped 36.6% year on year in volume terms as a result of severe project delays and cancellations brought about by the ongoing political instability in the country and associated uncertainty.

Indeed, the only noticeable projects seen in Egypt during Q3 2013 were for the Egyptian Stock Exchange and within the defense sector.

Turkey also experienced a downward trend in the third quarter of the year, with unit shipments dipping 8.8% year on year.

The government, banking, and telecommunications sectors were the key IT spenders in the country during this period.

“The Turkish government is proactively taking necessary measures to increase the economic and political resilience of the country,” sa

idAdriana Rangel, research director for systems and infrastructure solutions at IDC Middle East, Africa, and Turkey.

“It is also striving to improve the investment environment in an attempt to facilitate and stimulate continuous economic growth. Additionally, local elections scheduled for mid-2014 are expected to have a positive impact on IT spending in the country.”

Strong year-on-year shipment growth of 35.7% and 21.8% was recorded in Morocco and Tunisia, respectively, stimulated by the stable nature of the political situation in these countries and corresponding investments in the government, banking, and telecommunications sectors. Overall, the North Africa region performed well in Q3 2013, registering a 20.4% increase in volume when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2012.

The Kenyan and Nigerian markets secured the highest growth seen across the entire MEA region in Q3 2013, registering an annual shipment growth of 67.1% and 62.8%, respectively.

“Sizeable projects conducted by financial institutions and telecom operators contributed to the strong server growth seen in Nigeria, while the majority of large deals conducted in Kenya during the third quarter of the year were in the banking and utilities sectors, with the government sector taking a back seat,” said Gaya.

South Africa experienced a 6.6% year-on-year increase in server shipments, driven primarily by investments in the government and financial services sectors. “Server uptake in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) space was sluggish in South Africa during Q3 2013, with the majority of spending coming from the enterprise segment,” continued

Gaya. “The purchasing pattern among mid-to-large organizations has been gradually shifting from standalone servers to converged and integrated solutions. However, some large government deals are in the pipeline for Q4, with a particular emphasis on egovernment initiatives such as smart energy management solutions and smart city programs.”

Growth was seen across all the major form factors in the MEA region during Q3 2013.

Blades were the market’s strongest performers, with shipments up 27.5% year on year, followed by rack-optimized and tower servers, with increases of 8.7% and 3.2%, respectively. Bucking the trend somewhat, shipments of density-optimized servers were down 22.9% year on year across the MEA region.

Shipments of one-socket servers grew an impressive 24.8% over Q3 2012, securing market share of 30.4%, up 3.6 percentage points higher than last year.

Two-socket servers remain the dominant socket capability, however, comprising more than half of the MEA market with 65.1% unit share. Four- and eight- socket servers continued to grow in the third quarter of the year, recording year-on-year volume increases of 24.3% and 47.4%, respectively.

 


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NIMC Plans to Register 95 Percent Nigerians by December

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Abisoye Coker-Odusote, director general, National Identity management commission (NIMC) has said that the commission is set to register 95 percent of Nigerians into the National Identity Database before December 2025.

NIMC Plans to Register 95 Percent Nigerians by December

Abisoye Coker-Odusote,, DG, NIMC

She made this statement at a press briefing to highlight the commissions goal aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly on digital governance and inclusive development.

The mass enrollment drive will be powered by a combination of improved infrastructure, expanded registration centres, and robust public sensitization campaigns.

As of May 2025, NIMC reports over 120 million Nigerians have been enrolled, and about 100 million more would be captured by December.


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Farmers to Get Identity Card for Loans, Inputs

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The federal government, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is building a digital registrar that will identify farmers, their farmlands, type of soil and the crops they grow for targeted services.

Farmers to Get Identity Card for Loans, Inputs

The information and the National Identification Number (NIN) will be integrated into a multipurpose identity card that farmers can use to access financial services, inputs and other forms of government assistance.

The digitisation is expected to harmonise farmers’ data across all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Speaking at the national launch of the Policy Dialogue Initiative on the National Digital Farmers Registry (NDFR) recently in Abuja, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), said the new system would address the issue of portfolio farmers, whom he described as “farmers who have no farm.”

“We are going to register farmers and their farms. Not only that, farmers and the type of crop they grow, farmers and the locality they are, the type of soil they have on their farms. There is no farm that will not have a farmer. But there are many farmers who do not have farms.  This is an encompassing package.

“When we register these farmers, we are going to provide a physical and digital card for them. With the card, many things can be done by the farmers. It can be used as a means of identification, an asset to some gateway – just anything.  It is going to have a handshake with the database of the country, such that with that particular card, the farmer can enter any place and get things done. He or she can redeem inputs and even get a loan, depending on the financial entity,” Ogunbiyi explained.

He said that to accomplish this, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has taken decisive steps to transform their approach to farmer data management, adding, “Chief among these is our strategic partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to implement a far-reaching farmer registration and database project.  At the heart of this initiative is the integration of the NIN, which ensures that every Nigerian farmer is uniquely identified and seamlessly integrated into a national agricultural system.”

Mrs Dede Ahoefa Ekoue, country director/representative of the IFAD in Nigeria, said the United Nations (UN) organisation was proud to be part of the initiative on the National Digital Farmer Registry in Nigeria.

“Our role is to convene all the partners, development partners from the public sector, private sector and the international community to put our resources together to support the effort of the government in establishing and enabling a digital farmer registry for the country,” she said.

Mrs Ekoue said that although there were previous efforts to have a national database of farmers, it had the issues of fragmentation and sustainability.

“The government is now providing us with a sense of direction and matching orders to all the actors to work together. This is what we are doing today with several partners, including the African Development Bank, FAO, the World Bank, the EU, the Islamic Development Bank and UK. Also, what is very key is farmers’ organisations because it is about them, it is for them, it must be with them,” she added.

The country director said the IFAD was happy to bring together the private sector and different ministries, departments and agencies, adding, “It will be a game changer for having a strong, updated and sustainable national digital farmer registry.”

Dr Lekan Tobe, the country director of Heifer International in Nigeria, in his remarks at the official launch of the Policy Dialogue Initiative on the National Digital Farmer Registry, emphasised the critical role of partnership and data in transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

He said that this initiative, born from recommendations of previous policy dialogues organised in collaboration with the federal government, aimed to scale up innovative digital technology to enhance food systems across the country.

 

 


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Dyna.Ai Launches Operations in Nigeria

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Dyna.Ai, a global leader in AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS), has launched its operations in Nigeria with an exclusive closed-door ‘Nigeria Dyna Day’ event in Lagos, which saw the introduction and orientation of its suite of AI-powered products and solutions to Nigeria’s emerging financial ecosystem.

Dyna.Ai Launches Operations in Nigeria

The event, tagged ‘Nigeria Dyna Day’ and themed “AI Unleashed: Revolutionising Nigeria’s Financial Future,” brought together leading voices from the country’s AI, financial, fintech, telecom, and other key sectors, including representatives from government agencies and major enterprises.

In his opening remarks, Tomas Skoumal, chairman and co-president of Dyna.Ai,  emphasized the strategic importance of Nigeria and the broader African market, stating, “For us, it makes sense to start in Nigeria.

There is no bigger country in Africa—this is where the momentum is.” He noted that Africa is no longer just “the future,” but is actively transforming today, driven by rapid digitalization and fintech innovation.

“This is the perfect time to be here,” he added, highlighting that Dyna.Ai sees technology as a vital bridge to financial inclusion and long-term growth across the region.

Skoumal introduced Dyna.Ai’s advanced Agentic AI solutions, including its proprietary Agent Studio and industry-specific language models, designed to power intelligent automation across customer service, marketing, collections, HR and more.

He also underscored the company’s long-term ambition to invest in local talent, stating, “We’re not just here to sell a product—we’re here to build infrastructure, create local jobs, and scale innovation from Nigeria to the rest of Africa.”

Dyna.Ai also showcased its advanced AI technologies at the event, including AvatarGPT, an AI digital human delivering interactive experiences; VoiceGPT, a voice agent featuring authentic local accents for seamless communication in Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo; along with live demonstrations showing how these innovations empower customer engagement and employee experience.

Delivering the keynote address at the event, Tokoni Peter Igoin, Special Assistant to the President on ICT Development and Digital Innovation, underscored the Federal Government’s vision for a secure and forward-thinking digital ecosystem.

“The government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the visionary leadership of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is fully committed to responsible innovation. Our approach to AI and financial technology is rooted in a positive framework. It encourages creativity while ensuring transparency, data protection, and digital security”, he said

Also in his remarks, Olatunbosun Alake, Lagos State Commissioner of Innovation, Science and Technology,  gave insights from the government/regulatory perspective.

He announced that the Lagos State government is also taking steps towards the wide adoption and regulation of artificial intelligence in the state with the planned release of the first AI guidelines for the deployment and management of AI in the coming weeks.

 

 

 


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