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- 26 Apr 2021
REDTV’s TMC Named ‘Web Series of the Year 2020’ at the Gage Awards 2020
The Men’s Club (TMC), Africa’s highly anticipated online series powered by the United Bank for Africa's Lifestyle and Entertainment channel, REDTV, has emerged the winner of Gage’s Awards’ Web Series…
- 25 Sept 2019
OPPO Launches A Series 2020 Smartphones in Nigeria
OPPO, global smartphone brand has launched the new OPPO A Series 2020 smartphones in Nigeria. The OPPO A Series 2020, which includes the OPPO A9 2020 and OPPO A5 2020 smartphones. They are the…
- 23 Feb 2021
Global Smartphone Sales Declined 5% in Q4 of 2020
Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 5.4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales declined 12.5% in full year 2020. “The sales of more 5G smartphones…
- 29 Nov 2020
FG Rakes in ₦416.01Bn from CIT in Q3 of 2020
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that Nigeria in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020) generated ₦416.01 billion from Company Income Tax (CIT). CIT is a tax on the profits of incorporated…
- 26 Mar 2015
E-PPAN, FSS 2020 Partner on Africa’s Biggest e-Government Summit
The E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) is collaborating with Financial System Security 2020 (FSS 2020) to host Africa’s biggest e-Government Summit on the 7th -8th of July 2015 in…
- 2 Jun 2020
AfriTech 2020: Sanofi Selects 11 Start-Ups For Online Finale On June 11
Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of Viva Technology, Sanofi will maintain its four AfricaTech Challenges by organizing an online pitch day on June 11, 2020. The objective is to continue…
- 10 Aug 2020
NIS 2020 Holds Virtual Edition, Focuses on Innovation in Critical Times
Nigeria Innovation Week, a one-week long event that brings together stakeholders from different sectors of Nigeria's economy, is set to hold from Tuesday, October 6, 2020 to Thursday October 8, 2020…
- 16 Dec 2020
Count Down Begins for 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue
Countdown has commenced for the 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue slated for Thursday, December 17, 2020 by 9am at the prestigious Welcome Center Hotels, along international airport road, Lagos. The…
- 16 Jan 2020
Looking Back at 2019, We Can Make the Most Out of the Next Data Decade in 2020
By Mohammed Amin It’s hard to believe that we’ve started the year 2020 and that a very interesting decade has come to an end. With every end comes a new beginning and we view 2020 as the start of a…
- 28 Jul 2020
FIRS Pockets N651Bn from VAT in 2020-NBS
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that sectoral distribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) data for 2020 reflected that the sum of N651.77 billion was generated as VAT in 2020 as against…
- 6 Oct 2020
NSE Marks World Investor Week 2020
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange) joins the International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) to celebrate World Investor Week (WIW) 2020 from Monday, 5 October 2020 –…
- 9 Mar 2020
Winners Emerge at ARM’s DAAYTA 2020 Edition
The finalists pitch event for the 2020 edition of the Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme held on March 6 th , 2020 at Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos with Eferobosa Oguegbu of The Paper…
- 17 Dec 2020
Facebook Unveils its 2020 Africa Year in Review
Facebook has released its “2020 Year in Review: Highlights” an infographic showcasing some of its key investments and work across Africa in 2020. Supported by an animated video celebrating and…
- 2 Nov 2015
Card-Accepting Merchant Outlets to Double by 2020 - Report
The number of stores worldwide accepting card payments is set to double from 46.6 million at the end of 2014 to 90.3 million by 2020, according to "Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2020," a…
- 30 Dec 2015
Huawei’s Mobile Broadband 2020 StrategyOutlines Plans for Next Five Years
Huawei announced its “MBB 2020 Strategy” on the opening day of the 2015 Global Mobile Broadband Forum, outlining a new mobile broadband blueprint for the next five years. “From now until 2020,…
- 23 Aug 2020
MTN Foundation Opens Portal for 2020 MUSON Scholarship Programme
MTN Foundation has commenced calls for application for the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) scholarship programme 2020. The call for application, which began on Friday, August 7, 2020,is open to…
- 12 Jan 2021
Blockchain Hackers Stole $3.8Bn in 122 Attacks in 2020
The year 2020 was challenging for cybersecurity and the world in general. The global pandemic did not only threaten our physical health but also gave way to a new wave of cyberattacks endangering our…
- 9 Mar 2021
Africa's Mobile Phone Market Performs Well in Q4 2020, with Recovery on the Cards for H2 2021
Africa's overall mobile phone market grew 4.6% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q4 2020, according to the latest figures announced by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research…
- 15 Dec 2020
AppsFlyer Data Reveals app Downloads in Sub-Saharan Africa Grew by 55% in 2020
AppsFlyer, the global attribution leader, yesterday released new data that shows the worldwide trends that shaped the app market in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. Analysing over 48 billion installs in…
- 7 Nov 2014
GSMA Predicts 500m Mobile Subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2020
The number of unique mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will pass the half billion mark in 2020 as mobile services become increasingly affordable and accessible to millions of currently…
- 27 Aug 2021
Agusto & Co: Elevated CRR Level Moderated Banking Industry’s Performance in FY 2020
The Nigerian banking industry would have recorded a return on average equity (ROE) of 31.6 per cent if not for the aggressive implementation of the cash reserve requirement (CRR) policy in 2020,…
- 31 Jul 2015
Ovum Says Sub-$100 Smartphones will Generate 40% Unit Sales by 2020
According to a new forecast* by the independent telecoms analyst firm Ovum, total handset sales are expected to grow from 1.88 billion to 2.16 billion units between 2014 and 2020, at a compound…
- 1 Dec 2015
FG Reiterates Commitment to ‘e-Government Master Plan 2020’
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications has reiterated Federal Government commitment to implement ‘e-Government Master Plan 2020’. The minister stated this yesterday at stakeholders’ engagement…
- 1 Dec 2020
Smartphone Market in Africa Grows in Q3 2020 As Feature Phone Decline
Africa's overall mobile phone market shipments declined 6.0% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020, according to the latest insights from global technology research and consulting firm International Data…
- 28 Sept 2020
Pantami to Deliver Keynote at NIS 2020; Other Speakers Unveiled
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy (Nigeria), will deliver the keynote at this year’s Nigeria Innovation Summit dubbed the Nigeria Innovation Week 2020.…
- 25 Aug 2020
Samsung Records Largest Decline as Global Smartphone Sales Drop 20% in Q2 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the global mobile phone industry, as worldwide sales of smartphones to end users totaled 295 million units, a decline of 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020,…
- 13 Nov 2019
Sophos 2020 Threat Report Shows increase in Malicious Cyberattacks
Sophos , a global leader in cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity, on Wednesday launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights into the rapidly evolving cyberthreat landscape. The…
- 19 Jun 2013
Nokia Siemens Networks Implements Technology Vision 2020
With its Technology Vision 2020, Nokia Siemens Networks is implementing a hands-on innovation approach to enable mobile broadband networks to profitably deliver one gigabyte of personalized data per…
- 18 Nov 2020
Konga Yakata 2020 May Break New Records
The 2020 edition of cis living up to expectations as arguably the most lucrative ever in the history of Nigerian e-Commerce, with Konga further set to record more hits as eager shoppers rush to…
- 18 Dec 2020
WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020 @ International Migrants Day
WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payments company, celebrated International Migrants Day yesterday by announcing its list of the top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020. This list features developments…