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- 6 Aug 2020
Nigeria, Others Experienced Largest Drops in Broadband Speeds During COVID-19 Lockdowns
Global broadband speeds plummeted after governments across the globe imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19. This is according to this week’s report by Cable.co.uk, which compared average…
- 10 May 2020
Remote Connections Up 44 per cent During COVID-19 Lockdown in Nigeria
As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many organizations in Africa are finding themselves transitioning their workforce to work from home. IT departments are re-architecting their environments on the…
- 13 Nov 2020
Nigeria Records 67% Rise In Electronic Money Transactions During COVID-19 Lockdown - CBN
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revealed that electronic transaction volumes increased by about 67 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown with increased…
- 6 May 2020
First Bank Says 275,000 Customers used ePayment during COVID-19 Lockdown
First Bank has said that no fewer than 275,000 customers of the lending institution adopted alternative channels of transactions during the lockdown. A statement from the bank disclosed this while…
- 6 May 2020
FCMB to Restructure Half Its Loans on Oil, COVID-19 Lockdown
FCMB Group Plc plans to restructure half of its loans after plunging oil prices, the coronavirus lockdown and a naira devaluation hindered the ability of the Nigerian bank’s clients to repay their…
- 8 Jan 2021
COVID-19: FG Mulls Fresh Lockdown as Cases Continue to Rise
The federal government said it may be left with no other option than to impose another round of lockdown on the country, if Nigerians refused to behave to contain the rising COVID-19 cases. Chairman…
- 29 Mar 2020
COVID-19: Buhari Orders Total Lockdown of Lagos, Ogun And Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has imposed a curfew restricting movements in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, for a period of two weeks to curb the spread of Covid -19 pandemic. Buhar who stated this this during a…
- 24 May 2020
New Vista to Deepen Financial Inclusion Beckons with COVID-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing companies, especially those in the financial services sector to rethink their strategies. This is because during the Covid-19 complete lockdown of some parts of the…
- 21 May 2020
How Telcos Can Rebuild Nigeria in Wake of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effect on all social and economic sectors. In just three months, the pandemic has left tears, sweats and blood on the people and the economy. For Nigeria,…
- 22 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Governors Agree on 14-Day Inter-State Lockdown
The 36 state governors, on Wednesday, unanimously resolved to adopt a two-week inter-state lockdown as part of measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus across the country. The…
- 26 Mar 2020
Technology Missing as Nigeria Battles COVID-19
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and businesses worldwide. And while governments and organizations around the world are coming together and finding…
- 16 Jun 2020
WARIF Completes First Cycle of Its Rural Sensitization Program on Covid-19
In the months since COVID-19 was first reported in Nigeria, rippling effects with devastating impacts have been felt across the global economy and on individual livelihood. The crisis, characterized…
- 15 Jun 2020
Covid-19 Digital Converts Are the New Army that Arose from a Pandemic - Ogungbade
If the COVID-19 outbreak felt like a terrible dream to you, you are not alone! The rude awakening to the fact that the disease might be with us for a while is a new reality we all have to grapple…
- 28 Apr 2021
E-Commerce: How Konga Saved My Family During the Peak of COVID-19
Nigeria has fared fairly well with the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when compared with its counterparts in other parts of the world and against the backdrop of some worrisome predictions which…
- 6 May 2020
Dettol Donates Hygiene Products to Support Lagos State's COVID-19 Fight
To strengthen efforts against the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria, Hygiene brand, Dettol on recently, donated over 12,000 units of it’s Antiseptic liquid and Antibacterial soap to the Lagos State…
- 9 Apr 2020
9mobile Supports Mobihealth International to Combat COVID-19
Telecoms service provider, 9mobile, has thrown its weight behind Mobihealth international, an award-winning telemedicine provider, to launch free COVID-19 online screening and teleconsultation…
- 7 May 2020
COVID-19: Ecobank, Google Partner to Support Children Learning During Lockdown
Ecobank Group, the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store to support the education of children who are at…
- 27 Mar 2020
AfDB Launches Record Breaking $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and…
- 16 Apr 2020
Systemspecs Supports COVID-19 Response with N100m Donation
SystemSpecs, has announced the donation of N100million towards efforts by government and other stakeholders to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. John Obaro, managing director of SystemSpecs…
- 21 Apr 2020
NITDA Alerts Nigerians on Fake COVID-19 Relief Disbursement Scheme
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has alerted the general public of another fraudulent online data collection scheme that is capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to…
- 1 Jul 2020
COVID-19: Procter and Gamble Supports Lagos Hygiene Campaign
Procter & Gamble (P&G) continued its Protect Our Heroes missions to support Nigeria government’s efforts against COVID-19 with the donation of over 100 hand washing stations and 8,000…
- 29 Oct 2020
47% of Organizations will Increase Investments in IoT Despite COVID-19 Impact - Report
By 2023, One-Third of Companies That Have Implemented IoT Will Also Have Implemented AI in Conjunction With at Least One IoT Project. Despite the disruptive impacts of COVID-19, 47% of organizations…
- 7 Apr 2020
COVID-19: SON to Adopt International Standards on Essential Products
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has assured the nation of its preparedness to support the manufacturing of essential materials to combat COVID-19, adopting relevant international standards. It…
- 13 Apr 2020
COVID-19 Palliative: Zinox Group to Feed over 7000 Families for 2 Weeks
In a bid to ameliorate the impact of the lockdown occasioned by the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in most states of the Federation, the Zinox Group has committed to feeding over 7000 Nigerian families…
- 30 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Old Mutual Launches eClaims Channels
Old Mutual Nigeria, has launched an electronic channel to ensure unbroken and convenient access to insurance benefits for its customers, as businesses lockdown to halt the fast-spreading COVID-19…
- 12 Jan 2021
Online Shopping Still Among Measures to Limit Covid-19 Spread - Jumia CEO
As authorities put measures in place to prevent rapid spread of covid-19 in the light of the second wave of the pandemic emanating from mutation variants of the dreaded virus, Jumia Nigeria CEO,…
- 24 Jun 2020
Post COVID-19: Nigerian Youths Must Leverage on Skills to Contribute to Digital Economy – DG NITDA
Nigerian Youths have been advised to join hands with government and other relevant stakeholders to acquire necessary digital skills in order to be self-reliant during the post COVID-19 era. Mallam…
- 19 Apr 2020
COVID-19: PDP Demands Suspension of Charges on ATM, Others
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanded that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should immediately open an arrangement with commercial banks for the suspension of charges for use of ATM cards and low…
- 26 Sept 2021
NCDC Lauds Airtel for Support Towards COVID-19 Response
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has lauded Airtel Nigeria for its role and support towards the COVID-19 pandemic response in Nigeria, commending the telco for deploying its resources in…
- 9 Apr 2020
Dettol Supports Ogun State’s Fight Against COVID-19 with Hygiene Products
Dettol, leading health brand has donated a variety of hygiene products to Ogun State in support of the State Government’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This donation forms part of…